This episode (2026 (8)) of 'Asthma with Experts' on World Asthma Day 2026 hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), and features a discussion with Professor Francine Ducharme, University of Montreal, Canada. She is a respiratory paediatrician, and a member of the GINA Science Committee Prof Ducharme shares her thoughts about the current problems faced by children who have asthma. She emphasises the need to take every opportunity to diagnose reversible airflow obstruction - a key feature of asthma, ideally with spirometry. The best opportunity is when a child presents with an acute exacerbation/ attack. She shared some information about the new flow charts in GINA 2026 on managing acute asthma exacerbations in primary care and the ED. Two other topics inclue accurate recording of the diagnosis and the latest evidence for using anti-inflammatory reliever therapy (AIR) in 6-11 year olds.

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This This episode (2026 (8)) of 'Asthma with Experts' on World Asthma Day 2026 is hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), and features a discussion with Professor Guy Brusselle, Chairman of the GINA Board of Directors on his thoughts about asthma. Prof Brusselle shares his thoughts about the current problems faced by adults who have asthma. Key issues include i) getting the diagnosis right as early as possible, and ii) the use of a single inhaler containing an inhaled corticosteroid and a quick acting, long acting bronchodilator (formoterol) for relief of symptoms as well as maintenance therapy. In this way the inflammation caused by asthma is dealt with at the same time as relieving symptoms. He also mentioned the new changes in GINA 2026 in managing severe asthma and emphasised the new changes in severe asthma management, in addition to checking biomarkers, to identify and manage co-morbid conditions such as rhinosinusitis , nasal polyposis,atopic dermatitis and eosinophylic oesophagitis.

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This episode (2026 (7)) of 'Asthma with Experts' which is hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), features a discussion with Professor Bart Lambrecht of Ghent University Belgium, about possible primary prevention of asthma. In their large Danish population based study, (https://bit.ly/3Mc9lWO) they concluded that “a respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis hospitalization in the first 6 months of life on its own conferred a threefold increased cumulative risk of an asthma diagnosis...and the risk was doubled for those without an RSV hospitalization who were born to an asthmatic mother...or father.” Interestingly after an RSV infection the risk of subsequent asthma development in these children is increased irrespective of whether the parent(s) have asthma or allergy. Together with evidence from his research in mouse models, Prof Lambrecht shares his ideas and conclusions on possibly preventing asthma from developing in children for example through RSV immunisation in late pregnancy.

Please share this podcast with any colleagues who manage people with asthma and do write to us (info@ginasthma.org) to suggest any future topics you would find helpful. Also have a look at the summary and the full strategy documents online at www.ginasthma.org/reports.

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This episode (2025 (6)) of 'Asthma with Experts' which is hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), is about allergic asthma, one of a number of different asthma phenotypes and today I’m joined by Professor Roland Buhl, a colleague who is a member of the GINA science committee. We discuss the importance of accurately diagnosing the type of asthma (ie the phenotype), in this case allergic asthma, and his personal approach to the diagnosis, management, and timely referral to appropriate specialists of allergic asthma in people over the age of 16. Please do refer to the GINA guidance at www.ginasthma.org/reports , and podcasts at https://ginasthma.org/gina-podcasts/ and do share this podcast https://ginasthma.org/gina-podcasts/ with any colleagues who manage people with asthma and do write to us (info@ginasthma.org) to suggest any future topics you would find helpful.

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The “Asthma with Experts” podcast is produced by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and is intended for informational and educational purposes for healthcare providers only. The content provided in this podcast does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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This episode (2025 (5)) of 'Asthma with Experts' which is hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), is about diagnosis of asthma in children under 5 years old. Professor Francine Ducharme a specialist respiratory paediatrician in Montreal, Canada, shares her approach to this very important challenging diagnosis for doctors. We discuss her practical approach to refining the diagnosis in these preschool children. As she says it is most important for clinicians to document the three factors necessary for making a clinical diagnosis so that appropriate treatment can be provided and essential information can be shared with parents. Please also look at the new section 10 in the 2025 GINA document at www.ginasthma.org/reports

Please share this podcast with any colleagues who manage people with asthma and do write to us (info@ginasthma.org) to suggest any future topics you would find helpful.

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The “Asthma with Experts” podcast is produced by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and is intended for informational and educational purposes for healthcare providers only. The content provided in this podcast does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

The opinions and views expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of GINA. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, GINA makes no guarantees regarding the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of the content. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is at the listener’s own risk.

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This episode (2025 (4)) of 'Asthma with Experts' which is hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), is focussed on acute asthma in children. Dr Désirée Larenas-Linnemann, one of our international GINA Advocates shares her personal approach to management of children presenting with asthma flare-ups, and exacerbations/attacks. She is an Allergist, clinical immunologist and pediatrician with expertise in asthma, who works in a private practice in a hospital in Mexico city.

She shares her process of assessment, treatment, monitoring, deciding whether to admit someone via the hospital emergency department or to send them home. We also discuss her method for ensuring her patients are safely followed up after the attack has been managed.

This podcast is targeted mainly for doctors working in primary care, but it will also be helpful for doctors in paediatric secondary care who are not asthma specialists.

Please share this podcast with any colleagues who manage people with asthma and do write to us (info@ginasthma.org) to suggest any future topics you would find helpful. Also have a look at the summary and the full strategy documents online at www.ginasthma.org/reports.

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The opinions and views expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of GINA. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, GINA makes no guarantees regarding the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of the content. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is at the listener’s own risk.

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This episode (2025 (3) of 'Asthma with Experts' which is hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), DR Alan Kaplan, a general practitioner in Canada shares his views and experience in our discussion on managing asthma exacerbations/attacks in primary care.

Alan shares his approach to the management of patients consulting with respiratory symptoms which he thinks are due to an asthma attack. He takes us through the process of assessment, treatment, monitoring and how he decides whether to admit someone or send them home. We also discuss safety advice and follow up of the patient after the attack has been managed

This podcast is targeted mainly for doctors working in primary care, but it will also be helpful for doctors in secondary care who are not asthma specialists.

Please share this podcast with any colleagues who manage people with asthma and do write to us (info@ginasthma.org) to suggest any future topics you would find helpful. Also have a look at the summary and the full strategy documents online at www.ginasthma.org/reports.

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The “Asthma with Experts” podcast is produced by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and is intended for informational and educational purposes for healthcare providers only. The content provided in this podcast does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

The opinions and views expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of GINA. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, GINA makes no guarantees regarding the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of the content. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is at the listener’s own risk.

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In this episode (2025 (2) of 'Asthma with Experts', hosted by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Professor Guy Brusselle, an adult pulmonologist in Belgium, shares his views and experience in a dialogue about diagnosis and treatment of difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in adolescents and adults. These patients can suffer from frequent symptoms and frightening, unpredictable attacks.

It is important to identify patients who may have severe asthma, and to differentiate them from those with difficult-to-treat asthma. They need to be referred to respiratory specialists promptly for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.

This podcast is targeted mainly for doctors working in primary care, but it will also be helpful for those in secondary care who are not asthma specialists.

Please share this podcast with any colleagues who manage people with asthma and do write to us (info@ginasthma.org) to suggest any future topics you would find helpful.

For up-to-date information on asthma see www.ginasthma.org and on difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in particular see https://ginasthma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GINA-Severe-Asthma-Guide-2024-WEB-WMS.pdf

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The “Asthma with Experts” podcast is produced by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and is intended for informational and educational purposes for healthcare providers only. The content provided in this podcast does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

The opinions and views expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of GINA. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, GINA makes no guarantees regarding the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of the content. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is at the listener’s own risk. This podcast should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice or as a basis for legal or clinical decisions. GINA disclaims all liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of this podcast. By accessing this podcast, you agree to these terms. For further inquiries, please contact GINA directly. This content may not be reproduced without express written consent from GINA. (www.ginasthma.org)

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