Update on the Management of Seasonal Allergies and Asthma Exacerbations
Harold Kim, MD, FRCPC
Topics: Allergy, Asthma
- Up to 1.5 CFPC Mainpro+ Credits
- Up to 1.5 Royal College (section 1) Credits
- Objectives
- Faculty
- Credit
Learning Objectives:
- Review current approach to allergic rhinitis in Canada
- Approach to management of asthma exacerbations
- Management after asthma exacerbations
Harold Kim MD, FRCPC
Chief/Chair of the Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Western University
Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster University
Dr. Harold Kim practices as an allergist in Kitchener and London, Ontario.
He has appointments as Associate Professor at Western University and Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University. He is the Chief/Chair of the Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Western.
He completed his MD, Internal Medicine and Allergy training at UWO.
He has been involved in clinical research leading to over 80 peer reviewed publications. He has been a participant in Canadian Asthma Guidelines, Canadian Allergen Immunotherapy Guidelines and Canadian Food Immunotherapy Guidelines. He is co-chief editor of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology. He is the past president of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
His primary passion in Clinical Immunology and Allergy is patient care and medical education.
Credit Information
Credits for Family Medicine Specialists:
This Certified Activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Queen's University CPD Team for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Credits for Royal College Specialists:
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Queen's University CPD Team. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours.
Hours for All Health Professionals:
This is a professional learning activity which provided up to 1.5 hours of Continuing Education