Medicine subject guide - Links
Asthma
Government sites | University sites | Organisations | Guidelines | Texts and Statistics
Government sites
HealthInsite Asthma
Australian Government site with links to reliable information sources.
U.S. CDC National Center for Environmental Health
The Center is leading CDC's efforts to prevent and control asthma in partnership with state and local health departments in the U.S.
U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
The Asthma Management Model System is an information management tool
designed to facilitate science-based decisionmaking and evidence-based
medicine in long-term asthma management. The system consists of three
main components: The Research Mode links to a variety of searchable databases and other resources. The Education Mode provides access to clinical practice guidelines, an electronic library, continuing education and patient education materials, and teaching/learning tools. The Communication Mode allows you to e-mail the Webmaster and register for updates, and will soon connect to online forums and discussions.
U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Provides Information in the form of fact sheets, brochures and news releases.
University sites
Monash University
This Asthma site discusses initial assessment, management, indications for ICU admissions, inhalation devices and an asthma management plan.
the Woolcock Institute of Medical research
The University of Sydney Institute of Respiratory Medicine.
Organisations
American College of Allergy and Asthma
Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN)
The Network (ACRN) was established in 1993 by the Division of Lung Diseases (DLD), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). It is a multi-center group designed to conduct multiple studies of asthma. The ACRN is dedicated to conducting well designed Clinical trials for rapid evaluation of new and existing therapeutic approaches for asthma and for dissemination of laboratory and clinical findings to the health care community.
National Asthma Campaign Australia
Includes links to a number of useful publications including the Asthma Management Handbook and the Spirometry Handbook.
Guidelines
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.
Texts and Statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Titles include:
Asthma in Australia 2005 - This report includes information on health expenditure, various treatments for asthma and asthma action plans. It also provides statsistics on the number of people with asthma, the numbers who visit their GP, are hospitalised or die due to asthma.
HealthInsite Asthma Statistics
An Australian Government site.