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Exercise-induced asthma? Exercise-induced bronchospasm?
What it all boils down to is this: if you or your child cannot exercise without symptoms, the Asthma Action Plan needs tweaking. That means taking a whole body approach outlined in the articles and PDFs posted below. A realistic goal? To be fit, active, healthy and having fun while preventing asthma symptoms. Try it out here:


Fit to Breathe: Express Seminar on Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm (EIB). June 30, 2010. National Association of School Nurses annual conference. Chicago, IL.

A dynamic one-hour session to help school nurses identify students sidelined by asthma; help students set and achieve fitness goals safely; and review EIB symptoms, prevention techniques and treatments. Break-out sessions include hands-on training with inhalers, holding chambers and peak flow meters.

This express seminar was developed by Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics’ (AANMA) EIB faculty and sponsored by TEVA Respiratory.

Coordinated by Carol Jones RN, AE-C, Certified Asthma Educator consultant for AANMA. Presenters include Michael B. Foggs, MD, Chief of Allergy, Asthma  Immunology for Advocate Health  Centers of Advocate Health Care in Chicago and a member of NAEPP Third Expert Panel on the Management of Asthma; and Lisa Dorfman, MS, RD, CSSD, Director of Sports Nutrition and Performance at the University of Miami Department of Sports Medicine and author of “Performance Nutrition for Football.”

Visit the AANMA Store at www.aanma.org/aanma-store to purchase the complete “Fit to Breathe: Express Seminar on Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm” information packets at $25.00 each. Bulk rates are available for school districts/systems.