Asthma Network Conference 2024This one-day asthma conference targets key areas where improvement in practice can relieve morbidity and safeguard all ages of patients
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Member Only, Podcasts, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
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.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
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.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The webinar will be held on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 19:00 for 90 minutes. Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), we will focus on the topic of Supporting People with Asthma in the 21st Century with guest speakers Michael Crooks, Nicola Standring-Brown and Benedict Greenwood.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, News, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In light of recent media attention, it is important to consider the risks and benefits associated with prescribing and taking montelukast for asthma treatment. While montelukast remains a valuable asthma treatment, for some, it is key to be aware of potential neuropsychiatric reactions.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Videos / Webinars, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Our second webinar in this series was held on Wednesday 28th February 2024. Chaired by Dr Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), in conversation with Dr Mark Levy on the subject of asthma management, focusing on SABA over-reliance and how to address it.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, News, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In response to the BBC’s Morning Live segment broadcast 12th February on asthma, PCRS has formulated a joint response with the British Thoracic Society raising our concerns of the inaccurate reporting on asthma treatment.Our complaint in full:
Taxonomy: Allergy, Asthma, Behaviour change, COPD, Event information, Greener Healthcare, Health inequalities, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Asthma, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
These sessions are tailored to healthcare professionals who are new to PCRS - you'll also have the opportunity to learn more about the work of PCRS and the benefits of becoming a member.
The start of a new year is an ideal time to support people to consider small ways to begin working towards a healthy lifestyle.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, PCRS Position Statement, Respiratory tests and investigations, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Spirometry is a component of the diagnosis and management of respiratory conditions in primary care and should ideally be performed via referral to a primary care network respiratory diagnostic service or community diagnostics centre (CDC) with expertise in the diagnosis of the most common respir
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, COPD, Current, Infection, Other, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Primary care should seek to identify and provide proactive support to older people living with frailty.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has for the first time approved the use of a dual (ICS/Formoterol) combination treatment to be used as a reliever therapy for people aged 12 and over with the therapy choice situated early in the asthma treatment pathway as an alterna
Taxonomy: Asthma, Standard, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Biologics are a class of medications that are specifically designed to target and modify specific components