Referral Directory

Hospital Contact:

Christine W. Wagner, RN, MSN, CPNP, AE-C

Key Contact:

Deborah Gorney, RRT - Inpatient
Christine W. Wagner, RN, MSN, CPNP, AE-C - Outpatient
Misty Wood, RRT - Inpatient

Phone number:

Inpatient Education
214-456-2247
Fax 214-456-2553

Outpatient Education
214-456-2857
Fax 214-456-8317

Description of services:

• Comprehensive patient and family education (based on NHLBI guidelines) for all patients seen for asthma.
• Asthma education resource for:
• Community physicians and staff
• Schools, day-care centers and churches
• Community oriented primary care centers

Procedures performed or problems diagnosed and treated:

• Asthma and related problems

Information for referral sources:

• Multidisciplinary asthma education classes are held four times per week. Spanish interpreters are available upon request.
• Classes taught by certified asthma educators.
• All patients admitted to Children’s for asthma receive a personalized home management plan of care and individualized bedside education.

Why Children's Medical Center?

• Asthma classes and individual education is available for inpatients.
• Individual asthma education with a certified asthma educator for patients seen in the Asthma program.
• A home management plan of care for patients is developed by the asthma care team upon discharge.
• An asthma action plan is developed for outpatients in collaboration with the asthma care team.
• Consults with social work, child life, nutrition and other departments as needed.

Related Listings:

Allergy, Immunology & Asthma
Pulmonology
Asthma Management Program
Respiratory Care

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