A is for Asthma: Managing Asthma in Primary School Kids
Duration: 66 minutes
Program ID: 901 | Purchase Price: $105.00 (DVD)
‘Back-to-school asthma’ is a common problem in Australia, with a spike in asthma-related hospital visits for school-aged children occurring regularly in the first few weeks after each school holiday period. With one in seven primary school age children in Australia being affected by asthma, the highest annual peak is in February as students return from the long summer break and are exposed to a cocktail of cold and flu viruses from their new schoolmates. Stress and anxiety for children returning to or starting a new school, and possible changes to asthma management regimes which may have relaxed over the summer holidays are also contributing factors.
Asthma in children differs from asthma in adults in clinically important aspects, which include the patterns of symptoms, anatomical factors and recommended treatments. Although potentially fatal, asthma is a very manageable disease in most children. Good asthma control means a child can live a normal active life, free from emergency visits or days off school due to asthma.
Just in time for the new school year, this program will discuss the latest in best-practice asthma management for primary-school-aged children.
Program Presenters
- Chair: Dr Norman Swan - Presenter of the Health Report on ABC Radio National
- Dr Kerry Hancock - General Practitioner, Adelaide SA.
- Mr Tony Healy - National Coordinator, Asthma Friendly Schools, Asthma Foundation of South Australia
- Associate Professor Adam Jaffé - Paediatric Respiratory Physician, Sydney Children’s Hospital NSW
- Ms Tracey Marshall - Clinical Nurse Consultant – Asthma Education Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead NSW
- Ms Toni Riley - Community Pharmacist, Bendigo, VIC
Learning Outcomes
- Diagnose and assess school-aged children with asthma more effectively
- Understand the indications and treatment regimens of current paediatric asthma medications
- Develop a systems approach to review periods and medication adjustment for optimum asthma control
- Apply their new knowledge of recommended self-management strategies for children with asthma and their carers
Broadcast Dates
This program was first broadcast on the Foundation's satellite network on Tuesday 27 January 2009.
Funding Bodies
This program has been funded by the National Asthma Council Australia with support from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Accreditation
This program is accredited or endorsed for CPD/CPE by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the Royal College of Nursing Australia and the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
