These guidelines are designed to aid health professionals in delivering asthma care in the community and in emergency departments, providing simple, practical and evidence-based guidance. See published review, NZMJ: Vol. 138, 27 June 2025.
These guidelines are designed to aid health professionals in delivering asthma care in the community and in emergency departments, providing simple, practical and evidence-based guidance.
NZ Asthma Guidelines - Quick Reference Guide
The NZ COPD Guidelines: 2025 Update revises the NZ COPD Guidelines, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal in February 2021. A review was undertaken by a working group of respiratory health experts, led by respiratory physician Professor Bob Hancox from the University of Otago.
A quick reference guide to the NZ COPD Guidelines: 2025 Update. This concise summary resource is designed for health practitioners working in everyday practice in primary and secondary care settings
A handy chart summarising all the inhaler devices currently available in New Zealand, including funding and carbon footprint information. Updated June 2025
This self-management plan is for adults with bronchiectasis and is to be completed by healthcare practitioners, together with their patients. It helps you to recognise your symptoms and what to do to manage them by following a simple step-wise ‘traffic light’ action plan.
Algorithm for community management of acute severe asthma in children less than 11 years
Algorithm for management of acute severe asthma in adolescents and adults (primary care, after hours or emergency department)
