Dr Mark L Levy

Family Doctor with special interest in asthma. Clinical Lead NRAD 2011-2014. GINA Board member and Chair GINA Dissemination Committee, Opinions my own.

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Prof Helen Reddell emphasises in an international meeting why SABAs( salbutamol/ albuterol) are not recommended as sole treatment for asthma.

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Happy World Asthma Day.
Listen to two short podcasts on paediatric and adult asthma:
Spotify: https://t.co/FmDPm6hoCW
Apple: https://t.co/O99KfMGi5O
 And
Spotify: https://t.co/6c8swBJcPR
Apple: https://t.co/nsrGRrPanC
GINA Website Podcast :https://t.co/1dksaJuv3O

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

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[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Tuesday 5th May is World Asthma Day. Check https://t.co/ZK2uJsv2bi on Tuesday for new updated evidence based guidance for asthma management

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Furthermore had asthma data been shared by GPs years ago, (and acted upon by the NHS), when I was Data lead for the NHSE asthma transformation programme … we may not be seeing the tragic preventable child asthma deaths every month in England today!!

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

In addition to @carloprina ‘s comment the BMA is misguided in their reason for not sharing data for “.. health service planning carried out by government agencies or local NHS organisations�� .. how else should care allocation be planned?

[carlo prina @carloprina]

@TheBMA I hope you can robustly ensure this is not misinterpreted as a barrier to sharing data across shared care records with secondary care- an innovation which has prevented harm on many occasions that I have seen myself including repeated investigation or incorrect treatment

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Please share: Important for any medical clinician treating people with asthma Pulse oximeter accuracy in different ethnic groups @rotherhamresp @asthmalunguk @rcgp @IPCRG https://t.co/XuhZ4v8EX6
Also see https://t.co/DI5Z4GjrQc

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

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[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Three simple tasks for 2026 -mainly for GPs and ED clinicians to improve #asthma outcomes - please share ⁦@rcgp⁩ ⁦@PCRSUK⁩ ⁦@asthmalunguk⁩ ⁦@IPCRG⁩ https://t.co/gRBoHnRbPl

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

There are 3 things clinicians can do immediately to improve #asthma #care in 2026: this action will reduce attacks, preventable deaths and clinicians workload. Please share this New Year’s resolution on behalf of people suffering from #uncontrolled asthma https://t.co/qNdqrT2X1Q

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Please share this information particularly with GPs, practice nurses and paediatric doctors ( see Chapter 10 on diagnosis of asthma in preschool children. ) https://t.co/DOX0p5RzI7
@rcgp @RCPCHtweets @theRCN @PCRSUK @asthmalunguk @rotherhamresp

[Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) @ginasthma]

Please share this with anyone caring for people with asthma. Evidence based #asthma guidance updated annually.

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

@Shutterstock if anyone has an email address for shutterstock - please share: it seems impossible to cancel a recurring subscription!

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Please share my podcast, about the new evidence for Anti-inflammatory Reliever Therapy (AIR) in children aged 5-15 with mild asthma. 
Spotify: https://t.co/uF8qJe8r5k
Apple : https://t.co/EQMoqUNurm
Websites: https://t.co/LvakJR83Sn and https://t.co/bdD7ui3blB

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

#ERSCongress2025 #ERSCongress Dr Alan Kaplan shares his experience & thoughts on managing asthma attacks in primary care. Please share. #GINA #Asthma
Available at:
https://t.co/2VAfdwqOgc
https://t.co/I5yaVTvc86
https://t.co/WOpKigbio1

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

#ERSCongress #ERSCongress2025
In children aged 5–15 years with mild asthma, budesonide–formoterol reliever monotherapy is superior to salbutamol for preventing asthma attacks, with a similar safety profile.

https://t.co/oHoIeRH0XZ

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Lots of asthma resources on the GINA website - guidance updated every year on World Asthma Day https://t.co/OO3UplW6pJ

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

Please share our new Asthma With Experts podcast on Allergic Asthma for primary and secondary care clinicians:
Spotify: https://t.co/u8nMdg2lCZ
Apple: https://t.co/wJQP2Zxtvc
GINA Website: https://t.co/Qhw0ZZAj6R

[CHAH Asthma 🫁 @CHAHAsthma]

Listening to @bigcatdoc talk about preventable asthma deaths. Such a helpful reminder because we can all apply his advice to practice and the patients we see. #AskAboutAsthma #NeverEvent #reducingtherisk

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

#askaboutasthma really nice resource shared

[Dr Mark L Levy @bigcatdoc]

#askaboutasthma yet another sad case described of a preventable asthma death in a 10 year old. It’s time for clinicians to take #asthma seriously