Diagnosing Asthma: Solving the Jigsaw Puzzle
The International Primary Care Respiratory Group published its latest Desktop Helper which is demystifying asthma diagnosis with a ‘jigsaw puzzle’ approach. The group suggests collecting and assembling pieces of clinical information to create a diagnostic picture, like making a jigsaw puzzle.
This webinar will be of interest to any primary healthcare professional who wishes to gain insight into this latest guidance. Presented by Dermot Ryan, a Director of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. This webinar took place on Thursday 25 January 2024. View the webinar on demand in the player below.
Learning Objectives
Gain insight into the incorporation of observation/art of diagnosis
Understand the limitations of guidelines
Learn an approach to categorising information gathered to assist in the making of the diagnosis
Increase confidence in your diagnostic reasoning skills
Presented By
Dermot Ryan
About the Presenter
Dermot Ryan qualified in UCD in 1977 completing his vocational training in Dublin in 1981. After becoming a partner in practice in the UK he became very interested in asthma and allergy. He was a member of the committee of the Primary Care Respiratory Society for some 12 years, during which time he established the first chair of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine at the University of Aberdeen and founded what is now the npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine Journal. He was a founding member of IPCRG in 2000 and is currently a director. He sat on two iterations of the SIGN/BTS Asthma guidelines. He is an honorary clinical research fellow at the University of Edinburgh and has authored or co-authored over 200 papers in peer reviewed journalsNews & Insights
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