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This online learning module looks at the impact of both indoor and outdoor pollution on patients living with asthma. We consider ways in which climate change and the resulting extreme weather can worsen symptoms and trigger exacerbations. This module will guide you to help your patient to minimise the risks these issues pose to their health.We have incorporated MCQs to gauge your grasp of the module; providing clear explanations for each correct answer to enhance your understanding.

This online learning module will take you through some key points to consider when working with patients taking inhaled treatment for their asthma. We will explore the effect inhalers can have on the environment and how this might safely shape your decision-making around treatments using a patient-centred approach.We have incorporated MCQs to gauge your grasp of the module; providing clear explanations for each correct answer to enhance your understanding.

In this module we'll explore the nuances of accurately diagnosing asthma - acknowledging that it's a process that requires time and consensus. Change isn't always easy, especially when it involves adapting long-standing methods. That is why we are here to guide you on how to navigate potential resistance and foster a collaborative spirit with your colleagues.

Join Ren Lawlor (Independent Nurse Consultant and Vice-Chair of PCRS) and Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Committee Member) as they discuss vaping and e-cigarettes. They cover the current evidence and positions on vaping from Public Health England and respiratory organisations such as the British Thoracic Society, PCRS and the European Respiratory Society and acknowledge that evidence is still being gathered on the longer term impact of vaping and e-cigarette use. Their discussions address the rise in vaping in young people and approaches for harm reduction.

Dr Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Executive Sub-committee member) is joined by Ren Lawlor (Advanced Nurse Practitioner and PCRS Executive Committee Vice-Chair) to begin important discussions around what a good asthma review for your patients looks, sounds and feels like.They touch on the importance of personalisation, being proactive, and how terminology and education are key to the success of a good and positive review for both the patient and you as health care professionals.

This webinar focuses on the topic of accountability and responsibility with guest speaker Beverley Bostock. We will explore where the responsibility lies for maintaining optimal health and how to draw a line between what you do as a clinician and what people living with respiratory conditions need to take responsibility for. 

In this article, the authors review evidence, guidance and current practice to provide a consensus approach to calculating and interpreting peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) variability and reversibility from peak flow diary recordings for asthma diagnosis.

Join Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Committee Member) and Ren Lawlor (Independent Nurse Consultant and Vice-Chair of PCRS) who give their top tips for smoking cessation. They share their experience of supporting patients with advanced COPD and lung cancer to stop smoking. Their discussions also consider the behavioural, social and psychological barriers to quitting smoking.The resources mentioned in this podcast are linked below.This podcast is part of our new series on respiratory topics, for both existing and non-members of PCRS.

In this new series, for both existing and non-members of PCRS, we will be briefly discussing some pertinent respiratory topicsTo kick things off and to mark National No Smoking Day on the 13th March, join Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Committee Member) and Ren Lawlor (Independent Nurse Consultant and Vice-Chair of PCRS) as they give a brief outline of Very Brief Advice (VBA), what the tools are and how you can implement them in your day-to-day practice.