NetWellness

Dr. Parsons is a NetWellness expert in asthma.  NetWellness is an unbiased, non-profit consumer health information service delivered on the Web through the collaborative efforts of the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University.  Since 1995, NetWellness’ mission has been to provide the highest quality health information and education to meet the growing trend of the public to use the Internet for medical and health information.  Health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, dentists, genetic counselors, optometrists, psychologists, psychiatrists, physical therapists, speech and hearing therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, and social workers answer consumer questions and provide current health information.

Presentations

International Conferences

Parsons JP, Marsh CB, Mastronarde JG.  Dramatic Clinical Response to Corticosteroid Therapy in a Patient with Hypoxemia and Disseminated  Histoplasmosis.  Case Discussion Presentation.  ACCP CHEST Congress, Seattle 2004

Parsons JP, Ali N, Mastronarde J.  Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction: Diagnostic Methods of Pulmonologists Versus Generalists Clinical Asthma.   Poster Presentation.  ATS San Diego 2005.

Regional Meetings

Parsons JP.  Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Update 2004.  The Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education.  “Athletes with Asthma”, March 2004, Columbus, OH

Local Presentations

Parsons JP.  Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm.  The Ohio State University Departments of Internal Medicine & Sports Medicine CME Program.  January 2005

Parsons JP.  Pneumonia: An Update.  Lecture.   Veterans Administration Grand Rounds, Sept. 2005 

Publications

Parsons JP, Mastronarde JG, Marsh CB.  Dramatic Clinical Response to   Corticosteroid Therapy in a Patient with Moderate Hypoxemia and Disseminated Histoplasmosis.  Chest  Oct 2004; 126: 938S

Parsons JP, Mastronarde JG.  Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Athletes.  In  press, CHEST 2005.

Parsons JP, Marsh CB, Mastronarde JG.  Wernicke's Encephalopathy in a Patient After Gastric Bypass Surgery.  Submitted for ACCP International Chest Congress 2005

Grants

Name: Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Athletes Study

Sponsor: American College of Chest Physicins/The Chest Foundation

Goal: to investigate the mechanisms of exercise-induced bronchospasm in athletes and to assess for effects on airway inflammatory markers and quality of life.

Role:  Principal Investigator

International Committees

2005-present:  Long-Range Planning Committee (LRPC) for the Allergy, Inflammation and Immunology (AII) assembly for the American Thoracic Society (ATS)

2005-present: Membership Committee for the American Thoracic Society (ATS)

2005-present:  American Thoracic Society (ATS) Strategic Task Force

2005-present: Mentoring Subcomittee for the American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Local Committees

2005-present:  OSU Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Committee

2005-present: Pulmonary Function Lab Oversight Committee

2005-present: OSU East ICU Oversight Committee

2005-present: OSU Main Hospital ICU Oversight Committee