Pediatric Pulmonary Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
4800 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 987-2174
FAX:  (206) 987-2639

Selected PPC Activities

Asthma Management Service

  • Program goals for high risk children with asthma:
    • reduce recurrent hospitalizations and emergency room visits
    • improve daily function
  • Service targets children with:
    • increased risk for respiratory failure
    • under-treated asthma
    • inadequate environmental preventive measures
    • frequent hospitalizations (>2 years)
  • Components of the program:
    • education
    • behavior modification
    • reinforcement of a family centered care program
  • Pulmonary team includes
    • a physician
    • an asthma education nurse
    • a pulmonary social worker.

Respiratory Home Care Program

  • The program provides services which enable children dependent on highly technical respiratory support to live in their homes and communities.
  • The program has minimized hospital days for children and families.
    • Average initial hospital stay prior to the program (1994): 164 days.
    • Average initial hospital stay following transition to home (1994): 28 days.

Second-hand Smoke Initiative

  • Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a significant risk factor for all children, particularly those with lung disease.
  • Program goal: reduce the amount of ETS exposure and therefore its impact on the health of children with lung disease.
  • Strategy: an outpatient and inpatient educational program for parents and other family members focused on user-friendly strategies to reduce ETS in the home.

Home Asthma Management in Inner Urban Setting

In 1994, the PPC began an asthma outreach pilot project in an inner city satellite clinic in order to:

  • improve home management of asthma
  • reduce asthma morbidity
  • reduce the number of unscheduled health care visits for asthma

Collaboration with county, state & private organizations interested in improving policies for children with chronic respiratory conditions

Continuing Education and Technical Assistance for Families and Professionals

Continuing education sessions for families and professionals conducted by PPC faculty in 2002:

Influence

Class

Talk

Audience

Class

Talk

Local

18

40

Academic

20

11

Your State

2

12

Clinical

6

56

Other States

0

4

Public Policy

0

3

Regional

0

10

Advocacy

0

2

National

3

3

Other

0

1

International

3

4

Total

16

73

Total

26

73

      

Technical assistance provided by PPC faculty in 2002:

Influence

#

%

Audience

#

%

Local

43

58.1

Academic

9

12.2

Your State

22

29.7

Clinical

23

31.1

Other States

2

2.7

Public Policy

22

29.7

National

4

5.4

Advocacy

4

5.4

International

3

4.1

Other

16

21.6

Total

74

100

Total

74

100

Agencies that received technical assistance from PPC faculty in 2002. PPC trainee involvement is indicated by an asterisk.

Non-Title V Agencies/Org:

Title V Agencies/Organizations:

Amer. Lung Assoc. of Washington*

MCH-LEND Program-UW*

Wash. Thoracic Society*

SeaKing County Public Health Dept Asthma Forum*

First Place School for the Homeless*

Neuromuscular Clinic-CHRMC

Clean Air for Kids Asthma Coal., Tacoma WA

Nutrition Network*

Wash. Assoc. of Local WIC Agencies

MCH Training Development Program, School of Public Health-UW*

Intrn’l Study of Allergy & Asthma in Childhood

Yukon-Kuskokwin Health Corp., Bethel, AK*

MCH Center for Leadership in Ped. Phys. Therapy Educ. (Dept. Rehab Med, UW)*

Center for Disease Control, Anchorage, AK

Head Start/ECEAP of Seattle

WA State Dept. of Health, Off. of Child & Family. Services.

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruct.

Pediatric Nutrition Training, Assuring Ped. Care in the Comm.*

National Assoc. of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

DCFS

National Asthma Education Certification Board

Children’s Village, Yakima

School Nurses of Washington (SNOW)*

Idaho State Department of Health & Social Services

Muscular Dystrophy Foundation

Yakima Farm Workers Clinic, Toppenish, WA

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Allies Against Asthma*

Western Soc. of Allergy, Asthma, Immunology

Alaska State Dept. Of Health Services

Amer Assoc. of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Birth to Three Program (Bremerton)*

Thrasher Foundation

Nursing Leadership Enhancement for Culturally Competent Care: Children & Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs, Families and Communities*

Ashley House*

Children’s Country Home*
   
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