Peter Gibson, University of Newcastle, peter.gibson@newcastle.edu.au, asar@thoracic.org.au
The Australasian Severe Asthma Network (ASAN) is a multicentre clinical research network that:
- Collects and reports on data from people with severe asthma
- Facilitates clinical research in this population, and
- Seeks to improve clinical practice for this condition.
The ASAN provides a mechanism for sharing information which helps researchers and clinicians to better understand severe asthma and develop optimised clinical management strategies. The ASAN collects data relating to patients who are diagnosed with Severe Refractory Asthma (SA) and who are recruited from participating sites across Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand. All information collected from affiliate sites are securely stored in the main data repository. Access to the database is restricted to authorised users.
- Reported in Annual Report
- Reported in other public reports
- Shared with clinicians
- Shared with consumers
- Shared with medical colleges
- Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)
- Asthma Quality Of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ)
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https://www.thoracic.org.au/researchawards/asar-sites
Victoria
- The Alfred Hospital
- Frankston Hospital
New South Wales
- Campbelltown Hospital
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital
- John Hunter Hospital
- Liverpool Hospital
- St George Specialist Centre
- St Vincent’s Clinic
- Westmead Hospital
- Woolcock Medical Research Institute
Western Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital
Queensland
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
South Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital