Do you suffer from Asthma?
Your asthma action plan is vital in maintaining and managing your asthma. Ideally your asthma action plan should be reviewed twice yearly to ensure it is up to date and the correct advice is followed in case of emergency.
Our doctors can prepare your action plan with you, to ensure that you understand that plan and what to do in each situation.
Our doctors and nurses can also show you the correct techniques for using a puffer and or a spacer if you are unsure.
Our Asthma doctors can manage:
Asthma Diagnosis
- History-taking: Symptoms (wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath), frequency, triggers.
- Spirometry: Most general practices offer or refer for spirometry to confirm variable airflow obstruction.
- Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR): Often used for monitoring or suggestive diagnosis.
Management and Treatment Plans
- Initiate and adjust asthma medications:
- Prescribe relievers and preventers (e.g., inhaled corticosteroids).
- Step up/down treatment in line with Australian Asthma Handbook guidelines.
- Create and review a written Asthma Action Plan — a Medicare-covered service.
- Issue repeat prescriptions and long-term medication reviews.
Education and Self-Management Support
- Teach:
- Inhaler/spacer technique.
- How to identify and avoid triggers.
- How to monitor symptoms and PEFR at home.
- Discuss lifestyle impacts, smoking cessation, and exercise-induced asthma management.
Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Services
For patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma, GPs can:
- Prepare a GP Management Plan (GPMP).
- Set up Team Care Arrangements (TCA).
- Enable Medicare-funded allied health referrals
Our Team
Dr Monize Vargas
Dr Monize Vargas graduated from the University of Medicine of Marilia in Brazil in 2011. She specialises in Family Medic...
Dr Monize Vargas
Dr Rouzbeh Zahedi
Dr Rouzbeh Zahedi, also knowns as Dr Rouz, graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) ...
Dr Rouzbeh Zahedi
Dr Josephine Tiu
Dr Josephine Tiu is from the Philippines and has been practicing medicine for 12 years before she decided to migrate to ...
Dr Josephine Tiu
Dr Parvez Obaidy
Dr Parvez Obaidy graduated from Chittagong medical university , Bangladesh in 2003, following which he briefly practiced...
Dr Parvez Obaidy
Dr Simarpreet Kaur
Dr Simarpreet Kaur is originally from India and obtained her medical degree from Baba Farid University of Health Science...
Dr Simarpreet Kaur
Dr Carlson Pun
Dr Carlson Yat-Hei Pun comes from Hong Kong. He completed his medical training at the University of Hong Kong in 2012. H...
Dr Carlson Pun
Dr Andrea San
Dr Andrea San graduated from University of Medicine, Myanmar in 2015. She has over 4 years experience of working as a ge...
Dr Andrea San
Dr Hajime Yamauchi
Dr Hajime Yamauchi graduated from Okinawa in Japan. After he moved to Australia, he has been working in Bunbury Regional...
Dr Hajime Yamauchi
Dr Jude D’Cruz
Dr Jude D’Cruz studied at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London and qualified in 1982. Dr Dâ...
Dr Jude D’Cruz
Dr Alejandra Olgiati
Dr Alejandra Olgiati graduated in 2002 from El Salvador University of Buenos Aires Argentina. She has special interests ...
Dr Alejandra Olgiati
Dr Christopher Redgment
Dr Christopher Redgment (Topher) has worked in the UK, Africa and Asia. With qualifications in obstetrics and gynaecolog...
Dr Christopher Redgment
Dr Iryna Oleshko
Dr Iryna Oleshko graduated from Medical University in Ukraine. Dr Oleshko worked as a General Practitioner in Ukraine an...
Dr Iryna Oleshko
Dr Nerissa Pecache
Dr Nerissa Pecache, also known as Nerie, obtained her medical degree from the University of Santo Thomas in the Philippi...
Dr Nerissa Pecache
Dr Subha Ramachandra
Dr Subha Ramachandra graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India in 2009. Dr Ramachandra moved to W...
Dr Subha Ramachandra
Dr Rebecca Kennedy
Dr Rebecca Kennedy completed her medical degree at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle in 2013, prior to that she com...
Dr Rebecca Kennedy
Dr Paul Hyam
Dr Paul Hyam was born and bred in Adelaide. Â His medical degree was gained from Flinders University of South Australia....
Dr Paul Hyam