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Telehealth-Enhanced Asthma Care for Home After the Emergency Room

Research Question:
Does an educational intervention called TEACH-ER reduce the need for asthma patients to visit the emergency room or hospital?

Basic Study Information

Purpose:
Telehealth-Enhanced Asthma Care for Home After the Emergency Room (TEACH-ER) is a educational intervention that includes: 1) asthma education in the ED, with color- and shape-coded labels provided for home asthma medications; 2) virtual in-home telemedicine (Zoom) visits with your PCR, and home delivery of prescribed medications with action plans described with pictures. Children (ages 3-12 yrs) with asthma who visit the Golisano Children's Hospital emergency room are eligible. The duration of the study is 12 months.

Location: University of Rochester Medical Center
Study Reference #: STUDY00008286

Lead Researcher (Principal Investigator)

Lead Researcher:  Sean Frey

Study Contact Information

Study Coordinator: Sean Frey, MD, MPH
Phone: (585) 275-1920
Email: sean_frey@urmc.rochester.edu

Additional Study Details

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