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Asthma in Focus: Degree Level
Module
CATS Points: 30
Academic Level: 6 (Degree)
Notional Study Time: 300 hours
Duration: 6 months
Why is Asthma in Focus
important?
- At any one time roughly
1 in 25 adults over the age
of 16 have asthma
- 1 in 7 children aged
2-15 years of age have
asthma
- Asthma is more common
and more severe in the UK
than in many other parts of
the world
- Approximately 1,500
people die of asthma each
year in the UK. This number
is small compared with heart
disease and cancer but most
asthma deaths are
preventable by better
management.
What does this module
offer?
- This module is for
experienced nurses
caring for patients with
asthma in practice or in
the community
- This asthma degree
level module is designed
for health professionals
to develop their asthma
knowledge further.
- In this module
asthma issues are looked
at more critically and
in greater depth and
there is less emphasis
on the practical aspects
of setting up asthma
services. Asthma will be
related to the broader
health issues that are
facing both people with
asthma and health
professionals. It may be
preferable to have had
some assessed asthma
education prior to
embarking on this
module.
This module covers
the following areas:
- Epidemiology of
asthma
- Anatomy and
physiology of the
respiratory tract
- Allergy and
asthma
- Virus infections
and asthma
- Diagnosing
asthma
- Medications and
delivery devices
- Asthma
management
- Specific types
of asthma:
late-onset,
hormonal,
occupational,
brittle,
exercise-induced
- Patient
education
- Public health
issues
- Audit
By the end of
the module, you will
be able to:
- Critically
analyse the
prevalence and
causes of asthma
- Critically
examine the
environmental
factors in the
onset of asthma
- Critically
examine the link
between allergy
and asthma
- Critically
assess the
effects of
asthma on the
respiratory
tract, including
the upper
airways
- Select and
justify methods
for diagnosing
asthma in
patients of
different ages
This module
will take 6
months to
complete and is
delivered
through
comprehensive
written
materials
supported by 3
study days. The
study days will
be a mix of
informal
lectures and
practical
sessions
delivered by
expert
practising
clinicians.
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