Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Assessment and Management of Asthma in General Practice (Adults) Course

    2. The Assessment & Management of Asthma in Adults in General Practice Course Programme

    1. Welcome to the Module 1: Epidemiology, Aetiology and Pathophysiology of Asthma in Adults

    2. The Basic Structure and Function of the Respiratory System

    3. Asthma in the UK Today

    4. Defining and Describing Asthma

    5. The Pathophysiology of Allergic Asthma

    6. A Quick Note about Trigger versus Cause

    7. Additional Reading

    1. Welcome to the Module 2: The Acute Exacerbation of Asthma in Adults in General Practice

    2. Defining an Acute Exacerbation of Asthma

    3. Risk Factors for Acute Exacerbations in Asthma

    4. The Pathophysiology of Acute Exacerbations of Asthma

    5. The Initial Assessment at Presentation of an Acute Exacerbation of Asthma

    6. The Management of An Acute Exacerbation of Asthma in General Practice

    7. The Post Acute Exacerbation of Asthma Follow Up Review

    1. Welcome to the Module 2: The Pharmacology of Asthma Medications

    2. The Aim of Asthma Management

    3. A Note About Short Acting Beta 2 Agonists

    4. Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Asthma

    5. Long Acting Beta 2 Agonists

    6. Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists

    7. Long Acting Muscarinic Antagonists

    1. Welcome to the Module 3: The Management of Asthma in Adults

    2. The Management of Asthma in Adults

    3. A Note About Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (MART)

    4. Therapy Adherence

    5. Supported Self Management in Asthma

    1. Setting the Scene

    2. Roles and Responsibilities

    3. Clearing Up the Confusion

    4. The Technical Stuff

    5. Critical Error

    6. DPI Correct Technique

    7. MDI via Spacer Device Correct Technique

    8. Asthma UK

About this course

  • £330.00
  • 38 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content