The 2007 Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3) states that a partnership between the clinician
and the person with asthma (or the caregiver, for children) is required for effective asthma management. By working together,
self-management skills necessary to control asthma can be taught and learned. Self-management education improves patient outcomes
(e.g., reduced urgent care visits, hospitalizations, limitations on activities as well as improved health status, quality
of life, and perceived control of asthma) and can be cost-effective. 1
CTK's asthma education music CD, "Asthma Blues"™, creates
the educational bridge that strengthens the connection between the clinician and the person with asthma. "Asthma Blues"™
translates the goals of the EPR-3 into music and delivers 5 of the 6 Key Priority Messages from the 2008 Guidelines Implementation
Panel (GIP) Report. "Asthma Blues"™ addresses two of the GIP Report's core themes, Communication and Patient/Provider
support by using educational music to empower and encourage people to take an active role in their own therapy and
treatment.
1. 2007 EPR-3: Section 3, Component 2: Education
For A Partnership In Asthma.