AGIP





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:: Guidelines
	National Chronic Asthma Guidelines for Adults/Adolescents
	- The SA Family Practice Journal
	- Nursing Update Oct 2007
	- SA Pharmaceutical Journal 2007 74(8):28-4




:: Useful Resources
	Desktop Manual for Primary Care Provider
	- Manual
	Audit tool for primary care facilities (User Guide) Quality Improvement
	- Audit Tool - English
	- Audit Tool - Afrikaans
	- Audit Tool User Guide - English
	- Audit Tool User Guide - Afrikaans
	- Audit Tool Software
	- ACT questionnaire
	- ACT vraelys
	Poster for consulting room
	Patient leaflet - You can control your asthma (English)
	Patient leaflet - Jy kan jou asma beheer (Afrikaans)
	Patient leaflet - Ungazilawulela i-Asma yakho (Xhosa)
	Patient leaflet - Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (English)
	Powerpoint slides for Presentation
	Video on use of inhalers (available January 2008)



:: Publications and Reports
	Publications
	Reports
	Evaluation of AGIP in Western Cape (May 2009)

:: News, Events, Announcements

Although AGIP has been flying to Johannesburg and George it has been mindful of the impact of carbon emissions on climate change. While keeping flying to a minimum the project has committed itself to plant trees to offset its carbon emissions. In this picture Prof Bob Mash of AGIP plants a Cape Ash with Prof Marietjie de Villiers the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Prof Elizabeth Wasserman, Head of Microbiology.

Workshop with patients on the patient education booklet.


Graduation of the project manager Ms Hilary Rhode (on the left) with Diploma in Asthma Care With Ms Unita van Vuuren – Provincial Deputy Director of Chronic Services. Prof Gill Ainslie is the Course Director.



Ethical approval of doctoral research project on AGIP for Dr Michael Pather.

Dr Michael Karl Pather a member of AGIP team and senior Lecturer; Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch will be conducting his doctoral research on: ”Bridging the gap between clinical research evidence and practice. Implementing the South African National Evidence-Based Asthma Guideline in Private and Public Practice in the Cape Metropole” His main fields of interest is Evidence Based Practice and he teaches this to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch. He has received formal ethics approval to conduct the research and will commence the main field work in January 2008.His supervisor and promoter is Professor Bob Mash who is also a member of the AGIP team.

:: About the AGIP

From left - first row:
Ms Pat Mayers, Division of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town Prof G Ainslie, Respiratory Clinic, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town Lung Institute Dr A Bheekie, School of Pharmacy, Discipline of Pharmacology, University of Western Cape Ms Hilary Rhode, Project Manager
Back row:
Prof E Irusen, Pulmonology Unit Tygerberg Hospital and Department of Internal Medicine Stellenbosch University Prof R Mash, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University Dr. Michael Pather, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University

	Vision and Mission

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:: Contact Details
	Family Medicine and Primary Care
	PO Box 10963 Tygerberg 7505 Western Cape
	Tel: (021) 938-9169
	Fax: (021) 938-9153
	E-mail: hrhode@sun.ac.za
		rm@sun.ac.za

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Updated: 20 May 2009

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