This collection shares resources developed by WHO and members of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD).
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The theme for World Asthma Day 2024 is Asthma Education Empowers.
Asthma is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, affecting 262 million people.
Asthma education is a key element of asthma management, essential to empower patients and their families to understand and adhere to effective treatment.
Common topics include:
- What is asthma - what is happening in the lungs and what are the symptoms?
- How to use asthma medicines correctly
- How to reduce exposure to common asthma triggers, such as tobacco smoke and air pollution
- How to assess asthma control and manage their condition when symptoms worsen
Empowering people living with asthma to self-manage their condition can:
- Improve adherence to medicines among people living with asthma
- Reduce asthma-related emergency care visits and hospitalization
- Reduce health care costs
- Reduce asthma-related absence from school and work
For more resources, events and news items relating to asthma, please take a look at the GARD community
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GINA patient guide: you can control your asthma
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https://ginasthma.org/gina-patient-guide-you-can-control-your-asthma/
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Asthma education: an essential component in asthma management
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https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/5/1262
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EUFOREA: Asthma pocket guide
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https://www.euforea.eu/sites/default/files/2023%20EUFOREA%20Asthma%20Pocket%20Guide.pdf
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EUFOREA News: How to use an inhaler for asthma
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSOoKNlOYK4
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IPCRG: How to make Asthma Right Care "easy" in primary care
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41533-024-00366-x
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WHO news update: World Asthma Day 2024
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https://www.who.int/news/item/07-05-2024-world-asthma-day--who-calls-for-better-education-to-empower-people-living-with-asthma
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