Community Pediatric Asthma Service

About Us

About Us

The Community Pediatric Asthma Service's mission is to provide asthma education to pediatric asthma patients and their families in and around Calgary.

Our goal in the community and with this website is to help people understand and manage their asthma. 

Well-controlled asthma allows people to lead full, active lives.

Where to send pediatric patients

We Believe:

  • asthma should not stop you from doing anything you want to do
  • you and your family are important partners in managing your health and taking control of your asthma
  • we are successful when you or your child can say "I can control my asthma now!" (iCAN)

More than 3 million Canadians of all ages have asthma, but the good news is that asthma can be treated and well-controlled.  This means it doesn't have to interfere with you or your child's daily life.

Our Commitment:

  • Our clinical team of licensed Respiratory Therapists (RT) are nationally Certified Respiratory Educators (CREs) with more than 100+ years of clinical experience between them and many years of asthma teaching/coaching! They work closely with community doctors to support current, best-practice asthma management    
  • Our website is updated with relevant news items as they become available and all content, including documents and tools, is reviewed and updated annually to provide medically accurate, consistent information for our visitors
  • Did you know? Our Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary was rated #7/150 for Best Pediatric Centres in the World

Our Mission:

  • At the Community Pediatric Asthma Service we provide asthma education to pediatric asthma patients and their families in and around Calgary 
  • Our community outreach, health care provider education, and website exist to help children with asthma manage their health and take control of their asthma, allowing them to lead full, active, and normal lives
  • You may be referred to us for asthma education by your family physician or pediatrician, your community pharmacist, an Emergency Department or Urgent Care Centre if you have an asthma emergency or the Asthma Clinic at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary

Who We Are

Medical Co-Leaders

  • Dr. Candice Bjornson, Acting Medical Co-Leader,  Alberta Children's Hospital
  • Dr. Glenda MacLean, Department of Family Medicine/Primary Care Networks
  • Dr. Kate Culman, Medical Co-Leader, Community Pediatrics

Administration

  • Coordinator:  Siju John
  • Clinic Clerks: Brenda, Kristen, Diane

Meet our Educators...

Ambris

A proud Mom to two teenagers. In her spare time, she likes to quilt and spend time in the great outdoors, camping, hiking, or kayaking in summer and snowshoeing in winter.

Cinde

A foodie who writes a gluten-free food blog and teaches cooking classes.She also enjoys gardening and sports, especially outdoors - golfing, kayaking and skiing.

Cindy

An avid gardener/amateur horticulturist, tennis player, endlessly training the dog.

Kathy

A country girl who loves horses, beekeeping, gardening, and cooking. She especially loves making and sharing homemade bread. Sometimes she even grows and mills her own wheat.

Vanessa

An outdoor girl at heart, spending her spare time raising chickens, playing with her horse, taking walks with her four dogs and two miniature donkeys. Enjoys music (plays the cello!), gardening, hiking & camping.


How to Contact Us

Community Pediatric Asthma Service
Alberta Health Services,
South Calgary Health Centre
#3356, 31 Sunpark Plaza, SE
Calgary, AB T2X 3T2
Phone: 403-943-9139
Fax:     403-776-3806

Map to our clinics

Our YouTube channel!

The Community Pediatric Asthma Service has a  YouTube channel with all of our videos, including how to use your asthma devices.  We have also added a collection of our Educators' favorite asthma videos produced by organizations like Asthma Canada and the Canadian Lung Association.

Visit us on YouTube

Our Brochure

Our brochure, Control Asthma Now! provides important information:

  • Avoid your triggers
  • Use your medicines
  • Take your inhalers properly
  • Follow your asthma action plan (plan included in the brochure)

Our Brochure

Walk | Run | Play | Breathe
Material on this website has been designed for information purposes only. It should not be used in place of medical advice, instruction and/or treatment.
If you have specific questions, please consult your doctor or appropriate health care professional.