HCA Skills to Support a Respiratory Review

Course Content:-

Please Note: You will need some basic understanding of asthma and COPD for this session.

It covers the following:

• Accountability
• Understanding basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
• Tools used for diagnosis
• Symptoms of both conditions
• Understanding the importance peak flow in asthma
• Inhaler technique
• Basic management
• Red flags
• When to refer to a senior clinician