The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation provides the most current Asthma & COPD Fundamentals course available in New Zealand, designed for all registered health professionals including GP's, nurses and pharmacists.
The course aligns latest research with specific information for the New Zealand context, such as recently funded medications, treating Māori and Pacific peoples and best practice health literacy.
The e-Learning Series 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 e-Learning Series was developed with Whitireia NZ.
The Asthma & COPD Fundamentals eLearning Series has been endorsed by the College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc. for 12 professional development 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, adult and child asthma guidelines, treatable traits, asthma action plans).
3) COPD Management (COPD statistics in NZ, morbidity and mortality, causes and onset of COPD, signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, goals of management, self-management and COPD guidelines)
4) Health Promoting Practice (Social determinants of health, health promoting practice, cultural responsiveness and health literacy)
Feedback from course pilot participants has been positive:
“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!”
The e-Learning series is now available. Visit https://cpd.whitireia.ac.nz/ to enrol.
To receive course updates, enter your email address below and tick the 'health professionals' box. For more information please contact our Head of Education and Research:
Teresa Demetriou Email: teresa@asthmaandrespiratory.org.nz Phone: 04 499 4592
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