CAP directs its attention to older teenagers and adults with asthma. The hypothesis of CAP is that, with the right information, monitoring, and medication, asthma can nearly always be controlled to the extent that it does not interfere with performance at school or work, lifestyle or quality of life. Clinics are held at the Foothills Hospital and the Peter Lougheed Hospital of the University of Calgary Medical Clinic. Anyone 16 years of older with asthma must be referred by a physician. The Asthma Clinic will not take over the care of patients but aims to assist their family physician to achieve control of this chronic disease.
Research is a major component of the program.
It includes clinical trials of new medications and delivery systems as well as several other studies which will ultimately help us to understand and manage the disease. The benefits of participating include an increased understanding of asthma, the opportunity to utilize new devices and receiving free medication during the study. CAP also includes an educational program which will address any interested group. We have presented to physicians, their office staff, nurses and especially the interested public. The CRHA is responsible for public health services in Calgary and regions around it.