Asthma WA

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on “Paediatric Cough: Is it asthma?" presented by Paediatric Respiratory Specialist, Dr Stephen Oo. This webinar will cover: • Understanding the presenting patient • Indicators for Paediatric Asthma • When to refer to a specialist Date: Friday 18th March 2022 Time: 1.00-2.00pm Presenter: Dr Stephen Oo, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant, Asthma WA’s Paediatric Respiratory Hub, Perth Children's Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital. Once you have registered HERE, you will receive a confirmation email with the dial-in details. For more...

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Empowering COPD Patients to Self Manage' presented by Clinical Nurse Educator, Kate Hipwell. This webinar will cover: Describe how COPD affects the lungs Outline how COPD is diagnosed How to manage COPD and prevent deterioration How to empower patients to manage their symptoms Date: Wednesday 8th June 2022 Time: 1pm - 2pm Presenter: Kate Hipwell, Clinical Nurse Educator, Asthma WA. Click to register. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the dial-in details. For more information, contact Shelley...

Asthma WA invites you to our next health professional education webinar on Bronchiectasis: Diagnosis and Management, presented by Clinical Nurse Educator, Kate Hipwell. This webinar will cover: Understand the process for diagnosing Bronchiectasis Review pathophysiology of Bronchiectasis Understand how to treat and encourage self-management Importance of 'at home' exercises and maintaining treatments Date: Wednesday 27th July 2022 Time: 1pm Presenter: Kate Hipwell, Clinical Nurse Educator, Asthma WA. Click to register. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the dial-in details.

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Pulmonary Rehabilitation' presented by Naomi Chapman, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Senior Physiotherapist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. This webinar will cover: What are the causes of physical activity limitations in COPD? What is PR and how does it benefit people with COPD? What are the important components of a PR program? Who should be referred to PR? What are the options for PR in regional areas? The use of telehealth and how it can improve access to PR? Date: Thursday 18 August...

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on 'Interpreting Spirometry' presented by Charlene Butler, Senior Respiratory Scientist and Max Jenkins-Cooney, Respiratory Health Nurse, Asthma WA. This webinar will cover: review patient details and indication for spirometry assess quality of spirometry (acceptability and repeatability) assess bronchodilator responsiveness, Lower Limit of Normal (LLN), classify severity of obstruction, identify abnormal ventilatory patterns of FVLs - obstructive, restrictive, mixed obstructive and restrictive, upper and central airway obstruction, submaximal patient effort Date: Thursday 22 September 2022 Time: 1pm Presenter: Charlene Butler, Senior Respiratory Scientist and...

This session is designed for General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and other health professionals. You are invited to attend a free Health Professional Education webinar on ‘Interpreting Spirometry’ Registration details are in the invitation below. May is our Spirometry month – This webinar follows on from the ‘Introduction to Spiormetry’ to provide information on interpretation. You know how to perform spirometry but what do the results mean?  Register for our webinar to learn more. Identify normal spirometry Compare and contrast normal spirometry with obstructive, restrictive and mixed obstructive-restrictive patterns Assess bronchodilator response Date: Wednesday 24 May 2023 Time: 1 pm – 2 pm Presenter: Max...

You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on Asthma and Pregnancy presented by Asthma WA Clinical Nurse Specialist Kate Hipwell. Register for our webinar to learn more: Management of asthma pre, during and post pregnancy Identify goals and steps to effectively manage asthma in pregnancy Understand the maternal and perinatal risks associated with asthma during pregnancy Presenter: Kate Hipwell, Asthma WA, Clinical Nurse Specialist Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in details.   Register HERE

You are invited to register to attend a free webinar on Managing COPD presented by our very own Kate Hipwell - Clinical Nurse Specialist at Asthma WA. Date: Thursday 7 December 2023 Time: 1.00pm-2.00pm WST Presenter: Kate Hipwell - Clinical Nurse Specialist at Asthma WA. Session topics: Latest updates for managing COPD from the Australian COPDx and European GOLD guidelines; Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for patients with COPD; and Steps towards managing breathlessness. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with dial-in details.  Register HERE. For more information, contact Asthma WA via education@asthmawa.org.au