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- Title
KNOWLEDGE OF ASTHMA AND THE UTILIZATION OF CERTIFIED ASTHMA EDUCATORS IN A HEALTH LAW PARTNERSHIP LEGAL SERVICE CLINIC.
- Authors
Miller, Laura S.; Goodfellow, Lynda T.; Caley, Sylvia D.
- Abstract
Background: At Georgia State University, the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic is part of the Health Law Partnership, which is a medical-legal collaboration among Georgia State Law, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), Emory University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. HeLP clinic law students learn alongside residents and medical students. Law students work on cases involving childhood asthma, housing conditions, education, and access to healthcare. Clients are low income residents of the metro Atlanta area, whose children are receiving care at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Methods: following IRB approval, the collaboration of law students, medical students and residents serving in the HeLP clinic, a short two-part survey was distributed to assess the knowledge and understanding of the National Asthma Education Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines. Two sections: 1. the knowledge level of law students, medical students and residents serving in the HeLP clinic for effective asthma management; and 2. the use of an AE-C as credentialed by the NAECB. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS, version 23. Descriptive analysis (frequency tables), and t-tests of significance were utilized. Results: 34 HeLP clinic members, 44% medical residents and 32% law students completed the survey. 64% of the HeLP clinic members have 1 year or less than 1 year of experience serving in the clinic. Current data suggests that 85% of HeLP clinic members, law students and medical residents alike, would utilize the resources of an AE-C if available within the clinic. Our results revealed no significant difference of the knowledge of asthma management between law students and medical residents. Medical resident responses to the NAEPP guidelines were higher than the law students. When reviewing individual answers of the asthma self-management guidelines, law students answered more correctly than medical residents. Discussion: this study was to determine the knowledge of asthma and the use of AE-C's within the HeLP clinic amongst law and medical students, and residents. No known studies have compared the knowledge of asthma and use of an AE-C. Further education and needs-awareness is needed for physicians and those who advocate for individuals with this incurable, yet, manageable pulmonary disease. The utilization as well as awareness of AE-Cs is also strongly suggested.
- Subjects
GEORGIA; LAWYERS -- Education; ASTHMA; HOSPITAL medical staff; MEDICAL students; PROFESSIONS
- Publication
Respiratory Care, 2016, Vol 61, Issue 10, pOF50
- ISSN
0020-1324
- Publication type
Article