Hackney Marshes PCN

Asthma and Viral Induced Wheeze Education sessions for parents

We will be running education sessions for Parents/Guardians/Carers of Children with Asthma and Viral Induced wheeze in Hackney Marshes PCN.

The sessions will be delivered by Lauren Nardo PCN Lead Practice Nurse and Gemma Parish Paediatric Nurse Specialist for Asthma at HUH. The sessions will be approximately 45 mins long and aim to provide education, guidance, and improved confidence in managing Asthma and Viral induced wheeze at home and therefore reducing hospital admissions. Particularly important with the predicted increase in RSV cases over the coming months. The dates have been specifically slotted around week 38, which is the peak week for asthma admissions.

The session will cover the following areas and will last for approx. 45 minutes:

• What is Asthma/Viral Induced Wheeze
• How is asthma/VIW diagnosed
• What is Good Asthma Control/How is VIW managed
• What are the common treatments for Asthma/VIW and how do they work
• Addressing concerns about inhaled steroids
• Inhaler technique
• Brief Escalation procedure
• Asthma/VIW and co-existing Food allergy and the use of epipens

Session Dates

Booking a slot

Please visit EventBrite for more information and to book a slot on this virtual session

Information for Parents

A session designed to increase understanding of Asthma and its treatments.

About the Event

The Parent/Guardian Asthma Education session is a group learning session designed to help parents/guardians and carers understand more about what asthma is; how it affects our children and how it is managed.  The session is open to any Parent/Guardian or Carer of a child who has been diagnosed with Asthma who belongs to a Hackney Marshes PCN surgery.

Aims of the session

We aim to provide education, guidance and improved confidence in managing Asthma at home. The session is delivered by a member of our Practice Nursing Team who has undertaken specialist Asthma training and the Paediatric Specialist Asthma Nurse from Homerton University Hospital.

We will not be able to review your child’s Asthma or discuss your child’s specific case as we will not have access to their records.  However, we will be giving information about the most common treatments for Asthma along with guidance on how to use the treatments safely.  At the end of the session you will have the chance to share your experiences and ask questions.

The session will last around 45 minutes.

Published: Oct 12, 2022