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Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis, Assessment and Management (CICADA). Summary of an updated position statement on chronic cough in Australia

Description

Cough is the most common symptom leading to medical consultation. Chronic cough results in significant health care costs, impairs quality of life, and may indicate the presence of a serious underlying condition. Here, we present a summary of an updated position statement on cough management in the clinical consultation.

This MJA Position Statement shares more.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain key components of the position statement
  2. List main findings
  3. Recommend steps to cough management in the clinical consultation.

Details

Author: Julie M Marchant, Anne B Chang, Emma Kennedy, David King, Jennifer L Perret, Andre Schultz, Maree R Toombs, Lesley Versteegh, Shyamali C Dharmage, Rebecca Dingle, Naomi Fitzerlakey, Johnson George, Anne Holland, Debbie Rigby, Jennifer Mann, Stuart Mazzone, Mearon OBrien, Kerry‐Ann O'Grady, Helen L Petsky, Jonathan Pham, Sheree MS Smith, Danielle F Wurzel, Anne E Vertigan and Peter Wark

Article Type: Position Statement

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CPD Activity Details
Topic
Respiratory System Diseases, General Medicine, Statistics, Epidemiology and Research
CAPE Aspects
Professionalism
Effective Year

Educational Activities (EA) - 0.30

Reviewing Performance (RP) - 0.0

Measuring Outcomes (MO) - 0.0

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*Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA)’s revised Registration Standard: Continuing professional development (the Standard)