Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Asthma Clinic
The Adult Asthma Management Clinic at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences provides asthma management services to adult patients from San Joaquin County and the surrounding area.
Services include
- patient education
- training
- monitoring
- medication management
under physician-approved protocols. There is no out-of-pocket expense for patients.
Community Partnerships for Wellness
Our goals are:
- to partner with healthcare providers in our community
- to improve access to asthma care and management for both insured and uninsured patients
- to help improve the overall health status of patients with asthma
- to train pharmacy students to effectively educate, manage, and assist in the treatment of patients with asthma
- to increase the number of pharmacists serving the asthmatic community by providing asthma management certification programs for pharmacy students
Services Offered
In consultation with each client’s physician, facultymembers and student pharmacists provide one of the following levelsof service:
- patient education and training
- patient education, training and monitoring
- patient education, training, monitoring, and medication management under physician-approved protocols.
The Adult Asthma Clinic follows the National Heart, Lung, andBlood Institute’s (NHLBI) protocols and guidelines.
Objectives
The primary measurable objective is a reduction inasthma-related hospitalization in the population served as comparedwith their past hospitalization history.
Additionalpopulation-based outcomes are a reduction in emergency room visitsor unscheduled physician visits related to asthma as compared withtheir past visit history.
To achieve these population-based goals,individual patient outcomes are tracked as well.
These includeimproved monthly peak flow meter readings with improved "greenzone" maintenance from baseline levels.
The Need for Asthma Control
Asthma is a chronic condition which continues to increasenationwide and in San Joaquin County.
Asthma reduces the overallquality of life and restricts activities associated with healthylifestyles for both children and adults.
Those not adequatelydiagnosed and treated are frequently seen in our emergency roomsthroughout the county and often require hospitalization.
There is significant interest in focusing efforts towards reducing the highincidence of asthma in our community.
This need was well documented in the Healthier San Joaquin County Community Assessment 2005 
