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Helping to reduce the burden of asthma in WA SUMMER 2017
Inside this issue
Asthma & COPD Telehealth Service
Asthma & Bushfire Smoke
Manage My Asthma Kids Club
Research Award Recipients
ECU Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma
and more....
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Postal Address: PO Box 864,
West Perth, WA 6872
Phone: (08) 9289 3600
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Email: ask@asthmawa.org.au
Patron: Her Excellency Governor
Kerry Sanderson AO
Vice Patron: Dr Ken Fitch AM
www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/wa
Thank you to our Major Partners
Asthma Matters 2
Asthma & COPD Telehealth 3
Deanne’s story - Asthma, it’s serious 5
Asthma & Bushfire Smoke 7
Manage My Asthma Kids Club Update 9
Big Rock Toyota supporting WA Kids 10
Research Award Night & Recipients 11
Health Professional Symposium 12
ECU Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma 13
Introducing New Staff 15
BUPA supporting AFWA 16
Donate to the asthma cause 17
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Asthma Matters
It is my privilege to be writing to you as the
current Executive Director of Asthma Foundation
Western Australia (AFWA) after the departure of
CEO David Johnson. David’s service to AFWA has
helped make the Foundation what it is today and
has set it up for even greater outcomes for West
Australian’s affected by asthma.
Since taking on this executive role, as different to
my position of President, I have seen first hand
the excellent work done by the staff engaged
at AFWA in pursuit of reducing the burden
of asthma in WA. Change is always a difficult
thing for any organisation to undergo whilst
maintaining positivity and growth. The AFWA
team have done both and I am proud of every
one of them. Thank you team.
The newly launched Asthma and COPD
Telehealth Service is a major step to achieve a
long held ambition of bringing AFWA services to
regional and country Western Australia. Working
with WA Country Health we now have education
for patients and training for health professionals;
all carried out from our offices in West Perth
via high-quality teleconferencing. It is early days
however already we are seeing both patients
and health professionals enthusiastically take up
this free service. Find out all the details about
Telehealth on pg 3.
The Manage My Asthma Kids Club was launched
this year and has already grown to over 200
members. If you have a child with asthma – mild
through to severe – check out our article on pg 9
about the Kids Club’s interactive and fun activities
promoting asthma health and how to join.
Before we know it the 2017 ECU Freeway Bike
Hike for Asthma will be here. Save Sunday, 26th
March in your diary next year as a family fun day
or challenge yourself with the 60km Full Hike!
Don’t miss out on seriously great benefits such
as discounted tickets and amazing prizes when
you purchase early bird tickets for the hike! These
special tickets are available for purchase online
from December 1st on our event website:
www.freewaybikehike.com.au.
Join us for the best ECU Freeway Bike Hike for
Asthma yet to promote the asthma cause and
raise more money for asthma than ever before!
As you can see, the programs AFWA runs provide
great benefits to asthmatics and professionals
alike and the majority of what we deliver is FREE.
Please help support these great programs and
join in making our major fundraiser, the ECU
Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma a huge success.
We look forward to seeing you and your families
there on Sunday March 26th!
Thank you for your ongoing support whether you
are an asthma sufferer, carer or contributor.
Tony Carter
Executive Director
Online Asthma Shop
www.asthmafoundationwashop.org
Asthma Foundation WA’s online shop offers a wide range of
products to help you manage your asthma.
Become a member of Asthma Foundation WA and receive 10%
discount on all shop products!
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Asthma & COPD Telehealth Service
AFWA is now just a (video) call away.
People living in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern
and the Goldfields can now speak to AFWA’s
Educators about their asthma, chronic bronchitis
or emphysema without leaving town, thanks to
the new innovative telehealth service launched in
September 2016.
The Asthma and COPD telehealth service uses
phone and video conferencing technology to
connect rural people who have problems breathing
or are feeling breathless with AFWA’s experienced
Educators. People can either visit their GP, Health
Centre or Hospital to be connected to the service,
or they can simply use their home computer.
Colin Easther, 74, resides in Northam and suffers
from moderate emphysema. The benefit of using
this service has allowed Colin to simply visit his
local Hospital to speak to one of our educators
instead of travelling over an hour away to Sir
Charles Gairdner Hospital located in Perth.
“It’s very convenient, I just walk into a room and
talk to her on a television set,” he said. “Last time,
my educator gave me a demonstration of how
to use the new equipment using a mannequin. It
was very easy to see and I could ask her questions
straight away, it’s a good system.”
Colin also highlighted the ease of the Telehealth
technology, stating “…you don’t need to be tech
savvy, all you need to do is adjust the volume
knob.”
This service is not a replacement for existing
asthma and COPD services within these regions.
It has been designed to work in collaboration with
local doctors to help support their patients.
It will help to increase and improve AFWA’s reach
to regions of WA that were previously inaccessible
to our Perth metropolitan based Health Services
Team. By ensuring all people residing in rural and
regional Western Australia receive the support
and care they need at the right place and time,
we are one step closer to achieving our mission
of reducing the burden of asthma and related
respiratory conditions on the West Australian
Community.
The Asthma & COPD Telehealth Service is the
result of a partnership between the WA Country
Health Service (WACHS) and the WA Primary
Health Alliance, the Country WA Primary Health
Network and the Asthma Foundation WA (AFWA).
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Colin Easther
Colin is typical of many people in country WA:
busy with life and community involvement. He’s
the founder of a respiratory condition support
group, Wheatbelt Wheezers. However, Colin was
interested to learn more about Asthma & COPD
Telehealth, so he had a chat via videoconference
with an educator.
Following the consultation, Colin has made some
positive changes to take better care of his moderate
emphysema.
Here’s what Colin said of his experience:
“The service is good; I just walk into a room and
talk to her on the television set. It’s very private and
you don’t need to be tech-savvy, all you need to
do is adjust the volume knob. The videoconference
was very clear.
Last time, my respiratory educator gave me a
demonstration of how to use the new equipment
using a mannequin and it was very easy to see and
I could ask her questions straight away.
The service makes contact with people that want to
be contacted, in a convenient way. I will recommend
the service to the other people in my COPD support
group. It cost me nothing.”
How does the Telehealth service work?
The service uses videoconferencing to provide telehealth appointments, linking you with our Health
Services Team via a computer or television screen. You might be at your local hospital, health centre,
community resource centre or telehealth-enabled GP surgery.
Is it an established technology?
Videoconferencing is used every day in WA to link consumers in Country WA with specialists in Perth
and regional hospitals. Asthma & COPD Telehealth uses this same infrastructure around the state,
concentrating on asthma and COPD education and support.
You won’t be required to operate the telehealth equipment yourself, unless you choose to have the
appointment at your home.
Will my doctor be kept informed?
The Asthma & COPD Telehealth service works in partnership with local GPs and healthcare professionals
to ensure continuity of care for patients. Your GP and any other healthcare professionals you nominate
will receive regular communication from the Health Services Team. You can also choose to have a
member of your local healthcare team join you for your consultation.
What happens during a consultation?
You can expect an appointment to be very similar to a face-to-face consultation where you can talk
about your asthma or COPD, ask questions or raise concerns. You can also have a support person or
other members of your healthcare team join you for your appointment. The appointment carries with
it the same privacy and confidentiality assurances as face-to-face consultations.
How do I register for Telehealth?
To access this service you can be referred by your GP or Health Professional
or arrange your own appointment directly:
Phone: 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462)
Email: Telehealth@asthmawa.org.au
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Asthma..It’s serious
Deanne’s Story
Have you ever been laser focused on one
breath? The one breath that you are willing
with everything in your being to fill your lungs;
the one breath that you are fighting to keep;
the one breath that you are so scared will not
easily move through your body the way that
everything in your learning about good health
promises it should? I have. And it sucks.
I’m a 54-year-old woman, happily married to the
love of my life. I grew up in Perth, spent 27 years
living in Melbourne and returned “home” to WA
in 2010. I had never had respiratory problems of
any kind in Melbourne, or indeed in Perth as a kid
but on arrival back in WA I got a horrendous cold
that resulted in sinusitis and eventually surgery to
have my sinuses drained. Somewhere along the
way I started finding it difficult to get my breath.
A childhood friend, a nurse and life-long Asthma
sufferer, suggested I look at using a Ventolin. I
went to the Doctor, she tested me and said yes,
I was borderline asthmatic and that it would
probably be a good idea to have a puffer when I
needed it. The doctor also gave me some Seretide
and suggested I use it morning and night and
wean myself off when it “felt right. You’ll know,”
she said confidently.
I didn’t know. I felt like I was an imposter. Not
really an asthmatic. Who contracts Asthma at 50?
Isn’t it just a kids disease and you grow out of it?
How do I know when I should take this medicine
or not?
I had good days and bad days but the bad days
were hell. Up to 12, 15 times a day I’d be sucking
the life out of my Ventolin but the breath never
was easy, my lungs hurt, my throat hurt; I was
forever thinking “I’d better go to the hospital, I
might die”. My husband was worried and I was
frightened. It went on like that for a year.
My nurse friend said I should go and talk to
someone at the Asthma Foundation WA. OMG!
What a life-changing event. Two hours of
informative, caring, thoughtful advice.
Models that I could see, touch and understand
what was going on in my body. Demonstrations
of spacers. Relevant data on what Asthma was
and how I could best manage it in my life. All
of it delivered with empathy, understanding and
genuine desire to help and support me.
I ended up in tears of relief. I wasn’t alone, I
wasn’t crazy - I just had a doctor who really wasn’t
the full bottle on Asthma. I came out of that
meeting armed with information, two spacers and
a determination to find a new doctor who was
experienced with Asthma treatment. I found my
new doctor, my Asthma is well controlled and I
haven’t used my Ventolin in 6 months.
Thank you Asthma Foundation WA – you gave me
back my life, one easy breath after the other.
Do you have an asthma story to share?
AFWA would love to hear your personal experience
with asthma and any experiences you have had .
By sharing your asthma story you will also inspire, educate
and connect the wider WA community affected by asthma.
To share your story please email ask@asthmawa.org.au or
alternatively contact us 08 9289 3600.
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Did you know?
One in ten
West Australians
have
asthma
4 0 0
Australians die
from asthma
every year and
50% were
preventable
Asthma costs
Australia
over
$28
billion
every year
3
children
children in
the average
classroom
have asthma
It is a leading
cause of
missing school
or work
45%
have
poorly controlled
asthma
Asthma is a Top
National Health
Priority
#1
most common
chronic
condition
suffered
by
children
Causes 69,000+
emergency
departments
visits & 37,000+
hospitalisations
annually
Asthma affects
all people
& can
develop
at any
time
of life
At present
there is no cure
Sources: Deloitte Access Economics The Hidden Cost of Asthma 2015
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare http://www.aihw.gov.au/asthma and Emergency department care 2014-15
Asthma...it’s serious.
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Asthma &
Bushfire Smoke
Prescribed Burning
Smoke from bushfires and prescribed
burning activities can be a major trigger for
people with asthma and other respiratory
conditions. It’s important to be prepared
and know how to respond if you are exposed
to smoke.
Prescribed burning happens across Western
Australia to reduce bushfire risk, manage native
plants, and protect biodiversity in our parks and
reserves.
This generally takes place in autumn and spring,
and only on certain days when conditions are
suitable. In parts of the state, depending on
seasonal conditions, burns can also happen at
other times of the year. Presence of smoke from
prescribed burns, generally, is in shorter duration
than that of bushfires. To minimise the impact on
people’s health and wellbeing during prescribed
burns, consideration is given to the amount of
smoke that will be produced, and the direction
and area it will cover.
What should I do?
Tips to stay safe and well if there is bushfire smoke in your area:
• Stay indoors when there is smoke (unless you are advised to evacuate); close all windows and doors
and block air vents.
• If you have an air conditioner, use it - set it to recycle, at home and in the car.
• Avoid doing physical activity outdoors while smoke is around.
• Continue using your asthma preventer medication as prescribed by your doctor.
• Always have your asthma reliever medication (blue/grey puffer) with you, and use it as soon as you
get symptoms - to prevent them from getting worse. If available, use a spacer as it helps get more
medication into your lungs.
• If your asthma reliever medication isn’t working, or needed every 2-3 hours or more, seek urgent
medical advice by calling 000 for an ambulance.
• If you don’t have your asthma medication with you, or you can’t access your house to get it, your
community pharmacy can provide emergency asthma medication even if you don’t have a script or
money to pay for it.
• Older people, children, and those working at the fire front are most at risk, so be aware and if you
notice someone having trouble access help fast.
• If you don’t have an Asthma Action Plan, or are unsure what to do in an asthma emergency, follow
the Asthma First Aid procedure found at: www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/wa/about-asthma/resources
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Asthma App
Useful Contacts
Utilities
Western Power 13 13 51
Alinta Gas 13 13 52
Water Corporation 13 13 75
Telstra (for residential telephone faults) 13 22 03
Services
Anglicare Emergency Relief Western Australia Fremantle 9325 7033
Australian Red Cross www.redcross.org.au 1800 246 850
Centrecare 9325 6644
Centrelink 13 28 50
Department of Child Protection and Family Support
Crisis Care
9223 1111
Crisis Care Country Free Call 1800 199 008
Central Office 9222 2555
Central Office Country Free Call 1800 622 258
Department of Fire & Emergency Services (DFES) 9395 9300
DFES Chaplain 9485 7800
Homeless Advisory Service, Department of Housing 1800 065 892
Insurance Council of Australia 1300 728 228
Lifeline 13 11 14
RSPCA WA 9209 9300
State Emergency Services (SES) 132 500
The Samaritans 9381 5555
WA Natural Disaster Relief & Recovery Arrangements 9395 9404
The mobile asthma
teaching tool!
Asthma Australia has a new Asthma
App for iPhone or iPad and it has all the
information needed about medications,
asthma first aid and device technique
videos right at your fingertips!
The Asthma App provides easy access to:
• the latest asthma information
• asthma medication and devices
• device technique videos
• asthma action plans
• asthma first aid steps
Download the App for
FREE at the iTunes app
store, simple search
“Asthma” and look for
the blue balloon.
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Manage My Asthma
KIDS CLUB
The FREE Manage My Asthma
Kids Club is a great place for
kids affected by asthma to come
together and feel a sense of
belonging whilst learning valuable
asthma management skills and
information about the condition.
The club makes learning fun
through games and competitions
and a special welcome pack
in the mail when they join up
which includes their very own
membership card, asthma
information and fun resources!
Members then receive newsletters
which contain lots of asthma
information, competitions, stories
of kids with asthma and discount
offers on our asthma shop.
Some happy members with their
special membership packs
Join the fun and register for free online at:
www.managemyasthma.com.au
Supported by
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Big Rock Toyota helps
clear the air for WA kids
Big Rock Toyota recently pledged its
support to the Asthma Foundation WA
(AFWA), assisting the Foundation to deliver
vital asthma education and support to the
thousands of people living with asthma
throughout WA.
Asthma Educator Kate visits Geraldton to educate with Puff
Big Rock Toyota has provided AFWA with
a brand new Rav4 allowing transportation
of the Kids Club mascot Puff the Dragon
throughout the WA community.
“Big Rock Toyota are extremely proud to be supporting Asthma Foundation WA,” said Big
Rock Toyota Dealer Principal, Mark Branchi. “We appreciate the hard work that goes on at
the Foundation and feel privileged to be involved.“
“We look forward to working with the Foundation in the future and doing everything we
can to help raise awareness of Asthma.”
Asthma Foundation WA Executive Director Tony Carter echoed these sentiments; “AFWA
is very grateful to Big Rock Toyota for their support. Having an organisation like Big Rock
Toyota behind us increases our work in the community and we look forward to continuing
this partnership for many years to come.”
Visit www.bigrocktoyota.com.au to check out their wide range of new, demo and
pre-owned vehicles, parts and affordable servicing.
Puff is a very busy dragon!
Keep up with Puff’s latest adventures by following Asthma Foundation WA on Facebook! !
Puff visiting PMH
Puff visiting Haynes Coles
Puff with his new friend at the
Telethon Expo
Puff at Mundijong Football
Club
Puff with his Health Services
Team
Puff at Telethon Expo
Puff at Asthma Friendly
School; John XXIII College
Puff gets a very special hug
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Research Awards Night
L-R Backrow: Assoc Prof Graham Hall, Dr Thomas Iosifidis,
Prof Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, Dr Jean-Francois
Lauzon-Jozet, Board Members Cathal Smith & Tony Carter.
Front: Dr Cristina Gamez, Niamh Troy
On Monday the 17th October, AFWA awarded over $107,500 to four successful grant recipients, at it’s annual
Research Grant Awards evening held at Tompkins on Swan Function Centre. WA based researcher Niamh Troy
was also awarded the Micki Hardy Scholarship Top Up from Asthma Australia.
The evening cocktail function was attended by grant recipient finalists, previous grant winners, corporate partners
of AFWA, as well as their board members and staff.
The guest speaker for the event was Professor Mark Everard – McCusker Foundation Chair in Paediatric Respiratory
Medicine.
Christian, Cathal Smith, Tony Carter, Jenny Howson Jennifer Choveaux and Dianne Bianchini Shelley Harwood, Kate Green and Li Ping Chung
Leonie Munday, Erin Hurson, Keith Munday Mark Everard Members of the AFWA MASAC
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2017 Research Grant Award Recipients:
Project Grant - Awarded $40,000
Project Title: Improving safety for young
children with asthma
Professor Graham Hall, Professor Britta
Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg and Dr Anoop
Ramgolam
Telethon Kids Institute and Princess Margaret Hospital
New Investigator Grant - Awarded $30,000
Telethon Kids Institute
Project Title: Gender differences in
immune response to rhinovirus: explication
for the sexual dimorphism of allergic asthma
Dr Jean-Francois Lauzon-Jozet with
Associate Professor Deborah Strickland
supervising
New Investigator Grant - Awarded $30,000
Project Title: Longer outside, better inside:
outdoor exposure & it’s impact on the gut
microbiota & development of asthma & allergy
Dr Cristina Gamez with Professor Susan
Prescott and Professor Jeffrey Keelan
supervising
The University of Western Australia & Princess Margaret Hospital
Fiona Staniforth PhD Scholarship Top Up - Awarded $7,500
The University of Western Australia
Project Title: Defective cell migration as a
mechanism of dysregulted asthmatic airway
repair undergoing general anaesthesia
Dr Thomas Iosifidis with A/Prof Sunalene
Devadason and A/Prof Anthony Kicic
supervising
Micki Hardy Scholarship Top Up - Asthma Australia
Project Title: Discovering the immune
inflammatory gene networks underlying the epithelial
response to human rhinovirus in children with asthma
Niamh Troy with A/Prof Anthony Bosco
supervising
Connecting
Asthma Care
Symposium
Asthma Foundation WA
together with Asthma
Australia took part in the 2016
Asthma Symposia national
series Monday 17th October
held at the Tompkins on Swan
Function Centre in Alfred
Cove.
This all day professional seminar
presented Health Professionals
with a wide and varied program,
incorporating research and clinical
updates through to practical
information and device technique
and gave access to personnel with
asthma expertise and experience.
The keynote speaker of the day
was Dr Juliet Foster, a Research
Psychologist with a special interest in
the patient’s perspective on chronic
disease and self-management.
Dr Foster presented the findings of
a recent study, funded by Asthma
Australia and other research
organisations into the experiences of
patients living with severe refractory
asthma.
Other speakers included:
Dr Tiffany Hughes
Consultant Immunologist and
Immunopathologist
Dr Li Ping Chung
Clinical Lead for Airways Disease at
Fiona Stanley Hospital
Amelia Seselja
Head of Oral Health Promotion,
Australian Dental Association
Dr Scott Claxton
Consultant Respiratory Physician at
Joondalup Health Campus
Dr Ingrid Laing
Research Fellow School of Paediatrics
and Child Health Research at UWA
Telethon Kids Institute
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Join us for some serious fun!
AFWA’s flagship fundraising and major community event provides all WA bike riders a
unique opportunity to cycle along Perth’s major freeways regardless of age or ability.
Held on Sunday 26th March 2017, the event will aim to raise awareness and funds towards
asthma services and research.
This is a great day out, and with our new family passes your whole family can take part in
this unique event without breaking the bank! All you have to do is:
Register // Recruit // Raise // Ride
Find out more information on our website:
www.freewaybikehike.com.au
Early birds get the prizes!
Receive 10% off your registration and a free
t-shirt when you register for the 2017 ECU
Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma within the early
bird period!
The JCC team at the 2016 ECU Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma
You will also be entered into the draw to
win a voucher worth $1000 from our Early
bird sponsors, Joondalup Cycle City! Check
out their massive range of Road Bikes,
Mountain Bikes, BMX’s, Scooters, Unicycles
and more at www.joondalupcyclecity.com.au
If you have a fundraising idea, please contact Erin Hurson: erin.hurson@asthmawa.org.au
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Introducing New Staff
Jonathan Clews
Partnerships Manager
Sharifa Dina
Health Services Educator
Jenny Howson
Health Services Manager
Louise Watson
Adminstration
First job: IT Technician at
John XXIII College
Last job: Business
Development Manager at
Konica Minolta
Best advice I’ve been
given: Treat change as an
opportunity
Biggest risk I’ve ever taken:
Going into business for
myself
Biggest reward: Family and
Friends
Every morning I wish I
could: Inspire someone
new
My Goals for 2017: Take
my career to the next level
First job: Bank Clerk.
Last job: Respiratory
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Best advice I’ve been given:
Have patience in life
Biggest risk I’ve ever taken:
Moving to another country
without a job in hand
Biggest reward: Too many
to list
Every morning I wish I
could: Not sure about that
one
My Goals for 2017: Find
a good balance between
home and work duties
First job: Social Support
Worker for people with
disability and/or mental
illness
Last job: Senior
Development Officer - WA
Health Department
Best advice I’ve been given:
“If it’s for you, it won’t go
past you”
Biggest risk I’ve ever taken:
Leaving everything to move
to WA
Biggest reward: Kids,
family, and the friends that
we’ve made in WA
Every morning I wish I
could: Stay in bed just a
little while longer
First job: Tropical Twist
(supervising kids & hosting
parties)
Last job: Medical
Receptionist
Best advice I’ve been given:
To persevere
Biggest risk I’ve ever taken:
Moving out of home
Biggest reward: Finishing
my degree (Health
Promotion)
Every morning I wish I
could: Travel to a new
place around the world
My Goals for 2017: Save
lots of money and plan a
big holiday
My Goals for 2017: To
relish this new challenge,
meet new people
and achieve all I can,
both personally and
professionally
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Do you want to live well with asthma?
AFWA offers FREE workshops aimed to increase your
knowledge and confidence in managing asthma.
Learning more about what asthma is and how to
respond to symptoms will help you feel in control of
your condition.
For further information:
Visit our website: asthmaaustralia.org.au/wa
Email: ask@asthmafoundation.org.au
Call: 1800 ASTHMA (278 462)

Thank you Bupa!
Have you seen our friends at Bupa out and about lately?
This winter, the Bupa team raised a whopping $5,744 in donations by giving out
popcorn at various expos and the Perth Royal Show. So if you see their booth, be
sure to stop by and pitch in! What an awesome way to help the asthma cause and
make people smile.
Thanks Bupa and all you popcorn-eaters out there for supporting asthma!
Would you or your company like to fundraise for AFWA?
Contact: Fundraising@asthmawa.org.au
Do you know about the Bupa
Asthma Management Program?
Bupa has partnered with the Asthma Foundation of WA, and offers
an Asthma Management Program, which is provided at no additional
cost to Bupa members on selected levels of Bupa hospital cover.
Knowledge, good self-management and regular
visits to your doctor are the keys to effective
asthma control. The Bupa Asthma Management
Program gives you tools and resources to actively
manage asthma and help to improve your or
your child’s health.
For example, access to:
• an Asthma Action Plan, for you to complete
with your doctor
• an asthma quiz for you to fill out and discuss
with your doctor
• easy-to-read information about current issues
and research on asthma
• a professional nursing telephone service to
answer your queries on general health, or for
asthma specific information, you can contact
the Asthma Foundation WA direct on 1800
ASTHMA
1800 ASTHMA Helpline
Remember, people who follow a written Asthma
Action Plan developed with their doctor are likely
to have fewer asthma flare ups and fewer days
off school or work because of asthma.
Asthma is a condition that may change over
time. Visiting your doctor to review your Asthma
Action Plan on a regular basis, even when you
are well, will ensure that you stay in control of
your asthma, and lead as active and healthy a life
as possible.
To find out more about Bupa coverage
or to become a member, visit
www.bupa.com.au or your
local WA Bupa centre.
Do you want easy access to trusted, quality asthma management
information and advice over the phone?
This asthma support helpline is operated by our experienced and qualified Health
Services Team who have experience in supporting people with asthma. We can also
offer our follow up telephone service to work with you to help improve your asthma
over time. This free and confidental service is available Mon - Fri, 9am-5pm.
FREECALL 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462)
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Did you know?
Every 8 minutes an Australian
with asthma enters an emergency
department because they can’t
breathe.
Your donation can help save a
child’s life.
By giving to Asthma Foundation WA, you help reduce asthma hospitalisations through proactive asthma
management, upskilling health professionals, and researching a cure.
We aim to increase how seriously asthma is taken and empower people with asthma to live healthy and
safe lives. But we need your help and ask for your donation.
All donations over $2 are fully tax-deductible!
I want to help!
Remember, all donations over $2 are fully tax-deductible.
Donate online at www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/WA
I would like to make a once-off
tax deductible donation
Amount $
Please detach and return to:
Asthma Foundation WA
PO Box 864
WEST PERTH WA 6872
I would like to start making
monthly tax deductible donations
Amount $
Name:
Address:
Enclosed is a cheque/money order payable to Asthma Foundation WA
Please charge my credit/debit card: Mastercard Visa
Ph:
Email:
I have asthma
Card Number
Exp Date
|
I care for someone with asthma
Cardholder’s name
as it appears on the card
Signature
I know someone with asthma
Please send me information about
including Asthma Foundation WA in
my Will.
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Freecall 1800 ASTHMA
36 Ord Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 | Ph: 08 9289 3600 | ABN 57 057 873 242
www.asthmaaustralia.org.au