Almaty (Kazakhstan)/Tucson (Arizona) Partnership

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Through a partnership with the Tucson/Almaty Healthcare Coalition—a consortium representing virtually the entire Tucson area healthcare community—clinicians at the Institute could access to the most up-to-date medical literature and Internet resources, as well as have an opportunity to conduct consultations with experts from the United States and all over the world. During professional exchanges, the Almaty partners witnessed first-hand the benefits of treating asthma attacks with steroid inhalers, which—according to Western protocols—is also an important component of prevention regimens and had previously not been an accepted practice in Kazakhstan.

Partners began treating asthma more proactively by teaching patients and their families to help prevent attacks by using nebulizers and making lifestyle changes such as avoiding things—cigarette smoke and pets, for example—that can trigger asthma. Eventually, this patient education program took the form of an “Asthma School” that continues to provide ample evidence of the effectiveness of the new treatment and prevention protocols.

To read more about the work of AIHA’s Almaty/Tucson partnership, click here.

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