Informative fact sheets about the use of a spacer, and the use of spacers vs nebulisers.
An informative fact sheet about spirometry. Spirometry is a simple test that measures how much air you can blow out and how fast.
Helpful fact sheets on 'Safety of Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS)', and 'Steroid Tablets'
An informative fact sheet about stopping smoking. Tobacco smoking is a major health problem in New Zealand.
An informative fact sheet about long term oxygen therapy. Long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is prescribed for people who have a low level of oxygen in their blood and not for everyone who is short of breath.
An informative fact sheet about buteyko. Buteyko is a breathing technique that focuses on nasal breathing, breath holding and relaxation.
An informative fact sheet on cannabis and the lungs.
This self-management action plan for adolescents and adults (aged 12 years and over) is to be completed by healthcare practitioners, together with their patients.
This is a brochure containing a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Action Plan for doctors to complete together with their patients. It includes actions to take for different levels of symptoms for COPD – from well, worsening, severe to emergency.
This is a brochure containing a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Action Plan for doctors to complete together with their patients.
This is a brochure containing a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Action Plan for doctors to complete together with their patients. It includes actions to take for different levels of symptoms for COPD – from well, worsening, severe to emergency.
This is a brochure containing a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Action Plan for doctors to complete together with their patients.
