Chapel Hill Pediatrics and Adolescents is committed to helping you, as parents, understand and manage your child’s asthma so together we can minimize the number of flare-ups your child will have. We recommend all children with asthma be seen at least twice a year, regardless of the severity of the asthma,  for an assessment and update their asthma care plan, if necessary. When you make an appointment for your child’s asthma follow-up, ask for an appointment with the Asthma Nurse Educator at that time.

The Asthma Nurse Educator (Jill French, RN, MSN) will meet with you and your child to assess your child’s asthma and current asthma care plan. The physician will also assess your child and together they will revise the asthma care plan, if necessary. Jill will review the written plan with you and your child and answer any questions you may have. At this appointment, we’ll also make sure you have enough prescriptions to last until the next appointment, sign any forms you may need for school and discuss any concerns you may have regarding upcoming travel or holiday schedules. Please allow 1 hour for this appointment.

Our goal is to fully equip you, as parents of a child with asthma, to comfortably care for your child and for your child to be able to fully participate in every activity that he or she would like.