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Asthma Training Courses

Asthma Australia is a Registered Training Organisation Provider Number 4987 offering quality accredited and non-accredited training to the public and health professionals. We have developed Asthma Training Courses in consultation with relevant peak bodies to ensure our courses incorporate the latest information and best practice advice.

In addition to our regularly scheduled training, we can tailor a session to suit your business at your location or ours. Please contact us on 03 9086 7850 or email us.

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10760NAT Course in Asthma Awareness

This course is specifically designed to promote the standard emergency management protocols for dealing with an asthma emergency...

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22303VIC Course in Verifying the Correct Use of Adrenaline Autoinjector Devices

For school staff who want to become anaphylaxis supervisors in their schools or who wish to renew their qualification.

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10710NAT Course in Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness

The purpose of this course is to raise awareness of allergy and anaphylaxis in the community.

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ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-Training for Schools – Verification

You must have already completed your ASCIA e-training prior to booking this verification.

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ThinkGP Asthma Education – Asthma in Australia: Practical Solutions for challenges in primary care

This online is a set of modules which will guide you through a range of asthma management topics with a strong patient education focus.

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Providing personalised care for people with asthma

General practitioner A/Prof Christopher Pearce outlines how GPs can personalise asthma care to best suit each person's circumstances, and discusses the role of self-management and how to communicate effectively with patients including young children.

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Asthma in Australia: 1. Asthma basics

This module provides an overview of the current prevalence and impact of asthma in Australia, and will help you identify common challenges to providing optimal asthma care in primary practice. Participants will gain an understanding of the heterogeneity of asthma and the importance of tailoring treatment to the individual patient.

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Asthma in Australia: 2. Partnering with your patients

This module looks at the impact of asthma for patients with mild-to-moderate and severe disease, and helps you give your patients the tools to self-manage their condition. The module also explores the psychosocial factors that can increase the impact of asthma, and provides practical tips and resources for mitigating these.

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Asthma in Australia: 3. Adjusting treatment and encouraging adherence

This module explores the key barriers to adherence for your asthma patients, and presents strategies to manage these challenges based on current Australian guidelines. Participants will be able to access practical resources designed to help create a written asthma action plan for your patients, as well as tips on how to make the most of your consultation time with a patient.

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Asthma in Australia: 4. Preventative care to stop asthma flares

This is one module of the Asthma in Australia series of education, which is also available as the 6-hour Accredited CPD Activity Asthma in Australia: Practical solutions for challenges in primary care. This module focuses on preventative care for your patients with asthma. The module provides and overview of potentially modifiable risk factors for flare-ups such as high SABA use, comorbidities, and exposures, and explores management strategies and brief interventions that participants can implement with their patients. Practical tips are included for GPs working in rural and remote areas, as well as for those working with culturally diverse populations.

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Asthma in Australia: 5. Paediatric asthma

In this module, participants will gain greater confidence in diagnosing and treating childhood asthma, and will gain an understanding of the impact of childhood asthma on families. A series of case studies help guide the participant through relevant Australian guidelines for initiation and adjustment of asthma medications for children.

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Asthma in Australia: Practical solutions for challenges in primary care

Based on current Australian guidelines, this activity covers best practice diagnostic and management principles for asthma, strategies for preventative care and reducing the risk of hospitalisation, and real-world tips for making the most of your consultation time with a patient.

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Working together with patients to improve asthma management

Julia Ovens, an HR professional living with asthma, describes her experience living with asthma and discusses the ways medical practitioners can develop a more patient-centric approach to asthma management.

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Kids Health Online Information Session – What To Do When a Child Is Sick

What to do when a little one is sick. This session will help you to recognise and understand some common symptoms in children and help you decide where to get the best care for kids when they need it.

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Register now – Kids health recorded information session (English)

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Register now – Kids health recorded information session (Vietnamese)

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Register now – Kids health recorded information session (Arabic)

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Register now – Kids health recorded information session (Punjabi)

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Asthma First Aid for Schools – Online

This free training package is available for all school staff and completed online.

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Supporting People Live Well With Asthma – Face to Face

The Supporting People Live Well With Asthma Education Session is a contextualised 1 hour education session

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Asthma First for Sport Clubs – Online

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Asthma First for Workplaces – Online

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Supporting People Live Well With Allergy and Anaphylaxis – Face to Face

The Supporting People Live Well With Allergy and Anaphylaxis Education Session is a contextualised 1 hour education session

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Thunderstorm Asthma – Online

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Spirometry Learning

This online spirometry training course is designed to give participants a solid theoretical foundation in how to perform quality spirometry to international best practice standards to optimise asthma diagnosis and management.

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