Dr. Giorgio Canonica Regarding Multidisciplinary Approach

• Understand the significance of a multidisciplinary approach in managing severe asthma.
• Recognize the prevalence of nasal polyposis in mild to moderate asthma patients (13%) compared to the general population (3%) in Italy, highlighting the importance of comprehensive patient evaluation.

In this video, a pulmonologist and allergist discuss the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in treating asthma, emphasizing the connection between severe asthma and nasal polyposis. Data from Italy shows that 42% of severe asthma patients have nasal polyposis, and even in mild to moderate asthma, 13% of patients are affected, compared to 3% in the general population. The speaker underscores the necessity of investigating upper airways in asthma patients and highlights the establishment of the Mild Moderate Asthma Network Italy (MANI) to address these issues.