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Asthma
Asthma Treatment: Where Are We Today?
Want to know an expert's view on managing your asthma? We interviewed asthma expert Dr. Louis-Philippe Boulet, Professor of Medicine at Laval University, to get his opinion on what you can do to control your asthma condition.
Asthma menu
Learning more about asthma
- Asthma in Canada
- Your lungs
- What is asthma?
- Take the Asthma Control Challenge
- Do you know your asthma triggers?
Treat your asthma the right way
- What can you do to manage your asthma?
- Avoiding asthma triggers
- Understanding your asthma medications
- Reliever medications
- Controller medications
The Asthma Action Plan
- What's an asthma action plan?
- Why do I need an asthma action plan?
- Setting treatment goals
- How do I use my asthma action plan?
- What if I don't have an asthma action plan?
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About this channel
Asthma is a leading cause of hospitalization and missed days at school and work. It also kills more than 500 Canadians each year and accounts for about 1% of all hospital admissions. An estimated 2.7 million Canadians have asthma. Find out what you need to know to prevent your asthma from acting up.
Inhaler Instructions
What you need to know:
How to use a Diskus
How to use an MDI
How to use a Turbuhaler
Sponsor Recognition
This website channel is sponsored by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
