Asthma in under five-year-olds
Dr David McNamara talks through addressing the challenges and barriers to diagnosis of asthma in the under five-year-old child.
Topics:
- The new Child Asthma Guidelines 2020 for children.
- Diagnosis and management under 1’s.
- Management 1- 4 year olds.
- Developing asthma from wheeze.
- Assessing severity.
- When to refer.
Take home messages
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Resources
- Asthma and wheeze, management of acute Starship clinical giudelines (2019)
- New Zealand Child Asthma Guidelines 2020 Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand (2020)
- Child Asthma Action Plan Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand
Presenter
Dr David McNamara
Paediatric Specialist
Dr David McNamara is a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep medicine specialist employed at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland. He is a graduate of Auckland Medical School and completed paediatric respiratory training in 2006. He underwent sleep medicine training at Sydney Children’s Hospital. His clinical interests include asthma and obstructive sleep apnoea in children. His research interests include the use of humidification therapy in children with tracheostomies and the assessment of health-related quality of life in technology-dependent children and their families.
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