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Optimizing Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines, Gaps, and Gray Zones

Workshop Overview

Introduction & Objectives (10 Minutes)

Dr. Mustafa Shihab Al-Anbaki

  • Overview of childhood asthma burden and unmet needs

  • Importance of guideline-based management (GINA)

  • Common diagnostic and management gaps in Iraqi practice

Scientific Program

1. Asthma Management in Children: Updated GINA Approach

Dr. Sawsan Ali Hussein – 20 Minutes

  • Confirming diagnosis (clinical & objective tools)

  • Updated stepwise management approach

  • Controller and reliever strategies

  • Assessment of control and risk

  • Step-up and step-down principles

  • Follow-up and action plans

2. Management of Difficult-to-Treat Asthma in Children

Dr. Saja Mohammed Adil – 20 Minutes

  • Re-evaluating the diagnosis (alternative conditions)

  • Identifying modifiable factors (technique, adherence, exposure)

  • Addressing comorbidities

  • Defining true severe / steroid-resistant asthma

  • Referral indications and advanced management concepts

3. Spirometry in Pediatric Practice

Dr. Mustafa Shihab Al-Anbaki – 20 Minutes

  • Indications and limitations

  • Performing quality spirometry

  • Clinical interpretation

Hands-On Training Stations

(Each station: 15 Minutes)

  1. pMDI with Spacer – Dr. Rula Hamid Abdul Hassan

  2. Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) – Dr. Saja Mohammed Adil

  3. Nebulizer Therapy – Dr. Sawsan Ali Hussein

  4. Spirometry Interpretation – Dr. Mustafa Shihab Al-Anbaki

Workshop Overview

A comprehensive, practice-oriented workshop designed to strengthen pediatric asthma care through integrated lectures and hands-on training. The session focuses on translating updated GINA recommendations into daily clinical practice, with emphasis on age-specific management, correct inhaler technique, and effective spirometry use.

Participants progress from evidence-based decision-making to real-world skill application, ensuring immediate impact on both outpatient and inpatient asthma management.

Workshop Outcomes

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Perform accurate, age-appropriate diagnosis of childhood asthma

  • Apply stepwise, guideline-based management strategies

  • Demonstrate correct use of different inhaler devices

  • Interpret spirometry results confidently in clinical settings

  • Identify and avoid common diagnostic pitfalls in local practice

  • Improve asthma control, school attendance, and overall quality of life

Conclusion

This workshop provides a structured, interactive platform integrating updated international guidelines with practical skills training to enhance the quality of pediatric asthma care in real-life clinical settings.

What Every Pediatrician Needs to Know Optimizing Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines, Gaps, and Gray Zones Workshop

 

  • Dr. Sawsan Ali Hussein
    Lecturer – Assistant professor in Pediatrics
    College of Medicine/ Mustansiriyiah University
    Pediatric pulmonology/ CWTH/ Medical City

  • Dr. Saja Mohammed Adil
    Arab Board Certified Pediatric Specialist
    Pediatric Pulmonology Specialty Trainee
    Children Welfare Teaching Hospital – Medical City
    Lecturer & Hands-On Training: Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI)

  • Dr. Rula Hamid Abdul-Hassan
    Pediatrician – Pediatric Pulmonology
    Children Welfare Teaching Hospital – Medical City
    Hands-On Training: pMDI with Spacer Technique

  • Dr. Mustafa Shihab Al-Anbaki
     Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad.
    Consultant Pediatrician & Pediatric Pulmonologist, Children Welfare Teaching Hospital – Medical City, Baghdad.
     Active in clinical practice, medical education, and research, with special interest in pediatric asthma, allergy, and respiratory disorders.


Workshop Registration Notice

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