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. 2015 Sep-Oct;22(5):266–270. doi: 10.1155/2015/731357
Baseline Questionnaire:
Name (optional) __________________________________________
Years in practice:
  □ 1–5 □ 5–10 □ 10–15 □ >15
Appropriate number of asthma and/or COPD patients seen per week:
  □ 1–10 □ 10–20 □ >20
Have you received hands on education on inhaler device use?
  □ Yes □ No
  When and how was this taught (i.e. med school, CHE, one on one from an educator)? ______________________________________
Do YOU educate or check your own patient’s ability or technique on how to use their inhaler device appropriately and effectively?
  □ No Who does teach them? ________________________
  □ Yes, I do my own teaching. I teach appropriate us of the:
    □ Pressurized aerosol inhaler (pMDI)
    □ Dry powder inhalers (Diskus, Twisthaler, Turbuhaler)
    □ Space device
Does your education include how to tell if the device is empty and how to care for the device (cleaning, storing, etc...)?
  □ Yes □ No
If you do not educate patients on respiratory devices please indicate why (more than one answer is acceptable):
  □ Too busy to teach
  □ Pharmacist will take care of this
  □ Patients are typically good at using devices
  Other:□ _____________________________________________
Please indicate if you agree/disagree with the following statements:
  MDI’s (+/− spacer) are better than powder devices in patients with low inspiratory flow (ex. Elderly COPD patients)
  □ Agree □ Disagree
  With either a nebulizer, you know you’re getting the appropriate dose of medication every time.
  □ Agree □ Disagree
  Most patients know how to use their device as they have been using it for years – usually it’s only the newly diagnosed patients that need some coaching.
  □ Agree □ Disagree
Please indicate what you feel your level of competency is in educating your patients on how to use and care for their inhaler device
  □ Fully competent
  □ Somewhat competent
  □ Not competent
Other comments: __________________________________________