This 6-page Position Paper captures the key recommendations from a meeting of people working in asthma, including health professionals and a patient group representative held on 17 January 2012, organized by the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) that discussed the findings of an extensive review of relevant research.
The Position Paper addresses the management of difficult-to-manage asthma from a public health policy perspective, as well as looking at the approach required by health professionals.
The paper includes:
- a definition for difficult-to-manage asthma
- details of the ten steps that can help such patien