Health Professional Radio - Podcast

Dr. Bruce Bender, PhD, lead researcher and co-director of the Center for Health Promotion at National Jewish Health discusses recent research published in "The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice" about The Asthma Toolkit Bootcamp, a program that improved physician adherence to current guidelines, leading to fewer hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and decreased use of oral medications. #AsthmaToolkitBootcamp Dr. Bender is a member of the faculty at National Jewish Health, where he initiated the pediatric neuropsychology service. From this service, he began a research program designed to examine incidence and correlates of cognitive impairment in children with asthma, leading to a series of studies on the neuropsychological side effects of medications used to treat allergies and asthma. He has an ongoing research program that investigates health care behaviors that moderate asthma treatment effects, and the psychological disorders that undermine adherence. Dr. Bender is the head of t