Modern Asthma Care & SMART Strategy with Drs. Juan Carlos Cardet & Elliot Israel

In recognition of May’s Asthma Awareness Month, this episode highlights our conversation with Dr. Juan Carlos Cardet at University of South Florida and Dr. Elliot Israel at Brigham and Women’s Hospital about the most common respiratory disease in the U.S. It provides a deep dive into the guideline-supported SMART strategy, role of COVID-19 in current asthma risks, and research into the medical and financial impacts of asthma on the U.S. patient population.Episode highlights0:16 The Discovery of Asthma2:12 Introducing Elliot Israel, MD, and Juan Carlos Cardet, MD, MPH3:20 Defining the SMART asthma strategy5:46 The slow rollout of SMART10:19 The strategy and findings of the PREPARE trial21:41 How to initiate patient-activated reliever-triggered inhaled corticosteroid25:15 The effect of COVID-19 on real-world asthma trials27:40 How to lessen the disparities of asthma31:14 Outro For additional news and insights, visit us at HCPLive.com and Lung.org.