Harvard Update on Severe Asthma 2026

Description

Include: 11 videos + 11 file sub vtt + 32 pdfs, size: 7.15 GB

Target Audience: pulmonologists, allergists, and primary care physicians

1. Overview

The Harvard Update on Severe Asthma is a comprehensive continuing medical education program dedicated to the latest advancements in asthma diagnosis and treatment. Scheduled for 2026, this course provides practitioners with cutting-edge insights into precision medicine, the effective use of biologics, and the management of complex comorbidities to optimize care for patients with treatment-resistant and severe asthma.

2. Learning Objectives

• Evaluate and implement precision medicine approaches, including the selection of bi- and tri-specific antibodies for severe asthma treatment.

• Differentiate true severe asthma from clinical mimics such as tracheobronchomalacia and laryngeal disordered breathing.

• Assess the impact of environmental factors, occupational exposures, genetics, and comorbidities like GERD and obesity on asthma severity.

• Interpret advanced diagnostic tests accurately, incorporating new recommendations for pulmonary function tests and airway oscillometry.

3. Target Audience

Best for pulmonologists, allergists, and primary care physicians who want key updates on severe asthma diagnosis, biologics, and precision medicine.

4. Topics

1. 1. 1. Welcome and Introduction

      2. Can’t Miss Articles in Severe Asthma

      3. Asthma Insights The View from the Airways

      4. Diagnostic Assessment of Severe Asthma

      5. Managing Asthma with Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease

      6. Occupational Exposures and Severe Asthma

      7. Asthma Genetics and the Environment in Severe Asthma

      8. Diagnostic Considerations in Children with Severe Asthma

      9. Guest Virtual Lecture- Bronchiectasies and Asthma- Is There an Overlap

      10. Guest Lecture- Precision Medicine Approaches to Severe Asthma- Lessons from the PreCISE Trial

      11. Interactive Case Discussions (Dx)

      12. Choosing Bi and tri specific antibodies- the wave of the future

      13. Choosing Among the Biologics for Severe Asthma

      14. Guest Virtual Lecture- Clinical Remission in Asthma-What is it. Is it an achievable Goal of Therapy

      15. Guest Lecture- Asthma, anxiety, and depression

      16. Eosinophilic Lung Disease and Asthman

      17. Guest Virtual Lecture- Managing Severe Asthma in Children

      18. Cigarette Smoking, COPD, and Chronic Obstructive Asthma

      19. Obesity, Diabetes, and Asthma

      20. “Anti-Inflammatory Rescue”- Options and Challenges

      21. Severe Asthma, the Biologics, and Population Health Management

      22. Interactive Case Discussions (Rx)

      23. Airway Oscillometry in Adults and Very Young Children

      24. Asthma Mimics Consider Tracheobronchomalacia

      25. Exercise-Induced Asthma

      26. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Severe Asthma

      27. Laryngeal Disordered Breathing Mimicking Severe Asthma

      28. New Recommendations for the Interpretation of PFTs

      29. Treating Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyposis