Asthma management in adolescents and adults
Date Published:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Duration:
49:50
In this episode, Dr Stephen Child discusses the NZ Asthma and Respiratory Foundation's 2020 adult and adolescent guidelines.
Topics:
- Major changes to asthma guidelines.
- Asthma control test.
- Reliever therapy.
- Exercise-induced asthma.
- Maintenance therapy.
- Stepwise approach.
- When to refer.
Take-home messages
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Resources
- The pharmacological management of asthma in adolescents and adults has changed bpacnz (2020)
- Respiratory Guidelines Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ
- Anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) therapy for mild asthma Goodfellow MedCase (2020)
Presenter
Stephen Child
General Physician
Dr Stephen Child is a Canadian-trained General Physician with a respiratory medicine interest who moved to his current role as General Physician at Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) in 1994. Clinically, he has an interest in asthma and general internal medicine with a strong passion for medical education.
This presentation is intended for qualified health practitioners professional development and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of Goodfellow Unit.