1999 Evidence Based Review of the Australian Six Step Asthma
FINAL REPORT 1999 EVIDENCE-BASED REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN SIX STEP ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PLAN This document was written by Jennifer Coughlan, Amanda Wilson, Peter Gibson Department of Respiratory Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, NSW. NSW HEALTH DEPARTMENT © NSW Health Department 2000 This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for study training purposes subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source and no commercial usage or sale. The National Asthma Campaign has published this document with the permission of the NSW Health Department. February 2000 State Health Publication No: (CRCP) 990223 ISBN: 073473123X For further copies please contact: Health Promotion Strategies and Settings Unit Health Promotion Branch Locked Mail Bag 961 North Sydney NSW 2059 Telephone (02) 9391 9537 Facsimile: (02) 9391 9540 ___________________________________________________________Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Australian Asthma Management Plan was published in 1989 and was the first of many international, consensus-based asthma guidelines. International and NHMRC standards are currently calling for guidelines to be refined using the principles of evidence-based medicine. There is also a growing demand from medical practitioners and consumers to have access to evidence-based recommendations for therapy. The National Asthma Campaign and New South Wales Health collaborated with the intention of pursuing this goal in 1996-1997. A steering committee of experts in asthma, epidemiology and health policy was established to guide an evidence-based review of the Australian Asthma Management Plan. Beneficiaries Groups in Australia that will benefit from this work include: health policy makers, guideline writers, researchers, consumers, general practitioners, respiratory physicians, students and educators.
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