About the Asthma programme
The e-Asthma programme is an interactive elearning resource for healthcare professionals which aims to improve the diagnosis and management of asthma as a long term condition in adults.
e-Asthma is a foundation level educational resource aimed at all healthcare professionals who come into contact with adults with asthma who are not asthma specialists. This includes GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, community nurses, ambulance staff, 0-19 teams and emergency department staff.
Focussing on adult asthma diagnosis and management this programme aims to develop a healthcare professional’s knowledge and confidence in caring for patients with this long term condition, improving the quality of care received by adults.
For asthma in children and young people, please visit the CYP asthma page here.
More Information
The e-Asthma programme aims to standardise the quality of asthma care for adults in line with NICE and NRAD recommendations. e-Asthma will train people to foundation level in the following areas of asthma diagnosis and management:
• Overview of asthma and its diagnosis
• Control and monitoring
• Managing asthma
• Acute asthma (managing asthma attacks)
• Supporting self-management
Meet the team
Louise Raybould
Project Manager, East of England Clinical Networks
Dr Linda Pearce
Clinical Director, East of England Clinical Networks
Viv Marsh
Queen’s Nurse, RGN, RSCN, SCPHN, Independent Prescriber
Nicki Overton
Project Manager, Education for Health
Neha Baj
Content Development Lead, HEE elearning for healthcare
Paul Tingle
Project Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Alex Cleary
Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Emma Nye
Programme Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Louise Garrahan
Communications Lead, HEE elearning for healthcare
Original sponsor: East of England Clinical Networks
Adult sessions
- Dr Linda Pearce
- Dr Mark Levy
- Ms Alison Roome
- Dr Suaib Nasser
- Viv Marsh
- Dr Louise Selby
- Dr Daryl Freeman
Adult sessions update
- Professor Andrew Menzies-Gow
- Dr James Smith
How to Access
In order to access the Asthma programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Asthma programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
NHS healthcare staff in England – ESR
The Asthma programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this e-learning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.
Not an NHS organisation?
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Asthma programme, please contact elfh directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
More information
Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.