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The Lung Health Foundation is proud to present the Provider Education Series, an accredited learning program designed to deliver clinically relevant, practice-focused education in an accessible virtual format. Join us at 12:00-1:00PM EST on Thursday, September 24th, 2026 for Managing Asthma in Adults and Children: Importance of Understanding Severity and Control.
 
This Certified Activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Queen's University CPD Team for up to 1 Mainpro+ credit. It is also an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, co-developed and approved by the Queen's University CPD Team, for which Royal College Specialists may claim a maximum of 1 hour (credits are automatically calculated). This is a professional learning activity which provides 1 hour of Continuing Education for all health professionals.

Managing Asthma in Adults and Children: Importance of Understanding Severity and Control

September 24th, 2026, 12:00-1:00PM EST

 

Learning Objectives:

 

  1. Differentiate between suspected, probable, and confirmed asthma diagnoses in both paediatric and adult populations, and describe the importance of objective diagnostic confirmation, when feasible, in clinical practice.

  2. Diagnosing asthma across pediatric and adult care settings, including strategies when spirometry is unavailable or inconclusive.

  3. Apply alternative diagnostic approaches — including peak flow monitoring, bronchoprovocation/challenge testing, and emerging FeNO testing — to support accurate asthma diagnosis in children and adults.

  4. Recognize common asthma mimics and differential diagnoses in pediatric and adult populations, and determine when referral to clinicians with specialized expertise is appropriate.

  5. Evaluate the clinical and system-level implications of delayed, missed, incorrect, or unconfirmed asthma diagnoses on treatment decisions, patient outcomes, and healthcare utilization.

  6. Integrate evidence-based diagnostic pathways and interdisciplinary collaboration into pediatric and adult practice settings to improve diagnostic accuracy and optimize patient care.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

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Harold Kim MD, FRCPC

  • Past President Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

  • Chair/Chief Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy at Western University

  • Associate Professor Western University and Assistant Clinical Professor McMaster University

 

Dr. Kim graduated from medicine at Western University and completed his training in allergy and clinical immunology in London. Dr. Kim is the current president of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI) and past president of the Canadian Network of Respiratory Care. In addition to his academic practice at Western University, he has a community practice in Kitchener, Ontario.

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Tom Kovesi, MD, FRCPC

  • Pediatric Respirologist | Pneumologue pédiatre

  • Professor, University of Ottawa | Professeur de pédiatre, Université d'Ottawa

  • Department of Pediatrics | Département de pédiatrie

Dr. Kovesi is a pediatric respirologist at CHEO, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa. He completed his residency training at CHEO and at the Izaak Walton Killam children’s hospital in Halifax. He completed his fellowship at Sick Kids, in Toronto. Dr. Kovesi has been on staff at CHEO since 1992. Dr. Kovesi’s work has included the development of Canadian national asthma guidelines, description of the respiratory complications of congenital tracheoesophageal fistula, and research on the effects of problems with indoor air quality on the respiratory health of indigenous children, including Inuit children and First Nations children living on reserves in Canada.