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• Consulation Documents
• Publications
• Useful Websites

Consultation Documents

The Adult Respiratory Knowledge and Skills Framework is due to be reviewed this year – a subcommittee have been working on this and made a number of changes and updates.  Click here to download the draft version is for you to review before it is finalised and printed. 

We welcome your comments and feedback.  Feedback is due by  24^th February 2020.  Please send feedback in the form of track changes or comments. 

Send feedback to lcampbell@comprehensivecare.co.nz

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Publications

• ERS Position Papers on E-Cigs and Heated Tobacco Products, Education and Balance key to NZ Smokefree 2025 (PDF, 879 KB)
• ERS Position Paper on Heated Tobacco Products (PDF,  1.63MB)
• ERS Position Paper on Tobacco Harm Reduction (PDF,  6.92MB)
• 2016 New Zealand Adult Respiratory Nursing Knowledge & Skills Framework (PDF)

• 2015 National Respiratory Strategy - Asthma and Respiratory Foundation (PDF)

• The Impact of Respiratory Disease in NZ Update 2016 (PDF, 3.2MB)

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Useful Websites

Asthma Guidelines

• NZ asthma guidelines - NZAsthmaGuidelines.co.nz
• The Global Initiative for Asthma - www.ginasthma.com
• The Australian Asthma Handbook - www.asthmahandbook.org.au

Bronchiectasis Guidelines

• British Guideline for non-CF Bronchiectasis, 2010 - https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/document-library/clinical-information/bronchiectasis/bts-guidelinefor-non-cf-bronchiectasis/
• Guideline for Chronic Supperative Lung Disease and Bronchiectasis in Children and Adults in Australia and New Zealand, 2014 - http://www.thoracic.org.au/imagesDB/wysiwyg/BEposstatement_2014_revised_TSANZ_website_v3_wr FINAL.pdf

Chronic Cough

• Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis and Assessment. Australian cough guidelines summary statement., 2010 - https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2010/192/5/cicada-cough-children-and-adults-diagnosis-andassessment-australian-cough
• Recommendations for the Management of Cough in Adults, 2006 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/61/suppl_1/i

COPD  Guidelines

• COPDX - www.copdx.org.au
• Global initiative on chronic obstructive lung disease - http://goldcopd.org/

Cystic Fibrosis

• Cystic fibrosis NZ - http://cfnz.org.nz/

Interstitial Lung Disease

• BTS guideline 2008 - https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/standards-of-care/guidelines/bts-guideline-for-interstitial-lung-disease-guideline/
• ERS Whitebook - http://www.erswhitebook.org/chapters/interstitial-lung-diseases/
• Nice Guideline 2013 - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg163

Lung Cancer

• Nice Guideline 2011 - https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/standards-of-care/guidelines/nice-guideline-lung-cancer-diagnosis-and-management/
• NZ standards for provision of care for lung Cancer - http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/standards-service-provision-lung-cancer-patients-new-zealand

Obstructive sleep apnoea

• British guideline - http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/215/diagnosis/guidelines.html

Oxygen

• Adult Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy - Clinical Practice Guideline, 2014
• Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Oxygen Guidelines for Acute Oxygen Use in Adults - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.12620/pdf or http://www.thoracic.org.au/imagesDB/wysiwyg/OxygenGuidelines_March2014_FINAL.pdf
• Clinical use of pulse oximetry: http://www.thoracic.org.au/clinical-documents/command/download_file/id/34/filename/Pretto_et_al- 2014-Respirology.pdf

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

• Australia and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation guidelines - https://lungfoundation.com.au/health-professionals/guidelines/the-australia-and-new-zealand-pulmonary-rehabilitation-guidelines/?doing_wp_cron=1510395337.7690520286560058593750

Respiratory websites

• The Thoracic Society of Australia and NZ - www.thoracic.org.au 
• The British Thoracic Society - www.brit-thoracic.org.uk       
• NICE Guidelines - www.nice.org.uk
• The European Respiratory Society (ERS) - http://www.ersnet.org/
• The American Thoracic Society (ATS) - http://www.thoracic.org/

Smoking Cessation

• Smokefree - http://smokefree.org.nz/quitting
• Smokefree nurses - http://www.smokefreenurses.org.nz/
• Champix - http://www.champix.co.nz/
• Quitline - http://www.quit.org.nz/
• NZ smoking cessation guidlelines - http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/new-zealand-guidelines-helping-people-stop-smoking
• Vaping - https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/pages/electronic-cigarettes-information-health-care-workers-oct16v2.pdf
• E cigarettes - http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/tobacco-control/e-cigarettes

Spirometry

• Training and tools - https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/health-professionals/spirometry-training-and-tools 
• Spirometry in practice - https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/document-library/delivery-of-respiratory-care/spirometry/spirometry-in-practice-a-practical-guide-(2005)/

Tuberculosis

• Tuberculosis Guidelines for Tuberculosis control in New Zealand 2010 - www.health.govt.nz/publications/guidelines-tuberculosis-control-new-zealand-2010

Public Offices/Charities

• Asthma and respiratory foundation - http://asthmafoundation.org.nz/
• The Department of Health - http://www.health.govt.nz/
• Cochrane NZ - http://nz.cochrane.org/
• Asthma  New Zealand - http://www.asthma.org.nz/
• Heath Navigator - https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz
• Lung foundation Australia - http://lungfoundation.com.au/ 
• Lung foundation NZ - https://lungfoundation.org.nz/
• National asthma council (Australia) - https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/

Further Reading

• BMJ - http://bmj.bmjjournals.com
• Thorax - www.thorax.bmjjournals.com
• Chest Journal - www.chestjournal.org
• Best Practice advocacy centre - www.bpac.org.nz
• Research review - www.researchreview.co.nz
• Advance Care Planning http://www.advancecareplanning.org.nz/
• Palliative care handbook http://www.hospice.org.nz/cms_show_download.php?id=377
• Further websites can also be found at the back of the knowledge and skills framework.

Inhaler resources

• Funded Inhalers in New Zealand 2016 - (PDF, 1.4MB)

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