Severe Asthma Toolkit
Description: An online educational and practical resource for clinicians caring for people with severe asthma. The toolkit is designed for clinicians in primary and specialist care, in both private and public clinic settings. It covers the following topics: What is severe asthma; Diagnosis and Assessment; Management; Medications; Co-Morbidities; Living with Severe Asthma; Establishing a Clinic; and Paediatrics.
Quality Standards Summary for Asthma in Children and Adolescents
Description: This tool synthesizes content from the Asthma Care in the Community for People Under 16 Years of Age quality standard from Ontario Health. It is intended for use by health care providers and caregivers. It covers all six of the quality statements, including: confirming a diagnosis of asthma in children and adolescents, asthma management; referral to specialized pediatric asthma care, and follow-up after discharge.
Quality Standards Summary for Asthma in Adults
Description: This tool synthesizes content from the Asthma Care in the Community for People 16 Years of Age and Older quality standard from Ontario Health. It is intended for use by health care providers and patients. It covers all of the six quality statements, including: confirming a diagnosis of asthma in adults, asthma management, referral to specialized asthma care, and follow-up after discharge.
Pediatric Asthma Action Plan
Description: This tool outlines steps for patients and their caregivers to self-manage asthma. Topics include ‘how to get the most out of your visit with your healthcare provider’ and developing a pediatric asthma action plan.
Pan-Canadian Asthma and COPD Standards (PRESTINE)
Description: The Pan-Canadian Asthma and COPD Standards are an evidence-based set of recommended data elements and standardized data definitions for use in primary care electronic health records/electronic medical records in Canada.
My Asthma Diary
Description: My Asthma Diary is a helpful self-management tool developed by Lung Sask. Patients can use the asthma diary to record their information, symptoms, medication use, peak flow meter readings, and asthma triggers.
Mild Asthma Decision Aid (Patients and Care Providers)
Description: The Mild Asthma Decision Aid is a tool designed to engage patients with asthma and their care providers in discussions about current asthma treatment options. The tool helps them to reach a shared decision on treatment that is based on scientific evidence and each individual patient’s goals and preferences.
Initial Management of Pediatric Asthma in Emergent/Urgent Care Settings: Part Two
Description: The Initial Management of Pediatric Asthma in Emergent/Urgent Care Settings: Part Two publication is a document that outlines recommendations for the initial management of pediatric patients presenting to emergent/urgent care settings with acute asthma exacerbations. This guideline provides recommended actions based on the use of the Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure.
Initial Management of Pediatric Asthma in Emergent/Urgent Care Settings: Part One
Description: The Initial Management of Pediatric Asthma in Emergent/Urgent Care Settings: Part One publication is a document that outlines recommendations to support early identification and initial management of children and youth with asthma who present to emergent/urgent care settings across British Columbia. The package consists of clinical support documents and educational tools that, when used together, assist the emergency clinician to screen, rapidly assess and begin implementation of interventions in the emergent/urgent care setting.
GINA Patient Guide: You Can Control Your Asthma
Description: The Global Initiative for Asthma Patient Guide is an information guide for asthma patients and their families. It focuses on achieving asthma control and I available in English, Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.