Management of the Patient with Asthma (Seamless care across primary & secondary care settings)
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The content of the module includes:
Asthma morbidity in the UK - prevalence and incidence; impact of asthma on patients’ lives, including mortality data and patient’s perceptions of asthma
Aetiology of asthma
Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract
Pathophysiology of asthma
Diagnosis of asthma
Pharmacological management of asthma under current UK guidelines
Drug delivery in respiratory care, including use of inhaler devices
Non adherence in asthma and strategies to minimise this
Asthma action plans - indications, uses and structure
Asthma exacerbations
Assessment and triage in the community
Non--pharmacological management
Issues in paediatric asthma
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Further Details
This module will enable healthcare professionals to:
Analyse factors contributing to the morbidity of asthma in the UK
Compare/contrast normal airways and asthmatic airways
Evaluate how asthma treatment is arranged related to current expert guidelines
Analyse the issues of intentional and non-intentional non-adherence in asthma management
Identify the major advantages/disadvantages of the major types of inhaler device and demonstrate appropriate selection of a device for a specific patient
Discuss evidence pertaining to asthma action plans and consider this evidence within the context of the selected patient
Analyse issues related to admission avoidance and community triage/treatment
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