Asthma & Respiratory Management BOP Inc

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Your local asthma society is out in the community helping people with respiratory illness.

  • Call them today on 07-577-6738 and ask for information and support.

We can help you

Do you live in the Bay of Plenty and have a respiratory condition? We can help you with information and support.

We aim to empower clients with acute and chronic breathing difficulties, as well as whanau and caregivers, to achieve increased participation and enjoyment of life through assessment, education and support.

Our office

Asthma and Respiratory Management BOP Inc
254 Chadwick Road, PO Box 9328
Greerton, Tauranga
p:(07) 577-6738
f: (07) 578 5100
e: reception@asthmabop.org.nz

We are open to the public from 9am until 4pm, Monday to Friday. Answer phone messages can be left outside these hours and will be attended to on the next working day.

We cover the Western Bay of Plenty from Waihi to Te Puke. Daily clinics are held at Greerton in Tauranga and at Waihi, plus monthly clinics at Papamoa, Te Puke and Katikati.

Waihi Office

Asthma and Respiratory Management BOP Inc

17 Haszard Steet

PO Box 260

Waihi

p: (07) 863 3059

f: (07) 863 6862

e: waihiasthmaed@xtra.co.nz

Our services

We provide free one-to-one education

  • Assessment of asthma control
  • Pathophysiology of Asthma/COPD
  • Trigger identification and management
  • Correct use of medications
  • Correct inhaler/spacer techniques
  • Self-management plans for Asthma and COPD
  • On-going review and follow-up education

We provide free Lung Function Testing using Spirometry for Asthma and COPD

  • Diagnosis
  • Monitoring progress
  • Assessing response to treatment

We accept referrals from:

  • GPs and Practice Nurses
  • Community Health Nurses and Plunket
  • Hospital, ED and after-hours clinics
  • Hospital Respiratory Educators for community follow-up

Clients can refer themselves by telephoning us at 07 577 6738 for an appointment.

ASK US ABOUT OUR SPECIAL PROGRAMMES 

  • Asthma Awareness Programme for preschool/ childcare centre staff and families
  • Asthma and COPD management programme for Rest home staff
  • Asthma Fundamentals Training Course for practice nurses and community educators
  • Respiratory awareness sessions for community groups
  • Marae-based awareness programmes for groups and training for community health workers
  • Smoking cessation programme
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation programme
  • Weekly COPD support group
  • Correct diaphragmatic breathing techniques

other assistance

  • Provision of spacers to children and adults
  • Nebuliser hire on doctors authority
  • Education in the use of a Nebuliser
  • Nebuliser servicing – checking of correct pressures and flow rates
  • Wide range of booklets and fact sheets on all aspects of respiratory related disease
  • Exercise videos
  • Nebuliser and accessories sales
  • Anti-allergen bedding covers

  • Hyperventilation Control Books

Join us now by calling 07 577 6738

Membership costs $25 per family per annum or $20 for senior citizens. Benefits include discounted nebuliser hire and reduced rates on some purchases, plus four issues of our newsletter “Airways” and four issues of the Foundation newsletter, the Asthma and Respiratory News, per year.

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