CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma

Earn COC after all pathway requirements are met

Availability

On-Demand

Credit Offered

41.25 CME / CE Credits

41.25 MOC Points

41.25 RN Credits

41.25 PA Credits

41.25 AANPCB Credits

New content from CHEST Annual Meeting, Board Review, and SEEK has been added to the asthma pathway, including recent information on tezepelumab. Fresh testing scenarios and their correct answers have been incorporated into several new pretest and posttest questions. Enjoy the updated content!

Start learning with the CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma. Follow the nine paths from start to finish for a comprehensive overview of asthma diagnosis and management. Or, select the individual paths that best fit your daily work and clinical interests. Choose from topics like pathophysiology, exacerbations, and phenotypes.

The pathway offers a variety of bite-sized educational resources you can review in 20 minutes or less. Explore case-based CHEST SEEK^® questions, podcasts and videos from asthma experts, and research from the journal CHEST^®.

Path 1: Pathophysiology
Path 2: Diagnosis and Classification
Path 3: Management
Path 4: Mimickers
Path 5: Comorbidities
Path 6: Phenotypes
Path 7: Exacerbations
Path 8: Special Situations
Path 9: Optional Learning Path

This asthma pathway offers a comprehensive exploration of asthma pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. It emphasizes type 2 inflammation, phenotypes, and biomarkers; evaluates comorbidities and mimickers; and incorporates guideline-driven, personalized treatment approaches, including biologics and steroid-sparing strategies. It covers diagnostic tools, inhaler technique, severe asthma exacerbations, and pediatric considerations. The curriculum integrates epidemiology, environmental factors like air pollution, and advanced therapies to optimize outcomes and reduce asthma-related morbidity and mortality across patient populations.

CHEST SEEK^® questions
CHEST Annual Meeting and Board Review Videos
Journal CHEST^® articles
CHEST Games
Podcasts
Digital flashcards
And more

The content in CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma was created, validated, or revised by the following work group faculty and reviewers.

Asthma Work Group Faculty

Chair: Malvika Kaul, MD (2025)

Javier Torres Berríos, MD

Melanie Krongold, MD

Jennifer Weber, APRN-BC

The original faculty, planners, and writers of the repurposed content are listed below.

Farrukh Abbas, MD, MBBS
Sandra G. Adams, MD, MS, FCCP (Chair [2022])
Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP
Garbo Mak, MD
Diego J. Maselli, MD, FCCP
Navitha Ramesh, MD

The CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma content was validated on July 21, 2025, and is accredited until July 20, 2028. In accordance with the policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the content in this pathway is subject to regular validation review for relevancy and accuracy. As a result, pathway content can be modified, deleted, or retired by CHEST at any time to reflect new developments in medical science. The accreditation duration of content is established by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in accordance with the ACCME’s policies.

CHEST is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CHEST designates the enduring material found in the CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of the CME activities found in the CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20.75 Medical Knowledge points in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

As of November 2023, MOC points will be claimed separately from CME credit and submitted instantaneously. Learners will be required to enter their date of birth and American Board of Internal Medicine ID numbers when claiming MOC points.