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Useful Management Information
- No day or night symptoms
- Minimal or no need for beta agonist treatment (less than 2 times per week)
- No exacerbations
- No limitations on physical activity
- Minimal side effects of treatment
Clinician resources
- National Asthma Council Australia including Asthma Action Planshttps://www.nationalasthma.org.au/health-professionals/asthma-action-plans
- National Asthma Campaign (NAC) literature http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/540307?c=people
- Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand guidelines http://www.thoracic.org.au/professional-information/position- papers-guidelines/asthma/
- Australian Asthma Handbook http://www.asthmahandbook.org.au/
Patient resources
Minimum Referral Criteria
Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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Essential Referral Information
- Approximate age at diagnosis
- Duration and severity of symptoms (breathlessness, chest tightness, wheezing and cough)
- Frequency of exacerbations
- Management including:
- current medications (including complete list of all patient’s medications)
- previously tried respiratory medications
- Oral prednisolone use
- Previous hospitalisations for asthma
- Allergies
- Spirometry (if available)
If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Additional Referral Information
- Allergy testing results
- Triggers
- Assessment of adherence to treatment
- Smoking status
- FBC
- Chest X-Ray
- Comorbid conditions
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Preferred Method
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Send to: Gold Coast Health Service District
Internal Referrals
Respiratory (E-Blueslips)
Sleep Clinic Adult (E-Blueslips)
Fax
(07) 5687 4497
Post
Booking and Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
1300 559 083
Service Availability
Dr Maninder Singh
Medical Director Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Facilities
Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina Hospital
If you would like to send a named referral, please address it to the specialist listed above, who will allocate a suitably qualified specialist to see the patient. Alternatively, you can view a full list of our specialists.