Asthma emergency care
Material: Whether you are planning a pregnancy, are already pregnant or have recently given birth Asthma and Pregnancy aims to give you all the information...
Inhalers used in asthma and COPD
Material: A five step rule to deal with asthma attacks, anytime patients have signs of an asthma attack: Severe Cough, Wheeze, Shortness of breath,...
Asthma and your child
Material: Asthma and Your Child gives parents and guardians the information they need to control their child’s asthma and ensure their asthma won’t...
Reach your peak with asthma
Material: Tips to exercice better with asthma.
Original name: Reach your peak booklet, poster and wallet card
Author: Asthma...
Back to school with asthma
Material: This is a checklist for parents to prepare their children with asthma going back to school.
Original name: Back to school with asthma
Author: Asthma...
Asthma friendly schools
Material: This booklet is an educational resource for teachers and school staff to enable you to better understand asthma and the impact that it can...
Asthma inhaler technique videos and documentation
Material: This series of videos presents the different inhalers and shows how to use them correctly. There are guidelines to help patients and healthcare...
COPD inhaler technique videos and documentation
Material: This series of videos presents the different COPD inhalers and shows how to use them correctly. There are guidelines to help patients and...
Spacers and Peak Flow Meters technique videos and documentation
Material: This series of videos presents the different spacers and peak flow meters (PFM) and shows how to use them correctly. There are guidelines...
How to use allergy medication
Material: This series of videos presents the different spacers and peak flow meters (PFM) and shows how to use them correctly. There are guidelines...
Guide to help and encourage smokers to quit tobacco
Material: Guide to help and encourage smokers to quit tobacco
Original name: Tänään on oikea päivä and I dag är rätta dagen and Сегодня...
Guide on indoor air quality to identify mold and dampness at home
Material: Guide for lung disease patients cope with oxygen treatment at home
Original name: Sisäilmaopas and Guide om inneluft
Author: The...
PRESS RELEASE: UK Member of Parliament Stephen McPartland hosts European allergy and respiratory patient leaders at the House of Commons
Brussels, 2 June 2016 – EFA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) dinner gathered more than 40 allergy and respiratory patient leaders from 25 European countries...
We welcome two new Members and new EFA Board
Our Annual General Meeting gathered more than 40 allergy and respiratory patient leaders from 25 European countries in London.
The Annual General Meeting...
AirPROM brings a promising scanning tool for respiratory patients
EFA organised the final event of AirPROM, an EU funded project that during five years has pulled out the best knowledge of lung research in Europe to come...
World No Tobacco Day - Asthma, allergy and COPD patients want plain packaging of tobacco in Europe
Tobacco remains the main cause of preventable deaths and diseases, causing 700,000 deaths every year in the European Union. Yet the number of Europeans...
Energy efficient buildings, indoor air quality and people with respiratory diseases
People spend 90% of their time in indoor spaces so everyone is affected by poor air quality and pollution, but this has more negative effects for people...
EU adopts new rules for medical devices – Patients will have better information on devices
On the 25th of May 2016, the Netherlands Presidency of the Council of the European Union and representatives of the European Parliament agreed new rules...
EFA delivered the patient perspective at the Medicines for Europe launch
For patients the value of medicines is all about how it works for their particular condition and that their benefit and safety balance fits with the individual...
European mHealth guidelines (almost) ready
The working group established this year by the European Commission is rapidly developing the guidelines for assessing the validity and reliability of mobile...