Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a group of bacteria that are capable of causing opportunistic lung infections and the development of NTM pulmonary disease (NTM-PD).
The resource is a current resource and has been published or reviewed within the last three years
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Clinical resource or information, Current, Infection, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Taxonomy: 15 minutes, Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, PCRU, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
In this article we review the major changes in the 2023 GOLD report as they impact on the initial and ongoing pharmacological management of COPD and consider the implications for primary care in the UK.
Taxonomy: Asthma, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
This pragmatic guide on the identification, referral and ongoing management of adults and children with severe asthma has been developed by an expert group led by Dr Steve Holmes, a GP based in Shepton Mallet, Somerset and including Will Carroll, University Hospital of the North Midlands, Stoke-o
Taxonomy: Asthma, Behaviour change, COPD, Current, Health inequalities, Infection, PCRU, 1 hour
This issue of PCRU introduces our latest pragmatic guide on severe asthma which guides you through this process ensuring the right patients end up in the right place with the right care.
Taxonomy: Behaviour change, Current, Other, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration, 1 hour
Taxonomy: Current, Health inequalities, News, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
PCRS welcome the verdict of the inquest into the death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale in 2020.
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, Podcasts, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
To mark World COPD Day we have recorded a special podcast exploring the topic of Exacerbations in COPD. Featuring Dr.
Digital health has come to the fore with the COVID pandemic. Some apps and digital strategies are welcome and we wish we had adopted them years ago – other initiatives are not so effective and we have concerns about how they will affect the healthcare we provide.
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
Part of our Digital Technology Webinar Series 2022, exploring the ethics and inequalities of digital technology
Taxonomy: COPD, Current, Videos / Webinars, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Part of our Digital Technology Webinar Series 2022, exploring the ethics and inequalities of digital technology
Taxonomy: Clinical resource or information, COPD, Current, Infection, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Historically, clinical decision rules have been used to guide antibiotic prescribing for patients presenting with signs and symptoms that indicate possible RTIs or infectious exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (IE-COPD).
Taxonomy: Allergy, Clinical resource or information, Current, PCRU, 30 minutes, PCRS Produced / Collaboration
Our intention is for the upper airways to be considered in tandem with the lower airways to avoid misdiagnosis and undermanagement. Implications for diagnosis and treatment are discussed and an algorithm offered.