Article provided by Dr John Blakey and Respiratory Physiotherapist Sarah Hug from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Being diagnosed with a lung condition can be a difficult experience. Sometimes people feel they are not given enough information,…
By Respiratory Care WA Respiratory Health Educator and Senior Respiratory Scientist, Charlene Butler Undiagnosed and misdiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a problem worldwide that can have serious consequences for people experiencing respiratory symptoms. …
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…
Respiratory Care 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…
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…
Asthma hospital presentations drop, Respiratory Care WA warns ‘Be ready for winter’ Recent figures have shown a drop in presentations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to Western Australian hospitals last year, but…
Asthma is one of the leading causes for school absenteeism in children. This condition can have a significant impact on their general wellbeing, affecting them physically, emotionally, mentally and socially. This has a detrimental impact…