RESOURCES

Medications for Asthma in Canada
Let’s Clear the Air – Spirometry Campaign Asthma
Very Mild and Mild Asthma Educational Slide Deck
CTS Member Portal
Severe Asthma Educational Slide Deck
CTS Member Portal
NON-CTS TOOLS
Asthma Action Plans
Adult Asthma Action Plan
Pediatric Asthma Action Plan
Supporting evidence:
→ An asthma action plan created by physician, educator and patient online collaboration with usability and visual design optimization
→ Development Process for Lung Health Foundation’s Pediatric Asthma Action Plan (Children 1-15 years)
Tool to Complete Yellow Zone of the Asthma Action Plan
Asthma Action Plan Yellow Zone Formulation Table
Supporting evidence:
→ An evidence-based, point-of-care tool to guide completion of asthma action plans in practice
→ Adjustment of inhaled controller therapy of asthma in the yellow zone, based on the inhaler product used in the green zone age 16 years and older
Asthma Medication Decision Aids
Inhaled Corticosteroids
Combination of ICS and LABA
Supporting evidence:
Development of a patient decision aid on inhaled corticosteroids use for adults with asthma
Mild Asthma Decision Aid
For patients and For Care Providers
Supporting evidence:
A patient decision aid for mild asthma: Navigating a new asthma treatment paradigm
The Electronic Asthma Management System (eAMS):
A Point-of-Care decision support for asthma care
(integrated in the Telus/PSS and OSCAR EMRs)
eAMS website
Supporting evidence:
The Electronic Asthma Management System (eAMS) Improves Primary Care Asthma Management
Algorithm for identifying asthma patients in the EMR
Supporting evidence:
Identifying patients with asthma in primary care electronic medical record systems
Supporting evidence:
Adults Asthma Quality Standards
Children & Adolescent Asthma Quality Standards
Asthma Diagnosis & Management Algorithm for Primary Care
How to properly use an inhaler
Inhaler medication resource sheet
Primary Care Asthma Program Manual
Severe and difficult to control asthma referral tool
Smoking Cessation Toolbar for Telus/PSS EMR system
Spirometry interpretation e-modules
Primary Care Asthma Program Spirometry Manual
Spirometry Interpretation Guide