Asthma and Airway Centre

Kay Khan, RN, CAE
Clinical Nurse Educator, UHN
Kay is a graduate of Queen Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in England and the College of Nurses of Ontario. She received a Diploma from the National & Respiratory Training Centre in England and is a certified instructor in asthma care and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). She is also a certified Asthma Educator through the Canadian Network for Asthma Care.

Kay collaborated with the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario to develop the adult asthma and COPD best practice guidelines. She is a member of the Best Practice Guidelines Steering Committee at UHN and is on the Advisory Board of Certified Asthma Educators for AstraZeneca. Kay is actively involved in educating patients and healthcare professionals on the management of Asthma, Allergies Chronic Obstructive Lung disease and smoking cessation. She has developed and published educational materials and presented in local and international conferences. Kay is the recipient of the Wightman-Berris Academy Award for Individual Teaching Excellence and the Les McDonald Award from the Canadian Network for Asthma Care for Innovation and Excellence in Asthma Care and Education. She is also the recepient of the first Leadership Excellence in Clinical Practice award.