PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN UPDATE COURSE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED INITIAL ASTHMA TRAINING.
A review of asthma including related policies and guidelines and current evidence based diagnostic and treatment pathways.
This update is aimed at those practitioners who wish to update their knowledge and skills and demonstrate their continuing competence.
A review of asthma for GPs and Primary Care Nurses who are regularly seeing respiratory patients and wish to update their knowledge and skills in the management and treatment of asthma patients in general practice.
Course Content
- Latest guidance on diagnosis of asthma
- The role of history and objective tests such as spirometry and peak flow
- Management pathways – BTS/SIGN vs NICE
- What makes a good asthma review
- Assessing asthma control
- Personalised asthma action plans
- Assessment and management of acute asthma
