#AskAboutAsthma is back this September (14th to 20th). This online conference will bring you all the latest updates and information you need to help you support your young patients. Keeping children’s asthma under control is particularly important this year due to the coronavirus and any potential second wave.

The agenda includes:

• A clinical update and launch of the revised London Asthma Standards

• Innovations developed and learning from the pandemic from across London

• A nurse-led session on 'Back to school and Covid'

• An update from the national team

Other items TBC

The #AAA campaign is timed to coincide with the return to school – when hospital admission rates for asthma are usually at their highest (week 38). It encourages health professionals, children and young people and their families to take three simple effective measures to help them control their asthma, namely:

• To have an asthma management plan.

• Be able to use their inhaler effectively

• Have an annual asthma review (as a minimum)

It also looks at the impact of air quality.

In addition to the online conference, this year's #AskAboutAsthma campaign will include a week long schedule of webinars, podcasts, blogs and social media activity.

Join us on Monday 14th 19.30 - 20.15 for a pharmacy-focussed webinar on how pharmacists can support CYP to manage their asthma effectively.

On Tuesday 15th 12.30 - 1.30 we look at transition and supporting the older child.

On Thursday 17th, our nursing webinar looks at how specialist nurses can support the 3 asks and improve asthma care across the system.

On Friday 18th, our primary care focussed webinar discusses why good primary care is essential for CYP asthma

To register for any of these webinars, please email hlp.cyp-programme@nhs.net

#AskAboutAsthma is run by Healthy London Partnership and the NHS in London and supported by the Mayor of London.

AskAboutAsthma in the time of Covid-19