Asthma Education CARE and COPD courses

These workshops, Asthma Education CARE and COPD course, run by the Asthma Foundation, provide practical knowledge and tools to support health professionals in understanding and managing asthma care, with a focus on improving patient outcomes. 

Choose to attend one course or both.

Asthma Education CARE course

18 February 2026, full-day, 8.30-4:00pm

Topics include...

• How to identify your asthma.
• What are the triggers?
• Let’s talk about medications.
• Using a device.
• What is “peak flow”?
• Asthma guidelines.

COPD course

19 February 2026, half-day, 8:30am-1:00pm    

Topics include...

• COPD management.
• COPD statistics in NZ.
• Morbidity and mortality.
• Causes and onset of COPD.
• Signs and symptoms.
• Pathophysiology, diagnosis.
• Goals of management.
• Self-management and 2021 NZ COPD guidelines.

Suitable for

Registered nurses, allied health workforce and kaiāwhina.

Registration

Please register your attendance below. These are free sessions. Morning tea is provided, please bring your own lunch.