Health status in CPA (Khaled Al shair, National Aspergillosis Centre, Manchester
1. Support Meeting for
Aspergillosis Patients
LED BY GRAHAM ATHERTON
SUPPORTED BY
GEORGINA POWELL, DEBBIE KENNEDY & DEBORAH HAWKER
NAC CENTRE MANAGER CHRIS HARRIS
FACTORS EFFECTING HEALTH STATUS IN CHRONIC PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS
LESSONS WE HAVE LEARNED BY DR KHALED AL-SHAIR
NATIONAL ASPERGILLOSIS CENTRE
UHSM
MANCHESTER
Fungal Research Trust
2. Factors affect health status in
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
(CPA): lessons we have learned
Dr Khaled Al-shair MD PhD
National Aspergillosis Centre
South Manchester University Hospital
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3. I’ve been told that my case is poor/very
poor, can I get better?
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4. Patients gained therapeutic benefit irrespective of their
illness severity where >50% of those who had “poor”
and “very poor” at baseline improved with reduction of
≥4 scores after 6 months of treatment.
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7. Important factors that affect response
to anti-fungal treatment and overall
health in CPA:
1. Underlying disease(s)
2. Precipitating factors eg., smoking,
3. Physical activity
4. Other factors
A- Age
B- Nutritional status
C- Acute chest infections
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14. Thank You
“The best chance we have of beating this illness is to
work together”
Living with it, Working with it, Treating it
Fungal Infection Trust