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This ECHO Network has now concluded.
Below you will find the session recordings, presentations and resources discussed and presented during the series.
Please note, only the didactic presentations are recorded during the sessions. Group discussion and case presentations are not recorded.
Session Resources
SESSION 1: 7/07/2022
Recording
Presentation Slides: Case Finding and Making a Diagnosis
Resource 1: Asthma–COPD overlap
Resource 2: Spirometry Handbook for primary care
Resource 3: TSANZ/ANZSRS Preliminary Guidance - Pulmonary Function Testing during SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks
Resource 4: Spirometry Infection Control Recommendations for Primary Care
SESSION 2: 4/8/2022
Recording
Presentation slides: Non-Pharmacotherapy Management
Resource 1a: LFA Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs listing in SA
Resource 1b: Pulmonary Rehabilitation program in Regional/Rural SA
Resource 2: CHC Regional PR referral form
Resource 3: CALHN PR referral form
Resource 4: NALHN PR referral form
Resource 5: SALHN PR referral form
SESSION 3: 1/9/2022
Recording
Presentation Slides: Pharmacotherapy Management.
SESSION 4: 6/10/22
Recording
Presentation slides: Managing exacerbations, including concurrent COVID
Resource 1: Managing a COPD Exacerbation Checklist (Lung Foundation)
Resource 2: Managing exacerbations algorithm (Lung Foundation)
Resource 3: SA Ambulance Service (Julie Forbes)
Resource 4: My COPD Action Plan (Lung Foundation)
Resource 5: My Home Hospital (SA Health)
SESSION 5: 3/11/22
Recording
Presentation slides: Sleep Disorders in COPD
Resource 1: COPD-X
Resource 2: Sleep Health Primary Care Resources
Resource 3: Sleep Health Foundation
Resource 4: Sleep Health Foundation - CPAP Directory
SESSION 6: 1/12/22
Recording:
Part 1 : Breathlessness and end -stage COPD
Part 2: Breathlessness and end-stage COPD: focus on non-pharmacological management strategies
Presentation slides: Breathlessness and end stage COPD.
COPD resources
COPD-X Plan: Australian and New Zealand evidence-based clinical guidelines for the management of COPD
COPD-X Concise Guide: A concise summary of the key evidence-based recommendations from the COPD-X Plan
HealthPathways SA: Online access to evidence-based clinical pathways and local referral information. Access to HealthPathways SA is free once you have registered to set up a login.
Available COPD pathways of care include:
Lung Foundation Australia resources:
- Service directory: a National directory of support, programs and services for patients with a range of lung conditions
- COPD overview
- Factsheet: Stepwise management of stable COPD
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit
- Primary Care Respiratory Toolkit (online interpretation of spirometry results)
- Primary Care Training courses
National Asthma Council Australia resources:
Spirometry Training:
Publications:
Our COPD ECHO panel
Dr Alison Lydeamore - GP Facilitator
Investigator Clinic, Port Lincoln
Dr Kerry Hancock
Respiratory GP, Chandlers Hill Surgery
Dr Andrew Scroop
Respiratory Physician, Respiratory Consultants
Glenda Woodward
Respiratory Nurse, Country and Outback Health
Prof Marie Williams & Prof Kylie Johnston
Respiratory Physiotherapists, Uni SA
Joy Gailer
Clinical Pharmacist, DATIS
This program is funded by Country SA PHN, with support from Lung Foundation Australia
