Joining us on Wednesday 21st May, 19:30-20:00, for our next In Conversation is Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!
Taxonomy: Asthma, Behaviour change, Inhaler devices, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, Press Release, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) and Asthma + Lung UK call for urgent action to address the growing number of online pharmacies selling salbutamol inhalers without appropriate medical oversight.
The webinar will be held on Friday 9 May 2025 at 19:00 for 45 minutes. Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), she and guest speakers, Deborah Leese and Marieke Strange, will focus on:
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
2024 marked a pivotal change in the management of asthma in the UK with the publication of a joint British Thoracic Society (BTS), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guideline.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Clinical resource or information, Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The NHS is under increased financial and environmental pressures. Blanket switching of medications (changing medication from one to another without patient consultation) to more cost-effective and environmentally friendly options is therefore becoming more common.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD) came out a decade ago, yet as a nation, we still have the highest asthma death rate in Europe - four times that of Italy or the Netherlands. This is unsurprising, considering many patients still rely on their blue inhalers alone.
Taxonomy: Allergy, COPD, Current, Health inequalities, Inhaler devices, PCRU, 1 hour
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Let's be MART for asthma.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Be proactive, not reactive.
The webinar will be held on Wednesday 9th October 2024 at 19:00 for 45 minutes. Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), she and guest speaker, Noreen Grant (GP), will focus on:
Taxonomy: Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, PCRS Position Statement, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Concerns about the environmental impact of the propellant gases used in pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and the plastics used in all single-use inhaler devices have made them an important focus for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the NHS.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Asthma, Current, Inhaler devices, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has for the first time approved the use of a dual (ICS/beta-agonist) combination treatment to be prescribed as a reliever therapy for people aged 12 and over with the therapy choice situated early in the asthma treatment pathway as an
This edition sees a focus on antibiotics – a hardy perennial topic that requires regular re-visitation. Whether for respiratory infections or as part of rescue pack use, the practical guidance given, together with the views of patients, aims to support your decision-making in practice.
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Vikki Knowles - Surrey: Minimising MDIs Independent Respiratory Nurse Specialist Vikki Knowles shares the early stages of work being done to minimise the use of Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) in their practice in Surrey and how that can positively impact the greener healthcare environment
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Current, Greener Healthcare, Inhaler devices, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Dr Kat Parker - Bristol: Switching to DPIs In this case study from Dr Kat Parker, she shares her experience of how her practice in Bristol has been switching patients from Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) to Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) where appropriate to do so, when and how they communicat