Objectives
After completing this module, you should be more aware of:
· The prevalence of asthma and wheezing
· Severe asthma and how mortality has been increasing
· The impact of Covid-19 on mortality risk and severe asthma
· National asthma guidelines from NICE and BTS/SIGN
· The Primary Care Respiratory Society overview of the national guidelines
· The aims of the Asthma Right Care (ARC) campaign initiated by the PCRS
· The importance of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma management
· How medication should be stepped up and down to control asthma
· Asthma self-care for adults and children aged 2 and over, and how NICE has updated this guidance for children
· The need for people with asthma to continue with their steroid medication as prescribed through the Covid-19 pandemic
· A possible protective mechanism of ICS against Covid-19