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This 3-day interactive course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to diagnose asthma, classify patients according to severity, manage acute and chronic asthma, prescribe appropriate drugs and delivery systems, interpret peak expiratory flow meter results, and create action plans. The course includes lectures, workshops, and group discussions, with course materials and evaluation forms provided.
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Introduction • Objectives :- by the end of this course participants will be • able to :- • learn how to diagnose asthma. • How to classify patients according to severity. • How to manage acute and chronic asthma. • Prescribe different drugs and delivery system. • Interpret results of peak expiratory flow meter. • Set up an action plan.
Introduction • Asthma course (3days) • First two days: Interactive lectures • 3rd day: Workshop and group discussion
Introduction • Each candidate should have course package which contain • Course schedule • Course manual • Note pad & Pen • Course evaluation form
Introduction • Manual contents • Course table • AAG CV • Summery of key points • Asthma guideline websites • Stepping logarithms • Acute asthma logarithms • Diagnosis logarithm
Introduction • Manual contents • Device selection table • Delivery of drugs via different devices table • Asthma cards (first visit/FU) • Spacers table • PEF how to use, chart, action plan, graphs • Growth charts (5-18y) • References (EBM)
Introduction • Updated to the recent evidence (EBM) • Patient values • BTS • SIGN
Problems and solutions • Asthma guidelines • British thoracic society (BTS) • Scottish intercollegiate guidelines network (SIGN) • British guidelines on the management of asthma all are available on: • www.sign.ac.uk/guidlines/fulltext/63/index/html
Introduction Under care of NTRC UK Approved by Saudi counsel American academy for CME
Introduction • By the end of this course each candidate will receive: • Attendance certificate by NRTC-UK • Accredited CME hours by Saudi counsel