The Assessment and Management of Asthma in General Practice

The Asthma for Primary Care Course will help you to gain a solid understanding of the assessment and management of Asthma.

You will gain an understanding of the critical importance of accurate clinical history taking and will learn how carry out a detailed Asthma patient review specific to patients being managed on a low dose inhaled corticosteroid and a short acting beta2 agonist. You will learn how to analyse data collected at review in such a way as to define current level of disease control and predict the future risk of adverse outcomes.

You will gain an understanding of national and international Asthma guideline recommendations and will recognise potential barriers to the successful implementation of these guidelines.

You will be able to construct and implement a Personal Asthma Action Plan (PAAP).

You will gain a solid understanding around the environmental impact of inhaler devices and will be able to evaluate inhaler technique, recognise ineffective techniques and match the patient to the device with the lowest carbon footprint that he/she can use effectively and without critical error.

This course is accredited for 12 hours CPD.