ASTHMA and its drug treatment
Course title: ASTHMA and its drug treatment

Starting: 13 - 15 October 2010
  • what is asthma?
  • incidence and prevalence
  • why is prevalence rising?
  • aetiology and pathophysiology
  • clinical presentation - signs/symptoms/diagnosis
  • overview of drugs used in asthma
  • monitoring - usage/response/compliance
  • drug delivery systems
  • prophylaxis - steroids and others
  • treatment - long and short acting beta agonists/anticholinergics
  • clinical studies on new drugs
  • new approaches - anti-leukotriene, anti-PAF, other mediators/cytokines, genetic/immunological
Season:
Autumn

Fees:
 £  1275.00
Vat:
 £  223.13
Total fees:
 £ 1498.13