Reference no: EM133219113

Amelia 13yo - (pronouns she/her )

Mum: - Sandra - Dad: Derek

Siblings James (16yo) and Darcy (5yo)

Lives in Marion South Australia

General medical background

Childhood asthma - eczema as a child - still has the occasional flare up

Triggers, pollen, dust, dander (cats), grasses

No other allergies

Medications

Preventor - Pulmicort Turbuhaler (Budesonide) - only during hay fever season

Reliever - Salbutamol (Ventolin)
Current situation

Recent admission to ED after a sustained asthma episode at school - unrelieved by 2 rounds of 4 puffs of the reliever.

Amelia and her Mum report that the frequency of asthma episodes have increased over the last 6 months - since Amelia has started at high school.

Amelia does not have an asthma plan in place - and has been reluctant to address this as she believes she is able to manage the episodes on her own now she is in high-school.
Amelia states she does not want to draw attention to herself as making friends at school has been difficult.

Amelia's new group of friends like to sit on the school oval at lunch time - and although Amelia knows that the grass on the oval does trigger an asthma episode, she is reluctant to mention this as she does not want to lose her friends.

Amelia has a 'spacer' - but does not use it at school - again this is something that may draw attention to herself as different

PERSON CENTRED CARE NEEDS

Develop an asthma plan - the school has asked for it - but Amelia says she does not understand why this is needed.

Amelia would also like to know more about what services are available to her to work towards self-managing asthma episodes, as she feels that when the family meets with healthcare professionals her parents have been the focus of health information, not her.

Amelia has asked to be put into contact with a healthcare professional who can help her and her Mum to work out how to properly use the NDIS website. The NDIS system is sometimes confusing, and the online services are difficult to find and her Mum wonders if they are accessing all the available resources.

Amelia has also asked for more online information sites and / or support groups that she can engaging in - perhaps with people her own age.

TASK

Present above case in the below structure that provides a person and / or their family the following information,

Addresses 2 (two) specified person-centred self-management.

Provides the person with a range current information / community support services relevant to the needs, and the personal circumstances of the case person - to be able to self-manage health care needs at home and to avoid / reduce hospitalisation episodes.

Services must be available in the person's local area

Assume that the person has already received NDIS funding for support - they will be using this meeting to decide how they want to use that funding - what services they will engage

• Assume that the services will be reviewed at some time in the future