In this episode:

• Significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs, cardiovascular disease apart from skeletal ones are related to a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm
• Tapering doses, bursts of higher dose and chronic low dose oral corticosteroids are patterns of oral steroid usage we should avoid
• Earlier referral to a specialist asthma clinic can be of great benefit for patients struggling with asthma control as much can be offered to help, including new biologics that are game changing

Guests: Prof Vanessa McDonald, Professor of Nursing &
A/Prof John Blakey, Respiratory Consultant

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 39 mins