Coming soon – National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in May! You’ll want to be prepared for this awareness month, when attention is focused on asthma and allergies. It’s a great opportunity to share your expertise with your community and potentially increase your patient base. We have many ideas in our Asthma and Allergy Awareness Toolkit.
Since it’s several weeks away, you’ve got time to plan ahead for allergy-related events:
- Spring often brings health fairs or screenings. Check if senior centers, YMCAs, hospitals or other groups in your area are having upcoming health fairs and consider being part of them by hosting free asthma screenings. Our Asthma Screening Event Planning Guide offers ideas and resources to help.
- Senior centers, libraries and hospitals often seek speakers to present talks to the public. Check locally for an opportunity to share your expertise on allergies and asthma. Use our patient-friendly PowerPoint presentation for a virtual or in-person talk.
- Get the word out about spring allergies! Contact your local media and offer to serve as an expert in stories about coping with allergic conditions and how a board-certified allergist can help. How? Read our recent article for tips.
What you can do now – or in May:
- Let primary care physicians know that allergists can help their patients with unresolved allergy symptoms. Use the email templates in our Time for an Allergist Toolkit to connect with them.
- Send a note to primary care NPs and PAs in your community in observance of Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, sharing information tailored to them.
- Your waiting room is a great place to capture your patients’ attention. The College has dozens of videos on our YouTube channel. You’ll find new videos where ACAAI members answer commonly asked allergy questions. Our channel also features videos where patients share real-life experiences with eczema, asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis.
- Use online versions of our popular patient brochures. Share them with your patients in person or via your patient portal, or post on your website.
- Our patient-focused website has informative content on asthma, all types of allergies, treatments and management. It is a great resource for patients.
- Spend a few minutes learning – the College’s MicroCME modules are only 15 – 30 minutes long and feature a variety of allergy-related topics.
The spotlight shines on allergists/immunologists in May. It’s the perfect time to promote your practice and help your community find relief!
