{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The GP Podcast","title":"Therapeutics in Primary Care: Asthma Part 1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1592,"description":"Participants\nDr Paul Ryan, Therapeutics Clinical Lead, Irish College of GPs\nDr John Maher - Host\nSummary\nDr John Maher is joined by Dr. Paul Ryan to discuss Asthma management in General Practice.  This is a two part series.\n \nIn today's episode (part 1), Paul discusses:\nEstablishing diagnosis in patients with suspected asthma in adults, 5-16yo, and under 5yo cohorts;\nSpecial considerations in under 5s, where objective tests may be less feasible;\nReviewing and risk-stratifying patients with confirmed asthma, including the risks of salbutamol overuse;\nAudit and practice improvement project opportunities to optimise management of patients living with asthma under our care. \nWe will follow up next week week with part 2, where Paul discusses:\nCurrent guidelines and recommendations, including the 2024 Joint Guideline from the British Thoracic Society, NICE and SIGN;\nAn overview of the five steps in managing asthma in primary care, incorporating AIR (Anti-Inflammatory Reliever) and MART (Maintenance And Reliever Therapy) devices;\nUncontrolled asthma and managing acute exacerbations;\nThe importance of considering future risk of acute exacerbations, and when to refer to secondary care for specialist input.\nLinks\nIrish College of GPs Website\nRespiratory Clinical Hub\nAsthma – Diagnosis, Assessment and Management in General Practice Quick Reference Guide (Dr Dermot Nolan, Dr Des Murphy, Irish College of GPs, Nov 2020)\nBTS/NICE/SIGN Joint Guideline on Asthma: Diagnosis, Monitoring and Chronic Asthma Management (BTS/NICE/SIGN, 2024)\nHSE “Treat Your Respiratory Tract Infection” Patient Information Leaflet\nIrish College of GPs Audit Toolkit (Dr Claire Collins, Irish College of GPs, 2019) – See Appendix 1: Audit Examples - Example 3 for Asthma \nAsthma Control Test\nAsthma Action Plan (Asthma Society of Ireland)\nAsthma Inhaler Technique Videos for Patients (Asthma Society of Ireland)\nDisclaimer\nThe information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y2EoxHzUIjVYJ3OYuZDyKEUt5A0vOFWgd_rZpd9a_No/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMDYx/ZTU3NGE1OGUzMmQ2/YWYxYzU5NTZiMmY1/Njc2YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}