How to use FeNO testing to improve asthma diagnosis and management – for GPs & AHPs

Learn how to use FeNO testing to improve asthma diagnosis and management within primary care – practical advice and real world examples for the jobbing GP and AHP.

FeNO is a safe, fast and non-invasive measure of airway inflammation characteristically seen in asthma. It can help provide a more accurate diagnosis of asthma in adults and children/young people. With poor asthma outcomes across the UK and a misdiagnosis rate of 30%, it is essential that we reduce the amount of guesswork that we currently rely on in the care of our patients with asthma and suspected asthma.

Aims & Objectives

• Improve accuracy in asthma diagnosis and management
• Bridge the gap between national guidelines and everyday clinical practice
• Demonstrate the role and value of FeNO testing

Content

This session will help bridge the gap between national guidelines and clinical practice by providing applied practical information on how to best use FeNO testing in primary care, offering case studies, real world examples, resources and access to national training.

• Challenges of diagnosing Asthma
• What is FeNO testing and why should we use it?
• How to do a FeNO test
• QOF and FeNO
• Case Studies

Previous Delegate Feedback

“Clearly very experienced specialists which was helpful in putting FeNO in a clinical patient-focused contex “