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Academy CAN!
Overview
The Academy CAN! Program was established by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) to advance allergy and asthma care for underserved populations by placing participating volunteer allergist/immunologists at community clinics in underserved areas. These physicians work with healthcare professionals to consult on cases and educate them on issues of best practice to improve care for underserved populations. In order to ensure that the Academy CAN! Program effectively meets patients' needs, the application process incorporates indicators of center needs in the area of allergy and asthma care.
Key Objectives
- To teach and train primary care professionals who serve underserved populations about the latest therapeutic advances of allergy and asthma care
- To link volunteer allergist/immunologists with community health centers, so they may consult with primary care professionals treating the underserved, and to thereby improve patients' access to allergy and asthma care
Current Academy CAN! Program Sites:
Community Free HealthClinic, Cedar Rapids, IA
AAAAI Volunteer, Barbara A. Muller MD, FAAAAI
Vista Community Clinic, Vista, CA
AAAAI Volunteer, Maryam Zarei, MD FAAAAI
IMPACT – DC Asthma Clinic, Washinton, DC
AAAAI Volunteer, Kelly Stone, MD, PhD
Hermankiefer Clinic, Detroit MI
AAAAI Volunteer, Alan P. Baptist, MD
Alma Illery Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
AAAAI volunteer: Lawrence A. Caliguiri, MD, FAAAAI
16th Street Health Clinic, Milwaukee, WI
AAAAI volunteer: Asriani Chiu, MD, FAAAAI
La Maestra Family Clinic, San Diego, CA
AAAAI volunteer: Michael H. Mellon, MD, FAAAAI
The Academy CAN! program is currently recruiting community health care centers.
Academy CAN! Task Force
The Academy CAN! Task Force is led by Chair Michael Mellon, MD, FAAAAI and Vice-Chair Asriani Chiu, MD, FAAAAI. They oversee the application review, and physician-selection and matching processes, as well as the development of the overall program and support materials.
For more information on the Academy CAN! Program, please contact Rebecca Brandt at the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or e-mail rbrandt@aaaai.org.
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