Diagnostics in Asthma – Making a Correct Diagnosis

Asthma is a multifaceted disease and the diagnosis of Asthma proves often difficult. There is no simple direct test to diagnose asthma and a combination of medical history, airway inflammation and physiology is needed for a correct diagnosis.

In this webinar, Professor Andrew Menzies-Gow gives recommendations on how to increase diagnostic accuracy and addresses the problem of underdiagnosing and overdiagnosing of asthma.

Professor Menzies-Gow also explores different asthma endotypes to path the way for precision medicine to further increase diagnostic accuracy before addressing the concept of ‘treatable traits’, an even more targeted approach in diagnostics.

This webinar will help you in the awareness of diagnosing Asthma, the use of Biomarkers to guide you towards a more personalised approach to diagnosing asthma patients and towards precision medicine which is not a topic limited to secondary care.

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• Professor Andrew Menzies-Gow

  Consultant Respiratory Physician, Director of the Lung Division & Professor of Practice

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  Professor Andrew Menzies-Gow

  Consultant Respiratory Physician, Director of the Lung Division & Professor of Practice Royal Brompton Hospital & Imperial College

  Role and Location 

  Professor Andrew Menzies-Gow is a Consultant Respiratory Physician specialising in severe asthma and the Director of the Lung Division at the Royal Brompton Hospital. He is a Professor of Practice (Respiratory medicine) at Imperial College.

  Education 

  He graduated with a degree in medicine in 1994 and began working at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. During his training as a junior doctor, he had the opportunity to work with chest physicians who inspired him to follow a career in respiratory medicine. He trained at Royal Brompton Hospital and completed a PhD at Imperial College London’s National Heart and Lung Institute, which nurtured his interest in patients with severe asthma.

  Research Interests

  Professor Menzies-Gow’s research interests include the mechanisms of severe asthma, novel therapies for asthma and the role of eosinophilic inflammation in allergic inflammation.

  Memberships

  Professor Andrew Menzies-Gow holds the following positions: Member of the British Thoracic Society Asthma; Standards and Advisory Group, Co-chair of the UK severe asthma network, which publishes regularly on severe asthma.