Asthma: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management

Clinicians management of asthma can only be applied when the patient is present. This is usually a few hours per year at most in contact with the health care professional. Patients then need to self-manage for over 8,000 hours per year on their own. The modern practitioner needs to know how to facilitate that process with the individual and family members.

They cannot do this without knowing the patients' motivation, self-efficacy, knowledge of illness, perceptions of severity and vulnerability etc. Without this kind of knowledge the practitioner would potentially face countless re-admissions using crisis management as the main strategy.

An international focus will be adopted in reviewing current policy relating to patient management and self management practices in addition to close scrutiny of national and local policies impacting on the students current arena of practice.

Who this course is for

All health professionals.

On successful completion of the module you will be able to:

1. Recognise key aspects of professional knowledge and competence in Asthma management that promotes logical decision making in normal, complex and unpredictable contexts.
2. Evidence the ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and treatment within the realms of asthma management.
3. Reflect on and critically evaluate your own professional role in understanding and facilitating self management of the person with asthma.

Level 6

LBR applications

• If you are applying for an LBR funded place, please Apply directly to the University.
• Find out more about LBR and whether you are eligible for an LBR Level 6 course

Apply directly to the University

Self-funded applications

• If you are financing your study yourself, please contact Admissions on 01332 591167 or email askadmissions@derby.ac.uk to secure your place

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If you want to find out more about studying a short course, please contact us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Additional information about your studies

Minimum numbers

Please note that this course is subject to minimum numbers in order to run.