The PCRS Podcast

In this children and young people and schools episode of the PCRS Podcast, Ren Lawlor (PCRS Executive Vice-Chair and Advanced Nurse Practitioner) is joined by Lisa Cummings (Children and Young Peoples Senior Specialist Asthma Practitioner) and Corinne Beirne (Advanced Nurse Practitioner in General Practice).Together, they discuss the important conversations that need to happen with teachers, school nurses, and administrators to ensure the right care is in place for children and young people with asthma.

What is a good COPD review? In this podcast Carol Stonham (Respiratory Nurse and PCRS Policy Forum Lead) answers this very important question with Bill Stubley (COPD Patient and PCRS Patient Representative).Bill shares his experiences of 16 years of living with COPD and what his annual reviews have been like, and between them Carol and Bill discuss what a really good COPD review should look like for both you and your patients.

Our latest PCRS podcast, features Michelle O'Driscoll (Director of Nursing for NSHI and PCRS Service Development Committee member) who talks to Dr Fiona Mosgrove (GP and PCRS Education Committee member) about the intricacies of COPD and the co-morbidities regularly seen alongside it.They also discuss how important it is for you to work collaboratively with your MDT to ensure your patients are getting the complete care they require, and what resources you can discuss and share with your patients to help them navigate life with COPD.

In this episode we hear from Dr Aarti Bansal about the importance of delivering greener kinder respiratory health with PCRS Executive Chair, Katherine Hickman. Aarti explains how she communicates the importance of sustainable practices to her patients.During the podcast Aarti and Katherine discuss the importance of working together with colleagues to educate your patients on how best to use their medication and what lifestyle practices will provide a benefit to their health. They highlight that being kind to your patients is the key.

A Pulmonx sponsored PCRS podcast

In this episode we hear from Rachel Daly, Lead Nurse - Airways, Manchester Airways Service who discuss will the topic of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis with PCRS Executive Chair, Katherine Hickman. The discussion covers the importance of treating rhinitis and allergic rhinitis in patients who present with symptoms related to conditions such as asthma and upper airway conditions including inducible laryngeal obstruction and breathing pattern disorder.

In this GSK Sponsored podcast Helena Cummings (Senior Respiratory Nurse Specialist in a Severe Asthma Service in Hull, PCRS Executive Committee) is joined by Dr Hitasha Rupani (Respiratory Consultant, and Severe Asthma Centre Lead, Southampton) and Holly Hayward (Asthma Nurse Educator, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust) to discuss how we can impove patient identification and referral pathways for our patients with severe asthma.

A conversation between a healthcare professional and a patient on using the GINA approach to asthma management and joint decision making to identify the best treatment for people with asthma. Part of the Supporting People with Asthma in the 21st Century project.Helena Cummings (Respiratory Nurse Specialist) is joined by Larissa O'Connor to discuss getting people with asthma on the best treatment for them using the GINA approach as a guide for doing this.