EDGE24: Recognising and Treating Severe Asthma in a Child
Severe Asthma in a Child
EDGE24 Emergency Medicine
Please note there is a new version of this module.
Your EDGE24 modules will count toward your EDGE26 certificate !
There is no requirement to complete any of the EDGE modules a second time. For EDGE24 modules you are not yet enrolled in, you are directed to enrol in the equivalent EDGE26 module and continue your path through the EDGE course. At the completion of all 24 modules you will be able to request an EDGE26 Course Certificate (36 CPD Hours).
EDGE24 Module 17 : Severe Asthma in a Child
Latest Course Update: January 2024
The child with severe life threatening asthma is arguably one of the most frightening paediatric emergencies experiences to manage as a clinician. As failure to recognise the severity of the attack and under-treatment of severe illness are major contributing factors to mortality resulting from asthma it is critical to evaluate the child carefully and identify severe or life threatening asthma requiring urgent bronchodilator therapy and supportive care.
In this module we focus on the clinical clues in history (red flags) that signal a child at high risk for a life threatening asthma and explore the currently recommended approach to managing severe and life threatening asthma in a child drawing on recent research that has informed National Clinical Guidelines.
Accreditation
A "Course Certificate" for 36 CPD hours can be requested upon completion of all 24 modules. The course is CPD accredited for the 2023-2025 triennium with ACRRM (Course Code : 28766) and RACGP (Course Code : 403496: 24.5 Educational Activity and 11.5 Reviewing Performance Hours).