Acknowledgements

 

This report is the result of contributions from the following people and organisations: 

• National Asthma Campaign
  publisher
  
• NSW Health
  funding provider
  
• Evidence-based Review Steering Committee of the National 
  Asthma Campaign
  

Chair
Dr Christine Jenkins, Chairman, National Asthma Council; respiratory physician, Sydney, NSW

Members 
Ms Nicola Atkin, Project Officer, Centre for Research and Clinical Policy, NSW Health
Associate Professor Paul Glasziou, Social and Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD
Dr Peter Gibson, Member, NAC Education Committee; Staff Specialist, Respiratory Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW; Australasian Editor, Cochrane Airways Group
Professor Richard Henry, Member, NAC Evaluation Committee; Head of School of Paediatrics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Professor Michael Hensley, Professor and Head of Medicine, Newcastle University Medical School; Director, Respiratory Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW
Dr Jeannine Liddle, Manager, Centre for Clinical Policy and Practice, NSW Health (to 1998)
Associate Professor Charles Mitchell, Chair, NAC Evaluation Committee; Chair of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
Dr Isabella Smith, Acting Manager, Centre for Research and Clinical Policy, NSW Health
Ms Kristine Whorlow, Chief Executive Officer, National Asthma Campaign

Project Officers
Ms Jennifer Coughlan, Research Project Manager, Department of Respiratory Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, NSW; Reviewer, Cochrane Airways Group
Ms Amanda Wilson, Project Officer, Department of Respiratory Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, NSW; Reviewer, Cochrane Airways Group

Reviewers
We thank the many reviewers who contributed to the evidence. These included: John Anderson, Peter Bremner, Russell Vandenberg, Ian Yang, Anita Chalmers, Linda Seeto, R. Baker, Genevieve Gabb, Agnes Vitry, Emily Stone, K. Hui, Alan Isles, Gary Russell, Margaret Curran, Helen Reddel, Gary Baker, Susan Sawyer, Felicity Finlayson, Peter Middleton, Smita Shah, Simon Bowler, Frank Thien, Carolyn Dakin, Richard Douglas, Bill Musk, Richard Wood-Baker.

We would also like to thank Steve Milan, Anna Bara and Jane Dennis of St George’s Cochrane Airways Group, London, whose valuable assistance and knowledge have made this report possible. The comprehensive final report, 1999 Evidence-based Review of the Australian Six Step Asthma Management Plan, is available on the NAC website: www.NationalAsthma.org.au. and NSW Health’s website: www.health.nsw.gov.au.