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Join our launch webinar: Reshaping asthma management in Australia

26 Aug 2025

Gain expert insights into the key changes to the National Asthma Council (NAC) Australian Asthma Handbook, reshaping optimal asthma management and care in Australia.  

Hear from A/Prof Debbie Rigby, NAC Clinical Executive Lead, and Dr Brett Montgomery, NAC Guidelines Committee member, as they discuss the updated advice, present real patient cases and explore what the changes mean for primary health care professionals.  

NEW ASTHMA GUIDELINES - RESHAPING ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
FREE ONLINE MASTERCLASS
16 September 2025

🕖 7:00–8:30 PM ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC 

🕡 6:30–8:00 PM SA, NT 

🕓 4:00–5:30 PM WA

Learn how to navigate the new guidelines, gain practical insights and clinical tips and explore how to communicate these changes with your team and patients.   

Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webina...   

Objectives

1. Understand the latest updates in the Australian Asthma Handbook.

2. Learn how to apply the changes for improved diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and adolescents.

3. Learn how to apply the changes for improved diagnosis and management of asthma in infants and children.

4. Gain an overview of clinical topics and how the updated guidelines are structured.

About the presenters 

Dr Brett Montgomery

Dr Brett Montgomery is a general practitioner in WA who works clinically and academically. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia. He has interests in a number of chronic disease management areas, including asthma, and is a member of the National Asthma Council Australia’s Guidelines Committee.

Clinical Associate Professor Debbie Rigby

Clinical A/Prof Debbie Rigby is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist with extensive experience spanning clinical pharmacy practice, interdisciplinary care, policy and advocacy, clinical governance, guidelines development and education. She has a specific interest in respiratory conditions and is the National Asthma Council Australia’s Clinical Executive Lead. 

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