Despite the reality of high asthma death rates in the UK, Asthma Myths mean many do not take the condition seriously.

Darush Attar-Zadeh explains how healthcare professionals can educate and empower patients to optimize their asthma treatment and help to them to live a symptom free life.

Dr Katherine Hickman explains the importance of basic asthma care and shares her experience of changing a patient’s life by having a three minute conversation about his blue inhaler overuse.

This article by Darush Attar Zadeh, alongside the excellent short form animations below, supports the fantastic range of tools that have been produced as part of the Asthma Right Care movement to support you to chall

Frances explains how some people with asthma view their symptoms as an unavoidable part of the condition - leading them to avoid triggers, such as exercise and pets.

Asthma Right Care (ARC) is a global initiative led by the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) to explore how to use social movement approaches to create a sense of discomfort and dissatisfaction with the status quo in the management of asthma in a manner that’s positive and creat

There are various forms of rhinitis, which is defined as inflammation of the nasal mucosa and can be due to various causes such as an allergen, infection, vaso-motor abnormality (caused by an irritant). The condition may also involve the sinuses and is known as rhino-sinusitis. 

This edition of PCRU features guest editor Nicola Strandring-Brown, a primary care nurse working in South Yorkshire and PCRS Committee Member.

Originally presented at the PCRS Respiratory Conference 2021 Viv Marsh presents on "Stop, Check, Go - Asthma Diagnosis in Children"

In this article produced for Practice Nurse, author, PCRS Chair, Carol Stonham, describes FeNO testing and its role in diagnosing respiratory disease.  She discusses the advantages and limitations of this test. 

You will learn and gain an advanced understanding of the importance of upper airway diseases in the allergy clinic, respiratory clinics and primary care.

This edition of PCRU features the final editor's round up from Dr Iain Small, who has expertly lead our newsletter for many years.

Pre-emptively identifying patients with asthma most at risk for exacerbation and intervening to improve their asthma control has the potential to save lives.