Asthma Foundation

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management' presented by Clinical Nurse Educator, Kate Hipwell. This webinar will cover: Understand the process for diagnosing Bronchiectasis Review pathophysiology of Bronchiectasis Understand how to treat and encourage self management Importance of 'at home' exercises and maintaining treatments Date: Wednesday 27th July 2022 Time: 1pm Presenter: Kate Hipwell, Clinical Nurse Educator, Asthma WA. Click to register. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the dial-in details. For more information, contact Shelley Harwood: shelley.harwood@asthmawa.org.au

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Pulmonary Rehabilitation' presented by Naomi Chapman, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Senior Physiotherapist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. This webinar will cover: • What are the causes of physical activity limitations in COPD? • What is PR and how does it benefit people with COPD? • What are the important components of a PR program? • Who should be referred to PR? • What are the options for PR in regional areas? • The use of telehealth and how it...

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. Asthma WA invites you to our next health professional education webinar on ‘Interpreting Spirometry’. This webinar will include: * Review patient details and indication for spirometry * Assess quality of spirometry (acceptability and repeatability) * Assess bronchodilator responsiveness, Lower Limit of Normal (LLN), classify severity of obstruction, identify abnormal ventilatory patterns of FVLs - obstructive, restrictive, mixed obstructive and restrictive, upper and central airway obstruction, submaximal patient effort There will be opportunities to ask questions at the conclusion of the event.​ Speakers *Charlene Butler Senior Respiratory Scientist,...

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Spirometry in Practice: a practical demonstration' presented by Charlene Butler, Senior Respiratory Scientist and Max Jenkins-Cooney, Respiratory Health Educator, Asthma WA. This webinar will cover: • Calibration verification with a calibrated 3 L syringe, • Measurement of height and weight, inputting patient details into spirometer, • Explaining and demonstrating forced manoeuvre, • Coaching patient to obtain quality results, • Assessing acceptability and reproducibility between tests, • Bronchodilator administration, • Technician comments, • Infection control Date: Wednesday...

Asthma WA invites you to our next health professional education webinar on ‘Asthma Medications – Device Technique Explained’. Health professionals can play a key role to ensure people use their asthma inhalers correctly. Up to 90% of people with asthma are incorrectly using their inhalers – this can have a significant impact on managing their asthma. Find out where people are going wrong and how you can correct and help improve their asthma control and quality of life. This webinar will include: Discussing device technique with your patients or customers Choosing the right inhaler device Explaining correct asthma inhaler device...

Asthma WA invites you to attend a free Health Professional Education webinar on ‘Introduction To Spirometry’ May is our Spirometry month – we have two webinars coming up this month. The first is an Introduction to Spirometry and later in the month, we will provide more information on interpreting spirometry results. Has it been a while since you have had a refresher on spirometry? Are you new to Spirometry or want to improve your confidence in Spirometry? This is the session for you. Register for our webinar to learn more. • Understand why spirometry is performed • Define key terms...

You are invited to attend a free Health Professional Education webinar on ‘Interpreting Spirometry’ Registration details are in the invitation below. May is our Spirometry month – This webinar follows on from the ‘Introduction to Spiormetry’ to provide information on interpretation. You know how to perform spirometry but what do the results mean?  Register for our webinar to learn more. Identify normal spirometry Compare and contrast normal spirometry with obstructive, restrictive and mixed obstructive-restrictive patterns Assess bronchodilator response Date: Wednesday 24 May 2023 Time: 1 pm – 2 pm Presenter: Max Jenkins-Cooney Senior Respiratory Technologist, Asthma WA Register here Once you have registered, you...

You are invited to attend a free Health Professional Education webinar on ‘Childhood Asthma – Hot Topics’ Registration details are in the invitation below. With the recent changes to the PBS regarding commonly prescribed Flixotide Jnr it has led to more confusion around how to treat childhood asthma. Dr Oo will provide answers to the common questions we are being asked.  Can you diagnose asthma under 4 years •    What to do instead of Flixotide Junior Register for our webinar to learn more. Date: Tuesday, 13 June 2023 Time: 1 pm – 2 pm Presenter: Dr Stephen Oo, Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician at...

Event details You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Asthma and Pregnancy' presented by Kate Hipwell, via Microsoft Teams meeting Register for our webinar to learn more: Management of asthma pre, during and post pregnancy Identify goals and steps to effectively manage asthma in pregnancy Understand the maternal and perinatal risks associated with asthma during pregnancy Date: Friday 8 September 2023 Time: 1pm – 2pm ​ Speakers Kate Hipwell Clinical Nurse Specialist, Asthma WA shelley.harwood@asthmawa.org.au