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Establishing a Severe Asthma Clinic

Systematic and organised care for people with severe asthma leads to improved outcomes. An organised model of care facilitates multidisciplinary and multidimensional assessment and management. Specialised asthma centres are an effective way to deliver this care, particularly in an environment of limited resources.

Dedicated centres provide a venue for the confirmation of a severe asthma diagnosis (McDonald et al. 2022, McDonald et al. 2011, van der Meer et al. 2016). They provide a setting to optimise self-management and treatment and to assess and treat triggers and comorbidities.

Multidimensional assessment of severe asthma leads to improved quality of life, improved asthma control and reduced exacerbations (Clark et al. 2017). Specialist centres provide access to add-on treatments, including trials of novel therapies. The severe asthma clinic also provides important opportunities for clinical training and research (McDonald et al. 2011).

LAY OVERVIEW

An organised team approach to care for people with severe asthma leads to better outcomes. Specialised asthma centres are a good way to deliver this care.

Dedicated centres provide a place for confirming a severe asthma diagnosis. They help people learn ways to manage and treat their asthma. Specialists in the centre can assess and treat triggers and other medical problems.

This type of care leads to better quality of life, better asthma control and less exacerbations for people with severe asthma. Specialist centres can provide add-on treatments and trials of new treatments. The centres also aid clinical training and research.

Key Points:

  • Systematic and organised care for people with severe asthma leads to improved outcomes
  • A dedicated severe asthma clinic is a way to provide this care
  • Developing a business case will assist in determining what is required for the severe asthma clinic
  • Multidisciplinary team management is regarded as best practice for many chronic diseases
  • In addition to improved patient care, severe asthma clinics can provide career development pathways and specialisation opportunities for healthcare professionals from a variety of fields.
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Last Updated on October 3, 2022

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