Respiratory Training

Financial support has been provided to the National Pharmacy Association as a corporate sponsorship from GSK Ltd.

Training for Community Pharmacy Teams

This page brings together key resources to support learning about asthma, including its causes, symptoms, and best-practice management. Whether you are building foundational knowledge or refreshing your skills, the materials here are designed to support safe, effective asthma care.

The modules below, provide short bite-sized learning to improve understanding on asthma and associated inhaler use.

Resources

Understanding respiratory disease

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How is asthma managed

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Diagnosis and monitoring of asthma

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Correct inhaler techniques - using different devices

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Which inhaler and why?

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Correct inhaler technique

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A one page guide to choosing a licenced spacer device

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One page crib sheet on how to use a spacer – using the single breath and hold

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Respiratory Scenarios

Once training modules have been worked through, team members can test their knowledge using the scenarios below. There are three scenarios that can be accessed via the downloadable worksheet below:

Scenario 1 - How to use a reliver inhaler?

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Scenario 2 - NMS consultation - using a preventative Inhaler

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Scenario 3 - Using a dry powder inhaler

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Scenarios

Inhaler crib sheet

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Worksheet scenario

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Worksheet scenario answers