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Focus on Inhaler Users, Rescue Workers, Athletes

Bridget M. Kuehn

JAMA. 2007;298(22):2601-2608.

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Chicago—Only 1 in 3 patients who have dry powder inhalers use these products correctly, and many of these individuals never received adequate instruction on how to operate the devices, according to a study presented in October at CHEST 2007, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.

Because many patients use inhalers incorrectly, physicians should provide in-office training and check their patients' technique. (Photo credit: Ted Grudzinski/AMA)

The study was one of a handful of those presented at the meeting that emphasized the importance of education for clinicians and their patients to ensure that the latter receive appropriate and effective therapy. Other presentations included findings from a study on the prophylactic use of inhaled corticosteroids in rescue workers exposed to particulate matter at the World Trade Center site after the September 11, 2001, attacks and a survey indicating that many collegiate athletic programs . . . [Full Text of this Article]

INEFFECTIVE INHALER USE