Capital Health Network

Breathlessness is a common symptom for life limiting illnesses such as COPD and Heart Failure. It is frightening, distressing and disabling, not only for the person experiencing it, but for family, friends, carers and healthcare professionals. The good news is, there are things we can do to help manage breathlessness. The causes of breathlessness are multidimensional and therefore the treatment also needs to be multidimensional. The Breathing, Thinking, Functional Model (BTF) is a multidimensional evidence-based model to help assess and manage chronic breathlessness. It was developed by the Cambridge Breathlessness Intervention Service and conceptualises the emotional and behavioural responses to breathlessness. https://www.btf.phpc.cam.ac.uk/what-is-the-btf-model/the-cambridge-breathlessness-intervention-service/

Topics Included:

• What is breathlessness – theories and models
• BTF model assessment of chronic breathlessness
• BTF model interventions for management of chronic breathlessness
• Practical and interactive sessions to help you incorporate new skills into your practice

Location: Clinical Education & Research Centre (CERC), Room 1 & 2, Level 1, University of Canberra Hospital, Bruce

Please contact CHN staff for further queries regarding the event

Mirei Churton (m.churton@chnact.org.au) or Ros Kirk (r.kirk@chnact.org.au)