SEASON HEALTH TIPS

Dr. Elspeth "Lisa" Miller

Asthma and Partners In Pediatrics Important Role

Asthma is the most common chronic pediatric condition affecting one out of every ten to twenty children, depending on the population. Not unlike heart disease in adults, asthma has a heavy health impact and considerable medical costs. It also accounts for many ER and urgent care visits along with missed days of school and work in families afflicted with it.

The providers at Partners In Pediatrics have always used the most current medical recommendations to help manage those children with asthma. Along with these up-to-date medical decisions, we have an arsenal of patient information to help keep your child’s asthma under control. As an example, we regularly create “asthma action plans” so you can keep up with which medicine to give your child when they are struggling with their symptoms. When indicated, we collaborate with pediatric asthma sub-specialists to provide the best asthma care for our patients.

In addition, Partners In Pediatrics is excited to announce their involvement, in conjunction with the Children’s Hospital and Colorado Pediatric Partners (an organization of premier pediatric practices here in Denver), in creating a computerized registry of asthmatic patients. The information collected in our office will be used to provide our patients with more effective asthma care. Specific patient information is not shared with insurance companies. The invaluable input provided will be collected and compared to establish nationally recognized benchmarks for the treatment of asthma. If your child has suffered from a chronic cough or multiple bouts of “wheezing” let us know the next time you are in the office as your child might have more than just recurrent “colds.” Do not be surprised if you are invited to join the asthma registry and certainly let us know if you would like to participate next time you are in the office!