[CARPA] Request for advice on RHEF asthma program

[Jane Burns]

One issue I think needs to be addressed is asthma care plans, according to 
the world health organisation the biggest success in asthma comes from the 
use of asthma care plans. We serve a large tourist population not once has 
an asthma patient had a care plan.
I spoke to our asthma nurse to see if she could get these people started on 
them, she said it was up to the Dr (we have a private practitioner 3 days 
per week) and he is reluctant, he dosn't talk much so she does not know why.
Can this be clariffied I feel we are dropping the ball on a very inportant 
issue
Jane Burns
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fran Vaughan" <Fran.Vaughan at cdu.edu.au>
To: <carpa at ozdocit.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:16 PM
Subject: [CARPA] Request for advice on RHEF asthma program


>I have received the following request for assistance from Siabhan Brophy
> from the Asthma counsel who is developing a RHEF broadcast on asthma and
> indigenous health.
>
> Fran
>
> I only need to draw up a general outline for the program at this stage,
> but I need some guidance to help identify the most appropriate issues.
>
> Specifically, I would like some ideas for particular topics within this
> area that might be interesting and useful to a rural healthcare
> audience. Some potential topics being considered are paediatric asthma,
> access to medicines and spacers, and smoking cessation, but I would like
> some advice as to whether there are more relevant alternatives. I would
> also welcome any suggestions for presenters.
>
> Would you please be able to help?
>
> Respond to siobhan.brophy at nationalasthma.org.au
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