Kids Health Information : Asthma (Royal Children’s Hospital) handout for families. Available in different languages

Asthma information for kids aged 0-8 and 9+ (Asthma Kids)

Kids Health Information : Asthma – videos (Royal Children's Hospital) Videos for parents about asthma. Includes information on What is Asthma, Action Plans, First Aide and how to use different medication devices

Exercise triggers my asthma (National Asthma Council Australia) What to do when exercise triggers your asthma

Asthma Triggers.  (Asthma Australia) What they are and what you can do about them

Asthma & Your Child - Asthma in Young Children (Asthma Australia)  Managing asthma in children at different ages, including a link to resources for managing asthma at school

Medications

How-to videos (National Asthma Council Australia) Videos about how to use your Puffer and Spacer, Turbuhaler, Acuhaler or other device to give medicines

Kids Health Information : Asthma – use of spacers (Royal Children's Hospital) Written handout about how to use and care for your puffer and spacer

Action plans

Asthma action plans (National Asthma Council Australia) Information and a link to Asthma Action Plans to take to your doctor

Kids' First Aid for Asthma Chart (National Asthma Council Australia) First Aide for an asthma attack if you can’t remember or don’t have an Action Plan

Supported self-management

Moving On Up (Tasmanian Primary Health Network together with the Tasmanian Health Service) – Learning to manage your own condition while you are supported by your family, carers and health care team, is important as you grow and work towards independence. Moving On Up is a Tasmanian resource that provides learning goals for different ages

Lung functions testing (Department of Health, Tasmania)

Asthma Australia
National Asthma Council Australia

New diagnosis information

New diagnosis information pack (Cystic Fibrosis Australia)

Carrier screening (CF Facts)

Sweat test (CF Facts)

Comorbidities (issues that may arise alongside CF)

Continence facts (CF facts)

Bone health (CF facts)

Related Diabetes fact sheet (CF Facts)

Female reproductive information for people with CF (CF Fact)

Male reproductive information for people with CF (CF Fact)

Physiotherapy and exercise

Airway clearance general information (CF Facts)

Autogenic drainage (CF Facts)

Huff and cough (CF Facts)

Modified postural drainage and percussion (CF Facts)

Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) (CF Facts)

Nebulisers (CF Facts)

Exercise (CF Guide)

Nutrition

Healthy fats (CF Facts)

Nutrition for CF babies (CF Facts)

Nutrition for CF children (CF Facts)

Nutrition guide for infants (CF Food)

Nutrition guide for children (CF Food)

Nutrition guide for young people (CF Food)

Snack and meal ideas for CF (CF Bites)

CF & Nutrition XPlained (video, medicine X)

Medications, procedures, and admissions

Medications (CF Facts)

What to expect on your first hospital admission (CF Facts)

Cystic fibrosis mental health roadshow information (EMPOWERED)

PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)(CF Facts)

PICC lines (Peripherally inserted central catheter) (CF Facts)

Ports (CF Facts)

Germs and infection control

Common infections (CF Facts)

Pseudomonas (CF Facts)

Effects of CF on families

Carers (CF Facts)

Siblings (CF Facts)

Travelling with children with CF (CF Facts)

CFA Mental health roadshow information (EMPOWERED, website)

Supported self-management

Moving On Up (Tasmanian Primary Health Network together with the Tasmanian Health Service) – Learning to manage your own condition while you are supported by your family, carers and health care team, is important as you grow and work towards independence. Moving On Up is a Tasmanian resource that provides learning goals for different ages

Lung functions testing (Department of Health, Tasmania)

Procedural anxiety (CF Facts)

There are other families out there, who have been through the same thing. If you would like to be in couth with other CF families as your CF health care team or Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania). For infection control reasons, the best way to contact other CF families is by phone or internet.

Australian

Cystic Fibrosis Australia - Cystic Fibrosis Australia is the national consumer organisation for people living with CF and their families.

Cystic Fibrosis Tasmania - CFT offers a ranges of services for CF member families in Tasmania. Please refer to the CFT membership website

International

Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Cystic Fibrosis United Kingdom
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Research and monitoring outcomes

Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry

Bronchiectasis Toolbox