Epidemic thunderstorm asthma - resources for health professionals
Health professionals including general practitioners, pharmacists and nurses have a vital role to play in reducing the risk to the community from epidemic thunderstorm asthma events.
Optimising diagnosis, clinical care and self-management of asthma and hay fever is the key to responding to the risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma events. Such an approach will decrease the impact of any subsequent events while also improving the overall health and wellbeing of people with these conditions in between events.
Health professionals can access epidemic thunderstorm asthma training programs and resources, including:
a resource for emergency departments and urgent care centres to facilitate self-assessment and gap analysis of preparedness for an epidemic thunderstorm asthma event.
