CanBreathe

10/04/2026

Canterbury South Island Respiratory Forum. To register, please refer to the South Island Respiratory Form below https://www.canbreathe.org.nz/sirf-2026

09/12/2025

Merry Christmas from the team at CanBreathe. Wishing you a safe and Happy New Year!

23/05/2025

First Aid

23/05/2025

If you’ve had multiple courses of oral steroids, you might have already passed the 1000mg lifetime threshold. That’s roughly four standard courses.

After that point, your possibility of long-term side effects becomes likely.

Oral steroids can be life-saving during serious asthma flare-ups, but too many can start to cause harm.

Learn more about how you can reduce your need for them.
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05/05/2025

05/05/2025

Today is World Asthma Day. The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has chosen the theme “Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for ALL”. GINA emphasizes the need to ensure that people with asthma can access inhaled medications that are essential both for controlling the underlying disease and treating attacks.

Asthma attacks cause great distress for sufferers and their carers, and these ttacks may result in hospital admission and, in some cases, death. Inhaled corticosteroid-containing medications prevent asthma attacks by treating the underlying inflammation that causes asthma.

Doctors and allied health care professionals are called upon to ensure that every person with asthma is prescribed evidence-based, essential, inhaled corticosteroid-containing medication in addition to (or in combination with) reliever medication, to prevent the continuing avoidable morbidity and mortality from asthma.

If you would like to understand more about asthma and how to manage it check out our website www.canbreathe.org.nz

05/05/2025

Asthma Awareness Week!

Using a preventer puts you in control.

Preventers help calm your airways and reduce symptoms over time so you can stay well and breathe easier every day, not just by using your reliever during an asthma attack.
If you or someone you love has asthma, talk to a nurse or respiratory educator about if a preventer is right for you.

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Asthma New Zealand

05/05/2025

Winter is on the way, and if you live with asthma, respiratory viruses and infections that come with it can lead to serious flare-ups 🤒
Talk to your doctor about ways to protect yourself this winter, like staying on top of your vaccinations.
Read more about vaccines and asthma: https://buff.ly/15siohW

18/04/2025

Get ready for flu season! 🤧 Starting today, 2025 flu immunisations are available across New Zealand. Protect yourself and your whānau by getting immunised.

You can get your flu immunisation at your GP and many pharmacies. Some workplaces may offer it for free, so check with yours.

Did you know? Immunisation can reduce your risk of flu-related hospitalisation by up to 60%.

For more info and to book online, visit info.health.nz/flu or talk to your GP.

18/04/2025

Exercise can help improve the way their lungs work and boost their confidence so they can better manage their condition
These are some ways you can help to make exercise a safe part of your child’s life:
• If your child has been prescribed a dose of reliever medicine to take before exercise, check that they use it.
• Make sure your child takes their preventer medicine every day. Watch your child use their inhaler to check they are taking it correctly.
• Make sure your child always carries their reliever inhaler or has one nearby.
• If there is an adult in charge, tell them about your child’s asthma action plan.

18/04/2025

Remember, rest ethic is just as important as work ethic. Giving yourself permission to pause is essential for improving mood, managing burnout, and supporting your immune system.

18/04/2025

Here’s another to get your vale winter-ready 🏡✨
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