This May, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand (ARFNZ) is launching a dedicated New Zealand Asthma Awareness Day: Aotearoa - Te Rā Whakaarohia te Huangō
A study published today (16 April) in the New Zealand Medical Journal highlights clear inequities in the health outcomes of New Zealand children with asthma
Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) is urging the government to not only consider the lack of housing supply as an issue, but also the quality of housing due to its clear link with respiratory disease
Health equity, evidence-based medicine, health literacy and whānau-centred healthcare were themes emerging at the 2020 New Zealand Respiratory Conference
Amy van der Loo rounds up the clinical education content in the latest issue of New Zealand Doctor | Rata Aotearoa. Use the embedded links to go through to the relevant ELearning page
The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ recently released their eagerly awaited new guidelines on both childhood and adult asthma management (available at nzrespiratoryguidelines.co.nz), with an excellent article by Helen Cant in New Zealand Doctor (Clinical Update, 12 August) giving a clear synopsis of the recommendations
"Have they taken Ventolin off the market? I ran out of it the other day…well, actually, my puffer had gone out of date, so I rang my GP and he said I had to change. Gave me that red bomb thingy."
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management