Respiratory resources for health professionals

Recommended by

The Queensland Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Network.

Pulmonary embolism

Clinical pathway

• Suspected pulmonary embolus diagnostic pathway (PDF 194 kB)
• Suspected pulmonary embolus diagnostic pathway for non-pregnant adults - poster (PDF 461 kB)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Guidelines

The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and Lung Foundation Australia regularly update their evidence based recommendations on managing COPD in adults.

• COPDX guidelines

Use Queensland Health's template and guidelines to develop a COPD action plan for your patients.

• COPD action plan (PDF 320 kB)
• Suggested strategy for developing a COPD action plan (PDF 52 kB)

You can also refer COPD patients to the Queensland Health self management of chronic conditions service (SMoCC). Read the:

• SMoCC fact sheet for health professionals (PDF 137 kB)
• SMoCC patient brochure (PDF 2025 kB).

Information for your patients

Lung Foundation Australia has COPD resources to help patients understand and manage their condition.

Asthma

National Asthma Council Australia and Asthma Australia both have lots of resources to share with your patients. They cover diagnosis, treatment and ways manage the condition.

Pleural mesothelioma

Support your patients by sharing the Lung Foundation Australia's fact sheet on living with pleural mesothelioma.

Lung function testing

Clinical education

Queensland Health runs an online spirometry training program for medical, allied health and occupational health professionals. It includes a one day skills workshop and a workplace portfolio assessment.

Guidance

The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science (ANZSRS) published advice on testing lung function during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it was developed in the context of COVID-19, it may be able to be used with all aerosol borne diseases.

Read the Pulmonary function testing during SARS-CoV-2: An ANZSRS/TSANZ position statement.

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Use the Lung Foundation Australia pulmonary rehabilitation toolkit to help create an evidence based rehabilitation program for your patients.

Smoking and vaping

Clinical pathway

• Smoking cessation clinical pathway (PDF 323 kB)
• Smoking cessation clinical pathway (interactive version) (PDF 919 kB)

You can use our online form to refer your patients to Quitline.

Clinical guides

The Statewide Respiratory Clinical Network has developed guides to help people give up smoking.

• Smoking cessation outpatient clinic guidelines (PDF 2420 kB)
• E-cigarette and vaping cessation guide (PDF 524 kB)
• Carbon monoxide monitoring for smoking management: a brief guide for staff (PDF 643 kB)