In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis, Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP and Dr. Jakob Domm (PGY-4 FRCPC Emergency Medicine resident at Western) review the current medical directive for CPAP use in Ontario, asthma physiology, and discuss why CPAP or BiPAP is sometimes used for asthma exasperation in the hospital setting but is not indicated in the prehospital setting, in Ontario.
<a href='https://files.sworbhp.ca/app/uploads/2025/10/17122347/CPAP-for-Asthma-show-notes.pdf'>Show Notes</a>

In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis, Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP and Dr. Jakob Domm (PGY-4 FRCPC Emergency Medicine resident at Western) review the current medical directive for CPAP use in Ontario, asthma physiology, and discuss why CPAP or BiPAP is sometimes used for asthma exasperation in the hospital setting but is not indicated in the prehospital setting, in Ontario. Show Notes

In this episode of The SWORBHP Podcast, Dr. Lauren Valdis, Medical Director of Education at SWORBHP and Dr. Jakob Domm (PGY-4 FRCPC Emergency Medicine resident at Western) review the current medical directive for CPAP use in Ontario, asthma physiology, and discuss why CPAP or BiPAP is sometimes used for asthma exasperation in the hospital setting but is not indicated in the prehospital setting, in Ontario.
<a href="https://files.sworbhp.ca/app/uploads/2025/10/17122347/CPAP-for-Asthma-show-notes.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Show Notes</a>

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