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IPCRG adds value to primary care by building the competence and also the confidence of primary care practitioners to manage chronic respiratory diseases. In addition to its teaching and e-learning programmes, it produces "desktop helpers". These are short practical "how-to" guides co-developed by experienced primary care clinicians and patients for primary care colleagues in different global contexts. In the era of COVID, IPCRG has also produced a set of answers to discrete urgent questions that are also listed below. These summarise the evidence available at the time, and offer a "so what does this mean for primary care practice" statement.
Breaths e-learning
Free, bite-sized, and practical: designed for busy primary care professionals. Breaths is a new IPCRG initiative designed to enhance primary care providers' capability, confidence, and motivation in delivering high-quality respiratory care. It leverages structured microlearning strategies tailored to the time constraints of primary healthcare professionals.
Each Breath (mini-course) is around five minutes, highly practical, and designed specifically for busy primary care professionals. Our goal is to support clinical decision-making and strengthen patient care, one confident step at a time. Since the launch of our first Breath on asthma diagnosis mid-year, we now have 15+ on asthma, rhinitis and COPD.
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