SHH Pediatric Grand Rounds
Updates on Biologics for Use in Asthma and Allergies in Children
Dr. Westbrook presenting
Objectives
1. Provide an overview of current definition of asthma as defined by pathogenesis.
2. Describe recent epidemiological trends in pediatric asthma.
3. Discuss phenotypes/endotypes in asthma.
4. Discuss chronology of biologics in medicine with attention to those used for asthma and atopic dermatitis.
5. Review current indications and uses for the currently approved biologics in children.