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Rare Books Benefit Common Disease
Rare books and asthma may be unlikely bedfellows, but this month
asthma education is set to benefit. |
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Take Asthma Action in National Asthma Week
The first week of September is National Asthma Week and the National Asthma
Council Australia is urging the two million plus Aussies with asthma to make sure
they have a current written asthma action plan. |
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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 |
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Popular spirometry
handbook updated
Spirometry: The Measurement and Interpretation of Ventilatory
Function in Clinical Practice – has been revised and is now
available |
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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. |
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New Approach to Peak
Flow
When it comes to asthma monitoring, the eye is the key |
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Patient-Centred Healthcare
The International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO)
held a meeting on Patient-Centred Healthcare at the
UN, New York on 30 March, 2007.
See
http://www.patientsorganizations.org/pchmeeting
For
more on patient-centred healthcare go to
Patient-Centred Health Care.
IAPO Global Patients Congress
IAPO held the 3rd Global Patients Congress in February 2008 in Budapest, Hungary. The overarching
theme of this event will be IAPO’s vision of patient-centred
healthcare worldwide with a special focus on ensuring patient
involvement in all levels of decision-making in order to align
healthcare systems with patients’ needs. Access to health,
patient information and patient safety will also be central to
the programme.
See
http://www.patientsorganizations.org/index.pl
Asthma
Score Welcomed
Australia’s peak asthma body, the National Asthma Council Australia, has
welcomed the launch of the Asthma Score – a new easy to use assessment tool
designed to help people with asthma determine their true level of asthma
control.
The Asthma Score is a quick five question quiz that takes about two minutes
to complete. It asks people with asthma to reflect on their personal health over
the past four weeks, with questions ranging from how their asthma has impacted
on their work, school or home life to how often they have required their
reliever medication.
A score is given for each answer and the cumulative total indicates the level
of asthma control, with a score of one being poorly controlled and a score of 25
being completely controlled.
The Asthma Score is a simple tool that can be used by people with asthma to
get the full picture about their condition and help them review their current
asthma action plan with their doctor.
The Asthma Score questionnaire is available from your GP or pharmacist or
on-line at
www.asthmascore.com.au
The National Asthma Council Australia supports evidence-based initiatives to
increase asthma awareness, understanding and control in Australia.
