The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ provides the most current asthma and COPD eLearning course available in New Zealand, designed for all registered health professionals including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and GPs.
The Asthma and COPD Fundamentals eLearning course aligns with the New Zealand Asthma and COPD best practice guidelines, and was recently updated to include the NZ COPD Guidelines: 2025 Update. The course incorporates the latest research with specific information for the New Zealand context, such as non-pharmacological management, recently funded medications, treating Māori and Pacific peoples, and best practice health literacy.
The eLearning course consists of four online modules, in which a ‘flipped classroom’ provides a contemporary approach to CPD. This enables health professionals an enjoyable and easily accessible continuing professional development experience.
The Asthma and COPD Fundamentals eLearning course has been endorsed by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc. for 12 continuing professional development (CPD) hours.
1) Asthma Fundamentals (Current statistics for NZ, anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, functions and control of respiration, features of asthma such as early and late phases, triggers, occupational and exercise induced asthma, diagnosis and tests).
2) Asthma Management (Goals of treatment, medications, 2020 updated NZ Adolescent and Adult Asthma Guidelines and Child Asthma Guidelines, treatable traits, asthma action plans).
3) COPD Management (COPD statistics in NZ, morbidity and mortality, causes and onset of COPD, diagnosis and assessment of severity, pathophysiology, diagnosis, goals of management, self-management, and the NZ COPD Guidelines: 2025 Update)
4) Health Promoting Practice (Social determinants of health, health-promoting practice, cultural responsiveness and health literacy)
“I think an excellent job has been done here as everything is clearly explained in a range of ways that make it interesting to complete, well done!”
Visit https://learn.asthmafoundation.org.nz/ to enrol.
