Asthma Training

Asthma Training

This 3-hour asthma training provides individuals living with asthma and carers the knowledge and skills to take greater control over this condition.

Through module discussions and practical training, you’ll learn how to stop asthma triggers, deal with bad times, and keep living life freely.

If you’re taking care of someone with asthma, it’s important to know how to help them if they have an asthma attack. That’s why this asthma course is so important for care workers, support workers, patients, family and anyone.

• Course Duration: 2- 3 hours
• Course Level: Level 2
• Certificate: 1-year certificate
• Max Delegates: 12
• Practical: Yes
• Mode: Face-to-Face/Blended

This course gives you a solid base to understand and handle asthma better. You’ll learn to spot triggers, deal with symptoms, and know when things are getting serious. With this knowledge, you can take charge and make spaces safer for people with asthma.

Asthma Course Outline:

This asthma training course is really important for caregivers who look after people with asthma. It covers everything you need to know, like what asthma is, how to deal with asthma attacks, and giving asthma medicines.

1. Understanding Asthma

• Explaining asthma as a long-term breathing problem.
• How asthma affects the airways.
• Different types of cells involved in asthma.

2. Asthma Symptoms

• Common signs: Wheezing, coughing, trouble breathing, chest tightness.
• Knowing when symptoms are normal and when they’re serious.
• Understanding how symptoms can vary.

3. Types of Asthma

• Exploring allergic asthma, exercise-induced asthma, etc.
• Learning what makes each type different.
• Understanding what sets off each type.

4. Asthma Triggers

• Finding common triggers like dust, pollen, smoke.
• Knowing your own triggers and avoiding them.
• Talking about how stress can make asthma worse.

5. Recognising Worsening Asthma

• Signs to watch for: More coughing, trouble breathing at night.
• When to get help if symptoms get worse.
• Knowing when breathing is really hard.

6. Asthma Medications

• Types of medicine: Daily meds to control asthma, quick-relief meds for emergencies.
• Using inhalers the right way for best results.
• Understanding how different medicines help.

7. Asthma Attacks: What to Do

• Signs of a bad asthma attack: Hard time breathing, blue lips.
• Acting fast to get help during an attack.
• Following a plan to manage asthma attacks.

Asthma Training Benefits:

Take Control: Handle your asthma better or help loved ones more effectively.
Enjoy Life More: Cut down on symptoms and do more things.
Keep Spaces Safe: Find and fix asthma triggers in your surroundings.
Worry Less: Understand asthma and deal with flare-ups calmly.
Help Others: Learn skills to support people with asthma, like parents, teachers, and workplaces.
Follow the Rules: (For workplaces) Meet health and safety training needs.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the asthma course, you will be able to:

1. Define what asthma is
2. List common symptoms experienced by individuals with asthma
3. Compare and contrast primary types of asthma
4. Discuss common environmental, emotional, and physical triggers of asthma
5. Identify early warning signs to indicate asthma is worsening
6. List commonly used medications, both rescue and preventative
7. Describe what action may be taken during an asthma attack

Who Should Attend the Asthma Training

This asthma course is beneficial for:

• healthcare professionals,
• caregivers, and
• individuals in various settings who want to enhance their understanding and skills in managing asthma.

Questions and Answers

What is asthma awareness training?

Asthma awareness training teaches you how to spot and deal with asthma. It covers what asthma is, what sets it off, and what to do if someone has an asthma attack. This helps you take care of your own asthma or help others who have it.

What is Asthma Control Test

The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is a simple tool for doctors to see how well their asthma patients are doing. It has five questions that patients can answer alone, showing if their asthma has been okay in the last month. The questions are about things like breathing problems, coughing, and how asthma affects daily life.

Scores range from 5 to 25, with higher scores meaning better asthma control.

Doctors use these scores to pick the right treatment and manage asthma better for their patients.

Is asthma considered a disability?

Asthma might count as a disability if it’s really bad and affects daily life and work a lot. The law stops people with disabilities from being treated unfairly and says they should get help at work if they need it.

Whether asthma counts as a disability depends on how much it affects someone’s work and their situation.

What are the top support group for asthma patients in the UK?

In the UK, there are some groups that help people with asthma, including Asthma UK, the British Lung Foundation, BLF Breathe Easy, and the National Asthma and Respiratory Education Centre (NAREC).

These groups offer different types of support like helplines, online communities, local support groups, education and training for healthcare professionals and patients.

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As I have told others... It is the best, most informative training I have ever attended