Podcast – A patient perspective: Identifying the best treatment for people with asthma
A conversation between a healthcare professional and a patient on using the GINA approach to asthma management and joint decision making to identify the best treatment for people with asthma. Part of the Supporting People with Asthma in the 21st Century project.
Helena Cummings (Respiratory Nurse Specialist) is joined by Larissa O'Connor to discuss getting people with asthma on the best treatment for them using the GINA approach as a guide for doing this.
In this podcast Larissa will talk about her experience of being diagnosed with asthma, the different management treatment options she has been exposed to, as well as the importance of patient knowledge and joint decision making in ensuring optimal asthma treatment.
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Helena Cummings
Helena Cummings is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a Specialist Respiratory Interest. Previously, Helena spent over a decade working in her much loved role as Respiratory Nurse Specialist in secondary care. Here she built expert knowledge and skill in the severe asthma and COPD services. Helena's move from secondary care 2 years ago enabled her to bring her respiratory expertise into the primary care setting and closer to the patient. Helena works hard to push boundaries and open new thinking about both Asthma and COPD.
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Podcast – Ensuring optimal treatment for asthma management using the GINA approach
As part of the Supporting People with Asthma in the 21st Century project, hear from Deborah Leese and Noreen Grant on using the GINA approach to asthma management for ensuring optimal treatment for asthma patients. Deborah Leese (Pharmacist) and Noreen Grant (GP) provide a simple overview of the GINA approach to managing asthma and how this can be effectively used, in collaboration with people with asthma, to:
Ensuring Optimal Treatment for Asthma Management
Patients with asthma must received the most suitable treatment for them. This not only promotes better asthma control but also enhances quality of life. To achieve this we must educate, address the underlying inflammation, support healthy living, share decision making, document and communicate. Part of the Supporting People with Asthma in the 21st Century project, this animation provides a concise guide to ensuring optimal treatment for asthma patients.
Maintaining Effective Asthma Treatment: Ensuring Continuity and Enabling Patients
Ensuring patients follow the correct asthma treatment pathway is vital. People with asthma should have enough knowledge of their asthma to adjust their treatment based on symptoms. Using personalised asthma action plans and annual review processes will support them with this and ensure effective maintenance of their treatment. Part of the Supporting People with Asthma in the 21st Century project, this animation provides a concise guide to maintaining effective asthma treatment.
On Demand webinar: Supporting people with asthma in the 21st century
This webinar focuses on using the GINA approach to managing asthma and how this can support delivery of best practice asthma care*. PCRS executive chair, Katherine Hickman, is joined by expert speakers Michael Crooks, Nicola Standring-Brown and Benedict Greenwood to discuss this important topic.
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