Webinars, Events, & Opportunities
We at RAMP work to build the capacity of asthma stakeholders and to bring people together for peer learning and network development. As part of this work, we host webinars, workshops, network meetings, and conferences. Below, you’ll find information about upcoming events as well as materials from past events. The list below also includes events for asthma stakeholders hosted by our partners.
Are you looking for past webinars, events, and opportunities? Events and webinars hosted by RAMP can be found here and others are located here.
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RAMP CHW Meeting: The interconnection between food allergies and asthma; 3/11
Join us on Wednesday, March 11th from 12-1pm Pacific Time for a RAMP CHW meeting on “The interconnection between food allergies and asthma” presented by Dr. Punita Ponda, Chief, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore-Einstein. For additional information, please email anne@rampasthma.org.
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School Indoor Air Quality Video Contest for Youth in Grades 9-12
Clean Air Allies, a nonprofit dedicated to improving access to clean indoor air in PK-12 schools, has launched a US nationwide Youth Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Video Contest for 1 to 3-minute videos around the theme “It’s Time to Care about School Indoor Air.” US youths who are age 13 or older, and in Grades…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Hoarding- What Asthma Home Visitors Need to Know; 12/9
Join us at 10:30am on December 9th for a session on hoarding by global expert, Dr. Christiana Bratiotis, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and author of “The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals” and “Hoarding: What Everyone Needs to Know.” For…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Review of the basics of asthma, education, and communication as outlined by the NHLBI guidelines; 1/21
Please join us at 2pm Pacific Time on January 21st for a review of the basics of asthma, education, and communication as outlined by the NHLBI guidelines, presented by Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH, The Michael I. Cohen, M.D., University Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief, The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.…
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Association of Asthma Educators Offers Asthma Education for the Community Health Worker in November; Registration Now Open
In November, the Association of Asthma Educators is hosting a virtual training, “Asthma Education for the Community Health Worker.” The four-part program is designed to prepare entry-level community health workers (CHW) to effectively provide basic asthma management education. Additionally, the content and objectives are relevant for athletic trainers, school nurses, LPNs, RNs, CRTs, RTs, students,…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Asthma and Pregnancy; 11/18
On November 18th, we hosted a workshop on Asthma and Pregnancy, presented by Dr. Jennifer Namazy, Board-Certified Allergist and Immunologist with Scripps Clinic Medical Group. Slides from the presentation can be found here and the recording can be found here. Dr. Namazy pointed us to the Breathe 4 Baby Toolkit, a resource for educating patients…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Ventilation and Filtration– Healthy Homes Principles for Asthma-Friendly Housing
On October 21st, we hosted an interactive presentation by Kevin Kennedy, director of Healthy Indoors Training and Consulting. Mr. Kennedy is an environmental health scientist with over 30 years’ experience, including 21 years working at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Healthy indoor air is a goal of asthma home visiting programs; understanding the role of ventilation…
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RAMP CHW Meeting: Self-Care for Asthma Home Visitors
On September 10th, we hosted a session on Self-Care for Asthma Home Visitors with Brooke Briggance, Program Director of Cypress Resilience Project. Doing the work we do in the community can take a toll on our health and wellbeing. Toxic stress and burn out are real for community health workers, so we need strategies to…