Heather O'Connell, PA-C

Heather O'Connell, PA-C, an allergy and asthma PA, describes how she uses clinical research and structured follow-up to shift patient thinking about the nose-lung connection, and why APPs bring a distinct advantage to that conversation.

O'Connell, an allergy and asthma PA, says the united airway concept has direct implications for how providers from different specialties recognize, refer, and communicate with one another about the same patient.

Heather O'Connell, PA-C, makes the case that missing rhinitis, nasal polyps, or NSAID sensitivity is costing patients exacerbations and hospitalizations.