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Primary Care Respiratory Society UK Education and Training Tools

PCRS-UK Case Histories
We offer members a chance to review their own knowledge and skills in managing patients with respiratory and/or allergy related disorders.  Members can work through the case studies independently as part of your own personal professional development or as part of a group in your practice.  Each case history is divided into three different steps accessed by clicking the link at the bottom of each page.

Once members have completed a case history they have the opportunity to produce a certificate of completion which is provided in print-ready electronic PDF format for your personal development portfolio.


Other PCRS-UK education tools

PCRS-UK Asthma Guidelines Test Your Knowledge
Take part in this short survey to test your knowledge of the new asthma guidelines.  Answers are provided immediately after you have taken the short multiple choice survey so you can see at a glance what aspects you need to brush up on. 

COPD National Strategy - PCRS-UK First Steps - How Ready are You?
A self-assessment knowledge test on some of the clinical aspects of managing COPD, for you and your team members.

PCRS-UK 2009 Conference Webcasts
An opportunity to see some of the presentations given at our 2009 conference featuring a range of topics provided by acknowledged experts in the field of respiratory medicine

PCRS-UK endorsed Education and Training Tools

BTS/SIGN Guideline tools

The BTS and SIGN British Guideline on the Management of Asthma was published in Thorax, May 2008. The BTS has provided a range of educational tools and resources to help support healthcare professionals.  

COPDexchange

COPDexchange is a free, peer-led, practice focused educational resource about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It offers links and resources covering the fundamentals of delivering good care to patients with COPD.
The COPDexchange medical education initiative was developed and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd and Pfizer Ltd. COPDexchange is peer reviewed and the editorial panel have retained final editorial control of the content. The opinions expressed in COPDexchange are not necessarily those of the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd and Pfizer Ltd

Paper to Patient

Paper to Patient is an educational programme which assists healthcare professionals to translate the new Consultation on a strategy for Services for COPD in England (and respective Clinical Standards or Service Framework in Scotland or Northern Ireland) and updated NICE COPD Guideline.  The programme offers a series of interactive meetings and online training. 
The Paper to Patient programme has been funded by Allen & Hanburys, the specialist respiratory division of GlaxoSmithKline, and developed in partnership with PCRS-UK. Allen & Hanburys is funding the development of an educational package, consultation fees with PCRS-UK members, meeting logistics, and speaker fees.
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