National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) is the national advisory and support group for asthma and related conditions. The NAC provides information and resources for Practitioners, Pharmacists and other health professionals as well as patients and their carers. State based support is provided by the relevant state Asthma Foundation;
- NSW: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
- NT: Asthma Foundation of the Northern Territory
- QLD: Asthma Foundation of Queensland
- SA: Asthma Foundation of South Australia
- TAS: Asthma Foundation of Tasmania
- VIC: Asthma Foundation of Victoria
- WA: Asthma Foundation of Western Australia
National Asthma Council Australia Publications
- Combination Therapy: its role in asthma management provides information on the use, dosage and titration of Combination Medications in the treatment of asthma.
- Combination therapy asthma management plans
- Symptom-based (PDF, 107KB)
- Peak flow-based (PDF, 108KB)
- Asthma Management Handbook provides health professionals with comprehensive asthma management information in a user friendly style.
NAC Spirometry training course for General Practitioners
Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM) is a national body aiming to reduce the burden of asthma through data collection and interpretation. Assisting those interested in asthma in the development of policy and asthma management strategies.
ACAM Publications
- Asthma in Australia: findings from the 2004-05 National Health Survey (PDF, 408KB)
- Patterns of asthma medication use in Australia (PDF, 405KB)
- Asthma in Australia 2005
National Prescribing Service provides information around the quality use of medicines including Consumer medical information, information about the safe use and disposal of medications and operates the safe use of medicines helpline 1300 888 763.
