Peerview Family Medicine & General Practice Cme/cne/cpe Audio Podcast

Go online to PeerView.com/QYV860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Asthma is a common, chronic, and heterogeneous disease that can result in poor quality of life and severe, life-threatening exacerbations despite standard controller therapy. Type 2 inflammation, mediated by cytokines such as IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, occurs in about 50% of patients with asthma and has emerged as a unifying feature of classically defined allergic diseases and a range of other inflammatory diseases. In this activity, an expert explains the advances in understanding of the pathogenesis of asthma and the targeted treatments that have been developed as a result. You will hear expert insights into the use of available and emerging biologic therapies, including how to identify children and adults who may be eligible for these therapies. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Identify patients who would likely benefit from targeted therap