Speakers:

Dr Katy Pike: Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and BNSSG ICB asthma lead  

Dr Deborah Marriage: Consultant nurse in Allergy and Asthma and BNSSG ICB asthma lead

Blurb:

Hot of the press: NICE, BTS and SIGN all reached agreement for new, revolutionary asthma guidelines. In this episode Katy Pike and Deb Marriage demystify the guidelines, guiding us through the changes and impacts for the diagnosis and management of asthma in Primary Care.

Episode resources:

• New NICE/BTS/SIGN Asthma guideline 


• Primary Care Respiratory Society: How to calculate and interpret peak flow rate variability


• Bristol Children's Hospital: Child asthma plan 


• Bristol Children's Hospital: Teenage MART asthma plan 


• Bristol Children's Hospital: Teenage non-MART asthma plan 


• Asthma and Lung UK: Inhaler technique