BeatAsthma+
The Beat Asthma+ Project is a feasibility study, aiming to objectively assess a new approach to managing children aged 5-16 years with more difficult asthma in primary care. The Beat Asthma+ Pathway aims to improve outcomes for asthmatic children and ultimately prevent further asthma deaths.
Use of the Beat Asthma+ templates developed by CDRC Precision will enable early identification and management optimisation of children with ‘higher risk’ asthma. The pathway involves the delivery of an intensive education programme to children and their families over a 12 month period and will be implemented across 8 GP surgeries from Newcastle Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside CCG’s.
The Primary objective of the study is to demonstrate a reduction in the number of children presenting to hospital with an asthma exacerbation.
Secondary objectives include:
- Improvement in the percentage of patients having a personalised asthma action plan
- Reduction in the average number of reliever inhalers used per patient per year
- Improvement in the average number of preventer inhalers used per patient per year
- Reduction in the average number of courses of steroids used acutely per patient per year
We will also measure:
- Attendance and DNA rates to clinics
- QOL scores in patients pre and post intervention
How to access BeatAsthma+ via EMIS
To access the CDRC Population Reporting Searches on EMIS, you will need to download and import the following .zip file:
This .Zip file contains the following searches of note:
- Asthma Register Aged 5-16 (inclusive)
If you have not performed this process before, please refer to the Download/ Import guide below, which provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to Download and Import .zip files into EMIS:
You can check whether you have the most up-to-date version by reviewing the date on the .zip file. Any updates to the Population Reporting searches will be communicated to CDRC Precision users via the mailing list for the CDRC. To ensure you stay up to date with the latest information, please sign up to the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/9131L
This guide will help you answer the following questions:
There are some simple searches that have been built to try and identify patients at high risk of exacerbations of asthma. The searches appear like this:
There are 4 inclusion criteria and patients may meet more than one. The last search “All inclusion criteria” is all the other criteria grouped together.
A data entry template has been generated to collect information as part of the Beat Asthma review. Simply work through the template to complete the Beat Asthma assessment. The first page looks like this:
There are hyperlinks in blue and underlined that take you to websites including an online Asthma Control Test Score and the Beat Asthma website resources.
There are many hyperlinks within the template that open up resources on the Beat Asthma website to print and give to the patient/parent/carer. The CDRC Precision resources have also produced a Beast Asthma Personal Asthma Action Plan (PAAP). This can be given to aid self management of a patients asthma.
An example of the PAAP is below:
Get in touch
If you have any questions regarding access, or the use of the CDRC Precision tools, please get in touch: contact-CDRC@ahsn-nenc.org.uk