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Overview: In this episode, join us as we discuss the use of blood eosinophils as a biomarker in severe asthma and whether there is prognostic value in measuring eosinophil levels.
Episode key references and resource links: 
Bruselle GG, and Koppelman GH. N Engl J Med. 2022;386(2):157–171.
Global Initiative for Asthma. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention 2023. Available from: https://ginasthma.org/2023-gina-main-report/. Access date [June 2023].
de Groot JC, et al. ERJ Open Research. 2015;1(1):00024–2015.
Bousquet J, et al. N Engl J Med. 1990;323(15):1033–1039.
Yancey SW, et al. J. Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017;140(6):1509–1518. 
Guest: Dareen Siri, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI and Matthew Mintz, MD, FACP 

Overview: In this episode, join us as we discuss the risks of elevated eosinophil levels and exacerbations, and the role a specialist can play in the management of severe asthma.
Episode references and resource links: 
Price DB, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2015;3(11):849–858.
Dougherty RH and Fahy JV. Clin Exp Allergy. 2008;39(2):193–202.
Chung LP, et al. Respirology. 2020;25(2):161–172.
Global Initiative for Asthma. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention 2023. Available from: https://ginasthma.org/2023-gina-main-report/. Access date [June 2023].
Agusti A, et al. Respir Med. 2021;187:106572. 
Guest: Dareen Siri, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI and Matthew Mintz, MD, FACP

Overview: In this episode, join us as we discuss the importance of blood eosinophil testing for improving diagnosis and phenotyping in severe asthma.
Episode key references and resource links: 
Bruselle GG, and Koppelman GH. N Engl J Med. 2022;386(2):157–171.
Global Initiative for Asthma. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention 2023. Available from: https://ginasthma.org/2023-gina-main-report/. Access date [June 2023].
Heaney LG, et al. Chest. 2021;160(3):814–830.
de Groot JC, et al. ERJ Open Research. 2015;1(1):00024–2015.
Fitzpatrick AM, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020;8(2):452–463
Guest: Dareen Siri, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI and Matthew Mintz, MD, FACP

This podcast will review the unique pathophysiology in older adults with long-term Type 2 diabetes that underlie requirements for combination insulin therapy.
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This podcast reviews the specific considerations in appropriately individualizing care for older adults with T2D by reviewing health status, cognition, frailty and their living situation 
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This podcast focuses on the exploration of treatment approaches in older patients with Type 2 diabetes who are insulin-requiring through case discussion with a focus on simplicity, minimization of hypoglycemia and importance of simplification/de-intensification utilizing an individualized approach by reviewingpsychological, medical, functional and social domains.
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