"Asthma In Primary School Kids"

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Article Date: 16 Jan 2009 - 7:00 PDT

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To coincide with the peak 'back to school' asthma period, the National Asthma Council Australia will host a special Rural Health Education Foundation satellite broadcast program on January 27, 2009, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Asthma in children differs from asthma in adults in clinically important aspects and the program: A is for Asthma: Managing asthma in primary school kids, will feature a panel of experts who will explore key issues including the pattern of symptoms, anatomical factors and recommended treatments.

Panel experts will comprise a paediatric respiratory physician, general practitioner, community pharmacist, paediatric asthma educator and an Asthma Friendly Schools representative and it will be chaired by ABC Radio National's Dr Norman Swan.

After viewing the 60 minute program, participants will be able to improve their ability to assess and diagnose school aged children with asthma; understand the indications and treatment regimens of current paediatric asthma medications; indentify appropriate review periods and medication adjustment for optimum control; and, update their knowledge of recommended self-management strategies for children with asthma and their carers.

This program is accredited or endorsed for CPD/CPE by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the Royal College of Nursing Australia and the Australian Physiotherapy Association. For more details, including local broadcast times and viewing sites, visit: http://www.rhef.com.au

"A is for Asthma: Managing asthma in primary school kids" will be re-screened on January 30. It will also be available on DVD and video and via web-streaming or pod-cast as a resource for all health professionals working with primary school-aged children.

link to the January broadcast and access to eight previous National Asthma Council Australia broadcasts can be found at: http://www.NationalAsthma.org.au, together with up to date asthma management resources for health professionals and patients.

National Asthma Council Australia

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