Annual Congress Vienna 2012

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Improving adherence to maintenance medication in asthma: new tools for the clinician

Symposium
Chairs: G. Hedlin (Stockholm, Sweden), M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to:
- review data on adherence in relation to asthma control in adults and children;
- present an overview of data on the impact of patient's illness and medication beliefs on adherence to maintenance medication in asthma;
- discuss how clinicians can improve adherence to maintenance medication in children and adults with asthma by specific communication techniques in follow-up visits.

Organising your asthma clinic: how to optimise adherence to maintenance therapy P.L.P. Brand (Zwolle, Netherlands)