Asthma awareness week 1-7 September

September brings warmer weather, new blooms and lots of pollen which can seriously affect people managing asthma. *

September 1-7 is Asthma Awareness Week and encourages people to ‘do something about it’. *

This includes understanding the triggers of asthma, utilising medication and having an asthma action plan. *

For people living with chronic asthma, Tunstall Healthcare offers an asthma specific telehealth program to assist with the management of the condition.

The telehealth system reminds the user to monitor their health on a daily basis utilising tools such as a spirometer or Asma-1.

The collected data is transmitted to a triage monitoring centre where it is compared to the user’s desirable limits, with abnormal limits flagged for follow up.

The asthma specific telehealth system allows declining health to be quickly identified, intervention to occur and emergency episodes to be avoided.

The system also provides trend data for specialists to effectively manage medication and identify patient specific triggers.

To find out more about telehealth visit www.tunstallhealthcare.com.au. To find out how to use telehealth to manage asthma call 1800 611 528.

About Tunstall Healthcare

With over 2.5 million users globally, Tunstall is the market leading provider of telecare and telehealth solutions. Across Australia Tunstall’s solutions support older people and those with long term needs to live independently, by effectively managing their health and wellbeing. Tunstall provides technology, expertise and advice to millions of people enabling them to lead independent more fulfilling lives. For more information on how telecare and telehealth can improve quality of life, visit www.tunstallhealthcare.com.au

Reference

* http://www.asthma.org.au/Publications/MediaReleases/tabid/61/ID/98/National-Asthma-Week-Pollen-Release.aspx