The National Asthma Education Programme (NAEP), an NPO specialising in asthma education, provides a 6-month distance learning course for medical professionals, which PATS endorses.
Asthma Basics
Diagnosis of asthma
Special investigations in the diagnosis of asthma
Management of asthma
Drugs and delivery systems
Special situations (Occupational asthma, asthma in the elderly and in pregnancy, asthma in sports and exercise)
Asthma education and setting up an asthma clinic
The Pan African Thoracic Society is a major professional organization representing Lung Health in Africa.