Volume 209 Issue 2 Supplement · 16 July 2018
Severe asthma in Australia
Coordinating Editors: John Upham, Peter Gibson, Zoë Silverstone
Diagnosis of severe asthma
We describe three key steps in the diagnostic evaluation process for severe asthma
Tunn Ren Tay · Joy W-Y Lee · Mark Hew
Managing comorbid conditions in severe asthma
Personalised diagnosis and management of comorbid conditions are essential to achieving effective and improved outcomes for patients with severe asthma
Philip G Bardin · Jhanavi Rangaswamy · Shaun W Yo
Appropriate use of oral corticosteroids for severe asthma
Future work should focus on optimising the balance between OCS efficacy and safety
J Michael Ramsahai · Peter AB Wark
Optimising treatment for severe asthma
The ultimate goal of inducing remission or cure of asthma is still some distance away
John W Upham · Li Ping Chung
Health-related quality of life burden in severe asthma
Public health messages recognising the significant burden of severe asthma on quality of life are needed
Vanessa M McDonald · Sarah A Hiles · Kimberley A Jones · Vanessa L Clark · Janelle Yorke
Models of care for severe asthma: the role of primary care
There are a number of barriers in primary, secondary and tertiary settings which compromise optimal care for severe asthma in Australia
Li Ping Chung · Paula Johnson · Quentin Summers
News briefs
Cate Swannell
Public reporting of percutaneous coronary interventions
David Enze Wang · Rishi K Wadhera · Deepak L Bhatt
Rendering visible the previously invisible in health care: the ageing LGBTI communities
Carmelle Peisah · Kim Burns · Samantha Edmonds · Henry Brodaty
Potential implications of the new American hypertension guidelines in Australia
Garry LR Jennings · Bronwyn A Kingwell · Erin Hoare
News briefs
Cate Swannell
Priorities for preventing a concentrated HIV epidemic among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
James S Ward · Karen Hawke · Rebecca J Guy
A novel, culturally appropriate approach to weight management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
John A Stevens · Garry Egger · Bob Morgan
Regulating consumer use of transcranial direct current stimulation devices
Anne-Maree Farrell · Adrian Carter · Nigel C Rogasch · Paul B Fitzgerald