Welcome to the Provider Education Program
Our beginnings
Ontario's Asthma Plan of Action (APA) is an evidence-based program that supports best practices for addressing asthma educational needs across a variety of healthcare settings and community environments. The goal of the APA is to reduce mortality, morbidity and health care costs for children and adults with asthma through integrated initiatives focused on health promotion and prevention, management, treatment, and, research and surveillance.
Our directive
Funded by The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC) and intended for primary healthcare professionals in Ontario, a key APA initiative included the creation of the Provider Education Program (PEP) whose mandate is to develop, implement and evaluate accredited continuing medical education (CME) programs and materials promoting the utilization of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) respiratory guidelines.
The PEP is led by a multi-disciplinary Steering Committee and chaired by OTS representatives whose purpose is to continually:
- • advise on the asthma education needs of primary health care providers across Ontario.
- • advise and review curriculum, evaluation, and educational tool development in accordance with the most recent recommendations of the CTS respiratory guidelines.
Please click here for a list of our Committee Members.
Our success
Since PEP’s inception in 2002, there has been an outstanding/exceptional response and attendance at our Asthma, Spirometry Interpretation, and COPD vs. Asthma Workshops across Ontario. Multiple methods of knowledge transfer are incorporated in our PEP workshops, educational CDs, and problem-based self learning modules resulting in enhanced learning outcomes.
For more information about the Provider Education Program please contact us.
