Asthma - Professor Paul O’Byrne

This publication is a summary of a recent
presentation by Professor Paul O’Byrne, one
of the world’s leading asthma experts, who
spoke to a panel of general practitioners
in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
in February 2009 about a global view of
asthma: the global burden of asthma; how
patients manage asthma and the goals of
asthma management; the Global INitiative
for Asthma (GINA) and new concepts in
asthma control and severity. Professor
O’Byrne also participated in a workshop with
leading New Zealand asthma researchers
in Auckland.