Improving Childhood Asthma Management Community of Practice | Online

This community of practice (CoP) session will focus on asthma action plans (AAPs), communicating with schools and managing asthma in children and adolescents in a school-based setting.

It aims to improve clinician confidence in managing childhood asthma, and foster collaboration between asthma care services, the Royal Children’s Hospital, Asthma Australia and the National Asthma Council Australia.

Facilitators:

• Dr Katherine Chen, paediatrician and the clinical lead of the short stay unit at Royal Children’s Hospital, and aa clinician scientist fellow in the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s health services and economics group.
• Dr Kirsty Tamis, a GP and member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Royal College of General Practitioners and Royal College of Physicians in the UK.
• Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar, paediatric respiratory specialist and clinician-scientist at Royal Children’s Hospital.

Learning outcomes:

• Implement best practice management for asthma in children
• Describe resources and local services available for children living with asthma
• Identify collaborative, multidisciplinary opportunities to improve care for children living with asthma
• Interpret local data and identify potential solutions to improve asthma care locally.

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