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  • What is Severe Asthma?
    • Overview
    • Definition
    • Prevalence & Burden
    • Pathophysiology
    • Symptoms
    • Severe Asthma Attacks / Exacerbations / Flare-ups
    • Asthma Phenotypes
  • Diagnosis & Assessment
    • Overview
    • Diagnosis Overview
    • Assessment Overview
    • Lung Function Assessments
    • Questionnaires
    • Allergy Assessments
    • Phenotyping
    • Bronchoscopy
    • Imaging
    • Occupational Asthma
  • Management
    • Overview
    • Asthma Education
      • About Severe Asthma
      • Asthma Pathophysiology
      • Medications Education
      • Self-Monitoring
      • Triggers
      • Review
    • Written Action Plans
    • Adherence
    • Inhaler Technique
    • Physical Activity & Exercise
    • Interdisciplinary Approach & Multidimensional Assessment
    • Referral
  • Medications
    • Overview
    • Relievers
    • Preventers / Controllers
    • Add-on Therapies
    • Monoclonal Antibodies
      • Travelling with Monoclonal Antibodies
    • Bronchial Thermoplasty
  • Co-Morbidities
    • Overview
    • Pulmonary & Upper Airways
      • Allergic & Non-Allergic Rhinitis
      • Chronic Rhinosinusitis
      • Dysfunctional Breathing
      • Vocal Cord Dysfunction
      • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
      • Bronchiectasis
      • Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
    • Extra-Pulmonary
      • Obesity
      • Anxiety & Depression
      • Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
      • Osteoporosis
      • Cardiovascular Disease & Metabolic Disease
  • Living with Severe Asthma
    • Overview
    • Daily Symptom Burden
    • Mental & Emotional Health
    • Intimacy & Relationships
    • Self-Management Support
    • Medication Use & Costs
    • Experience of Care
    • Experience of Asthma Attacks
    • Prognosis
  • Establishing a Clinic
    • Overview
    • Set-up
    • Staffing & Multidisciplinary Team Approach
    • Facilities
    • Delivery Approach
    • Tailored Referrals
    • Evaluation
    • Opportunities for Training & Research
    • Barriers & Hurdles
  • Paediatrics
    • Overview
    • Management in Paediatrics
    • Assessment in Paediatrics
    • Alternative Diagnosis & Co-Morbidities in Paediatrics
    • Psychosocial Issues in Paediatrics
    • Medications in Paediatrics
    • Asthma in the Adolescent Population
  • Resources
    • Overview
    • Clinic Recommendations
    • Infographics
    • Asthma Assessment Resources
    • Systematic & Multidimensional Assessment Resources
      • Airway Components
      • Comorbidity Components
      • Risk Factor Components
    • Translation & Implementation
    • Case Studies
    • Presentations
    • Videos
    • Relevant Links
    • Key References

Contributors

Home Contributors

Project Leaders

Vanessa McDonald
Prof. Vanessa McDonald

University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute

Peter Gibson
Prof. Peter Gibson

University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Manager

Name Affiliation
Dr. Steven Maltby University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute

Core Writing Group

Name Affiliation
Prof. Vanessa McDonald Chair / Extra-Pulmonary Co-Morbidities
University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Prof. Helen Reddel Severe Asthma Overview
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research / University of Sydney / Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Prof. Greg King Diagnosis & Assessment
University of Sydney / Woolcock Institute of Health Research / Royal North Shore Hospital
Prof. Peter Wark Management
University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute / John Hunter Hospital
Prof. John Upham Medications
University of Queensland / Princess Alexandra Hospital
A/Prof. Mark Hew Pulmonary Co-Morbidities
Alfred Hospital / Monash University
A/Prof. Lorraine Smith Living with Severe Asthma
University of Sydney
Dr. Vanessa Clark Establishing a Severe Asthma Clinic
University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Louisa Owens Paediatrics & Adolescents
Sydney Children’s Hospital
Dr. Stephen Oo Paediatrics & Adolescents
Princess Margaret Hospital / Fiona Stanley Hospital
Prof. Peter Gibson Resources
University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute / John Hunter Hospital

Section Contributors (in alphabetical order by section)

Name Affiliation
Severe Asthma Overview
Dr. Michael Fricker University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Diagnosis & Assessment
Dr. Ryan Hoy Monash University
Prof. Alan James University of Western Australia / Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Prof. Connie Katelaris Western Sydney University / Campbelltown Hospital
A/Prof. Janet Rimmer Sydney Medical School – Central
Prof. Bruce Thompson Monash University
Dr. Andrew Wilson University of Western Australia
Management
Prof. Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich Woolcock Institute / Sydney Medical School / University of Sydney / Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
Jane Civitico Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local Health District
Laura Cordova Rivera University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Rebecca Disler The University of Melbourne
Prof. Tim Usherwood University of Sydney
Co-Morbidities
Janet Bondarenko Alfred Hospital
Tania Clifton-Smith Physiotherapist BradCliff Breathing Method New Zealand
Dr. Eli Dabscheck Alfred Hospital / Monash University
Dr. Eve Denton Alfred Hospital
Dr. James Fingleton Medical Research Institute of New Zealand / Wellington Hospital
Dr. Sarah Hiles University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Joy Lee Alfred Hospital
Janine Mahoney Alfred Hospital
A/Prof. Celeste Porsbjerg Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr. Hayley Scott University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Anne Vertigan John Hunter Hospital / University of Newcastle
Living with Severe Asthma
Daniela Eassey University of Sydney
Leanne Holmes Manchester Severe Asthma Service / Manchester Foundation Trust
Prof. Janelle Yorke University of Manchester
Paediatrics & Adolescents
Dr. Daan Caudri Princess Margaret Hospital
Prof. Mark Everard University of Western Australia / Princess Margaret Hospital
Prof. Graham Hall Telethon Kids Institute
Prof. Adam Jaffe University of New South Wales
Dr. Andre Schultz Princess Margaret Hospital / Telethon Kids Institute / University of Western Australia
Dr. Gemma Sicouri University of Sydney
A/Prof. Susan Towns Sydney Children’s Hospital Network
Registries
Dr. Erin Harvey Australasian Severe Asthma Network / University of Newcastle / John Hunter Hospital
Review Feedback
Prof. Guy Marks University of New South Wales / Woolcock Institute of Medical Research / Liverpool Hospital / South Western Sydney Clinical School
General Content Development
Dr. Kim Jones University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Steven Maltby University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Contribution to Graphics
Olivia McDonald University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Steven Maltby University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute

Reference Group

Name Affiliation
Prof. Vanessa McDonald
(Chair)
University of Newcastle / Hunter Medical Research Institute
Dr. Simon Bowler Mater Medical Centre
A/Prof. Jed Duff University of Newcastle
Alicia Goodwin Asthma Australia
Matthew Hingston Greater Bank / Patient-Carer Perspective
Renee Hingston Patient Perspective
Debra Kay Consumer, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
A/Prof. Peter Middleton University of Sydney / Westmead Hospital / TSANZ Education & Training Subcommittee
Jen Norbury National Asthma Council Australia
Kirsten Phillips &
Kelcie Herrmann
Lung Foundation of Australia
A/Prof. Smita Shah Western Sydney Local Health District / The University of Sydney

Contributing Organisations

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Hyperweb – Website Development
Eddie O’Reilly (The University of Newcastle) – Video & Photography
Mark Rothfield (Hunter Medical Research Institute) – Video Editing
Ben Mitchell – Illustration

Funding

Project initiated and overseen by the Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) through the Centre of Research Excellence scheme

Last Updated on February 11, 2019

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