Article provided by the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Respiratory Team. For people with asthma and COPD, the world of inhalers seems to get increasingly complicated. Adding another medicine may mean learning a new inhaler technique,…
Federal MP to take 237,000 steps for asthma Patrick Gorman gets to do plenty of walking in his role as the Federal Member for Perth. “As one of the younger, and therefore fitter, members of…
The first day of Spring also marks the start of National Asthma Week which runs from 1-7 September each year. It’s a great time to encourage conversations about asthma and how this time of year…
Asthma WA has opened Australia’s first Paediatric Respiratory Hub in Perth’s southern suburb of Cockburn. The Hub, which opened in September 2020, operates up to three days a month, with a second location hoped to…
It was a pleasant, sunny day in May 2016 when Teresa walked into our offices as a volunteer. After over 40 years of working in the real estate industry, she decided to take a step…
Regardless of the current COVID-19 situation, it is still winter and there’s no better time than the present to talk about some of the seasonal challenges our community faces when it comes to managing their…
Do you want to get involved with the work that Asthma WA is doing? Do you want to have your say on new resources we are developing? Become a member of Asthma WA’s NEW Consumer…
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often need additional support following discharge from hospital. This helps to improve their health outcomes and quality of life, while also decreasing the risk of future unplanned returns…
Fact: Using your inhaler like a perfume spray will not help relieve your asthma or COPD symptoms. Our Respiratory Health Team sees a lot of different interpretations of how a person understands they should use…
Have you heard someone say their child has RSV? Did you have a COVID-19 test but were told you have rhinovirus? Or have you actually caught the real flu? What do they all mean? Our…