This document is a distillation of the new guidance to provide distinct advice on the changes on the diagnosis and management to asthma. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide of the new guideline, neither does it cover all non-pharmacological treatments or on-going monitoring.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Inhaler devices, PCRU, Standard, Advanced, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, Expert
Inhalation is the main route for administration of drugs for conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The advantage of administering drugs by inhaler is that drugs are delivered directly to the site of action within the airways.
Knowing how to use Very Brief Advice to instigate a quit attempt and supporting smokers who are ready to quit is the business of every healthcare professional.Treating tobacco dependency systematically and effectively will have a significant impact on the triple aim:
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Behaviour change, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article, Katherine discusses how small changes can have big impacts on creating new habits and supporting health.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Health inequalities, PCRU, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In February 2020, the Institute of Health Equity published its landmark report, Marmot Review 10 Years On. It highlighted that for the first time in 100 years, life expectancy has failed to increase across the country, and for the poorest 10% of women it has actually declined.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Greener Healthcare, Health inequalities, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
This article explores the impact of the environment on the health of people with asthma and COPD and focuses on two key areas, indoor (home) and outdoor pollutants and severe weather extremes such as heat waves or very cold weather
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Other, PCRU
Primary care should seek to identify and provide proactive support to older people living with frailty.
Taxonomy: Allergy, Asthma, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article Lisa Cummings, Queens Nurse, CYP Specialist Asthma Practitioner and PCRS Education Committee member, discusses the management of asthma and atopy in children and young people focusing on perennial and allergic rhinitis, it’s impact on asthma and top tips for reducing symptoms and
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article, the authors provide a pragmatic consensus approach to calculating and interpreting peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) variability and reversibility f
Taxonomy: Asthma, Behaviour change, Current, Health inequalities, PCRU, Respiratory tests and investigations, Tobacco smoking and nicotine, 1 hour
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Sixteen years ago I was diagnosed with COPD. My COPD means I get breathless very quickly now doing activities or things I previously did easily without and difficulty.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COVID-19, Current, Infection, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Respiratory infections are very common in winter and can be complex to assess.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, COPD, Current, Other, PCRS Pragmatic Guide, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for people with COPD can improve their lung and exercise capacity, and quality and length of life for many years in addition to what medical treatments can achieve.
PCRS advocate a pragmatic approach to the pharmacological management of patients with COPD guided by the predominance of breathlessness and/or exacerbations and the presence or absence of comorbid asthma.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU
In this article the authors review current evidence and guidance for the treatment of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in order to bring up to date the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) consensus approach and algorithm first published in 2017 known as ‘Keeping it Simple’.