Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Asthma (New Webinar)
Published: January 6, 2026
FREE Webinar | February 19, 2026 | 1 PM ET
Depression and anxiety are common in patients with asthma and are frequently overlooked contributors to poor disease control, reduced treatment adherence, and diminished quality of life. Emerging evidence highlights the complex interactions between behavioral health, immune function, and respiratory disease.
In this engaging webinar, we will delve into current evidence on the mind and its effect on the immune system, look at the association between asthma and behavioral health issues, understand that the presence of anxiety and depression in asthma is associated with negative asthma outcomes, and recognize that anxiety, depression, and asthma can be treated.
Speaker:
Todd A. Mahr, M.D., FAAP, FACAAI, FAAAAI
Todd Mahr, MD, practices Allergy/Immunology at Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is also an adjunct clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison.
Dr. Mahr belongs to numerous allergy societies, served on the Board of Regents of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), and has received their Distinguished Service Award in 2008 and the Distinguished Fellow Award in 2014. He was President in 2018-2019 and currently serves as the Executive Medical Director of the ACAAI. He is chair emeritus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Wisconsin Asthma Coalition and a PI for the NIH “All of Us” research program. He is very active with the American Lung Association on a national, regional, and local level. Dr. Mahr is the recipient of the ALA’s Volunteer of the Year award for the year 2000 and the 2007 Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services “Partners in Public Health” certificate of recognition. Dr. Mahr is the current Chair of the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Wisconsin. Dr. Mahr is also very engaged with the American Academy of Pediatrics, having served on PREP, the NCE Planning Group, as PPC Chair, and on the SOAI Executive Committee and Chair, as well as being a recipient of the CATCH planning and implementation grant. Dr Mahr has been active in the local mental health awareness community with his wife and son for the past 17 years in memory of his daughter Kaitlin, who suffered from depression and bipolar disorder. He helped co-create “Kaitlin’s Table” for local adolescent mental health.
This Advances webinar is in partnership with the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. ACAAI offers CMEs for physicians for this webinar. If you are a member of ACAAI, you can obtain CME through the member portal for the Advances webinars.
All attendees will be offered a certificate of attendance. No other continuing education credit is provided.
If you are unable to attend, still register! We will send a link to you so you can view the on-demand recording.
Sponsored by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
