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Page updated 27 August, 2008

	Asthma Management Tools Top resource tools on the site
	Patient-Centred Health Care Discussion paper and Report of Proceedings
	Special Topics (Asthma Facts) Information sheets and facts
	Statistics Information on asthma mortality in Australia
	Student Resources For students and educators

	August Newsletter Activity, news and information
	Breathlessness in the Older Adult: Is it Asthma? Tuesday 9 September, 2008 - NAC program with the Rural Health Education Foundation.
	Spirometry Training for General Practice Australia’s first national spirometry training course for GPs and practice nurses.
	A-Team™ Asthma Education Workshops across Australia for GPs, practice nurses, asthma educators and other health professionals.

	Take Asthma Action in National Asthma Week The first week of September is National Asthma Week.
	Asthma in Older Adults Satellite Broadcast Program The NAC will host a special Rural Health Education Foundation satellite broadcast program on September 9, 2008, concerning the differential diagnosis and management of asthma in older adults with breathlessness, along with an interrelated discussion of COPD.
	Popular spirometry handbook updated Spirometry: The Measurement and Interpretation of Ventilatory Function in Clinical Practice – has been revised and is now available
	Asthma Deaths Spike New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the Australian asthma death toll jumped in 2006, with an additional 84 deaths being recorded compared to 2005 data.

New Approach to Peak Flow
When it comes to asthma monitoring, the eye is the key