Richard Beasley CNZM, DSc(Otago), DM(Southampton), MBChB, FRCP(London), FRACP, FAAAAI, FFOM(Hon), FAPSR(New Zealand), FERS, FRSNZ

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BIOGRAPHY

Richard Beasley is a physician at Wellington Regional Hospital, Director of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, and Deputy Chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand.  He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington, and Visiting Professor, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.  His research interests in respiratory medicine are primarily in the fields of epidemiology and clinical management.


ABSTRACT

The Asthma & Respiratory Foundation (New Zealand) Adult Asthma Guidelines: a quick reference guide. 

The 2016 NZ asthma guidelines are designed to aid health professionals in delivering asthma care in the community, providing simple evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of asthma in adults.  Prior to this initiative New Zealand asthma guidelines had not been updated since 2002.