National Asthma Council Australia

Health professionals

The National Asthma Council produces a wide range of evidence-based resources for health professionals based on the Australian Asthma Handbook.


Supporting health professionals to provide optimal asthma care

The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) is the leading national authority for asthma knowledge, setting the standard for asthma care.

We have a long-standing role in providing education and evidence-based resources based on the national guidelines for health professionals - the NAC's Australian Asthma Handbook.

We work with a national network of leading health professionals dedicated to asthma, including respiratory physicians, allergists, general practitioners, pharmacists, primary health care nurses, asthma educators, respiratory scientists and Aboriginal health workers.

Our wide range of health professional resources enable health professionals to provide optimal asthma care to people with asthma. These resources include:

Our evidence-based, best practice resources are free to download on our website, and a range of resources is also available to order free of charge.

In addition to providing advocacy and advice, our experts help develop our resources for health professionals and people with asthma, and present our peer-led workshop programs for health professionals.

Our education and training includes: