Asthma Training Module
Date: 27th January 2027 | Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore
Highlights
- Hands-on skill station – Live demonstration and supervised practice of MDI with spacer, DPI, nebulizer techniques, and common error correction.
- Stepwise long-term asthma control – Practical implementation of latest pediatric asthma guidelines including controller therapy, ICS usage, SMART therapy concepts, and follow-up planning.
- Interactive case discussions – Common clinical dilemmas including recurrent wheeze, difficult asthma, poor adherence, trigger identification, and differentiation from asthma mimics.
- Acute asthma management drills – Real-time case-based approach to emergency stabilization, severity assessment, oxygen therapy, bronchodilator use, and escalation protocols.
- Take-home tools for daily practice – Asthma action plans, discharge counseling formats, device selection tips, parent education strategies, and monitoring checklists for outpatient and emergency settings.
Who Can Attend?
- Practicing Pediatricians
- Post graduate trainees
Workshop Registration Fee
DELEGATE: 2,500/-
PG: 2,000/-
Co-ordinators & Faculties
- National Co-ordinator
- Dr. Jayant Joshi
- State Co-ordinator
- Dr. Gowri Shankar
- Local Co-ordinators
- Dr. Antony Terance | Dr. Thangaraj
- Faculties
- Dr. N. C. Gowri Shankar | Dr. Somu Sivabalan | Dr. Sarath Balaji | Dr. B. Antony Terance | Dr. Elayaraja | Dr. Thangaraj
Schedule
| Time | Topic | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00am – 09:30am | Registration | |
| 09:30am – 10:10am | Diagnosis of asthma | Dr. N. C. Gowri Shankar |
| 10:10am – 10:40am | Long term management of asthma | Dr. Somu Sivabalan |
| 10:40am – 11:00am | Tea Break | |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Asthma in children 6–11 years | Dr. Sarath Balaji |
| 11:30am – 12:10pm | Asthma in children > 12 years | Dr. B. Antony Terance |
| 12:10pm – 12:40pm | Asthma in children < 5 years | Dr. Elayaraja |
| 12:40pm – 01:10pm | Acute asthma and wrap up | Dr. B. Antony Terance |
| 01:10pm – 02:00pm | Lunch | |
| 02:00pm – 02:40pm | Work station presentation with video | Dr. Elayaraja |
| 02:40pm – 03:40pm | Work stations: 1. Peak flowmetry & spirometry 2. MDI + Spacer, DPI, Nebulizers | Dr. Thangaraj |
| 03:40pm – 04:00pm | Answers of pretest and case studies | |
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