Asthma experts explain key asthma topics in quick updates
The National Asthma Council Australia has released updated guidelines to help clinicians improve asthma management, noting that many patients rely too heavily on short-acting beta 2 agonists. The updates emphasize that these 'blue puffers' do not treat the underlying cause of asthma and that better management is needed to prevent hospitalizations.
Why it matters
Improving asthma management practices is essential to reducing emergency department visits and improving the quality of life for the significant portion of the population affected by the condition.
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The National Asthma Council Australia has published a series of short topic updates prepared with panels of asthma experts, to help primary care clinicians follow national guidelines in the Australian Asthma Handbook.
Debbie Rigby · Tim Jones More than 1 in 10 Australians have asthma , and it is the leading cause of disease burden in children aged 1–9 years .
Each year asthma results in more than 60 000 emergency department presentations . Australian research shows almost half of adults and older adolescents with asthma have poor asthma control, and that most people with asthma could have fuller and more active lives with better asthma management.
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