PCRS in Conversation - Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis
At the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS), we believe in 'optimal'; respiratory health for all. Our aim is that, together, we can benefit every person with, or at risk of, lung disease.
In this webinar PCRS Executive Chair, Katherine Hickman, is joined by Rachel Daly, Lead Nurse - Airways, Manchester Airways service, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust to discuss the topic of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis. The discussion covers the importance of treating rhinitis and allergic rhinitis in patients who present with symptoms related to conditions such as asthma and upper airway conditions including inducible laryngeal obstruction and breathing pattern disorder.
Rachel explores treatment choice and highlights the value of early intervention as a way to prevent onward secondary care services such as ENT, which are under huge strain and have long waiting times.
Speakers
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Katherine Hickman
Katherine qualified from Leeds University in 2000. She originally did a Medicine Rotation acquiring her MRCP before settling into General Practice. She is a GP Partner in Bradford. Katherine is the Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire ICB, Primary Care Clinical Lead for the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP), and Chair of PCRS. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, baking, yoga, and outdoor swimming and has recently rediscovered her love for singing and joined a choir. -
Rachel Daly
Rachel Daly is the lead nurse and deputy service lead for in the Manchester Airways service at the Northwest Lung Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. She manages patients with Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction, complex breathlessness and difficult to control asthma.
Rachel is a non-medical nurse prescriber and has a BA Hons in Respiratory care. She has attended numerous national conferences presenting her work. Rachel is currently the only complex breathlessness specialist nurse and is leading the way in this field. She is an active member of the Northwest Severe Asthma Network and an elected member of The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Bronchiectasis Specialist Advisory Group and of the respiratory nurse specialists (ARNS) committee as Bronchiectasis lead.