Free Seminars - Healthcare Professionals
Attendance certificates provided.
May also be of interest to expert patients.

There are 11 free seminars for health professionals - principally doctors, nurses and pharmacists. Free attendance certificates will be available for your personal training record. Although the seminars are not designed for the public, they are not prevented from attending. There are no tickets and seats are available on first come first served basis (although the rooms are large and nobody was turned away in 2007).

Friday 13 June 10:45am - 11:30am
Who needs to carry an EpiPen?People can experience anaphylaxis despite no previous history of severe allergic reaction. Allergy nurse specialist Roisin Fitzsimons from St Thomas' Hospital explains who needs to carry an autoinjector, how many pens you should prescribe, what should be in an emergency plan and how to help your patients be prepared.

Friday 13 June 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Elimination diets Specialist dietitian Sarah Lacey from St Thomas' Hospita explains which patients should be placed on an exclusion diet and the steps required to set one up, monitor its progress and interpret the results.

Friday 13 June 1:15pm-2:00pm
Food allergy prevention - halting the allergic march Eminent paediatric allergist Professor Gideon Lack is leading a major study on peanut allergy prevention (LEAP). He gives the latest thinking behind the inexorable rise in allergies. Can anything be done for children with eczema to halt the progression to asthma and other allergic disease? What advice should you be giving your patients?

Friday 13 June 2:30pm-3:15pm
Latex allergy Healthcare workers are at risk of developing latex allergy. Aleks Kinay, chair of the Latex Allergy Support Group tells you what you need to know to protect yourself and your patients.

Friday 13 June 3:45pm-4:30pm
Migraine Dr Andrew Dowson, Director of Headache Services at Kings College Hospital gives an overview of migraine and severe headaches and explains the links between migraine, food intolerance and diet.

Saturday June 14 10:45am - 11:30am
Oral allergy syndrome Isabel Skypala, specialist allergy dietitian at the Royal Brompton explains how hayfever can develop into food allergy-like symptoms. Find out what OAS is, how to diagnose and how to treat it.

Saturday June 14 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Hypoallergenic infant formula Infants with cows' milk allergy, who are not breastfed, may require a hypoallergenic formula. Rosan Meyer- paediatric dietitian from Imperial College, London explains the differences between and indications for the hypoallergenic formulae currently available in the UK..

Saturday 14 June 1:15pm-2:00pm
Cosmetic allergy Consultant Dermatologist Dr Alison Shanks is an expert in skin allergies, patch testing and contact dermatitis as well as an advisor to leading cosmetic companies. She will explain the diagnosis and treatment of cosmetic allergy and clarify when a referral is indicated.

Saturday 14 June 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Dust mite avoidance Linda Gamlin is a scientific writer and whose books include The Allergy Bible and has extensively researched the subject, developing a strong and independent view. Linda explains which products and techniques work in theory, which work in practice for patients, and which don't work at all.

Saturday 14 June 3:45pm-4:30pm
Managing severe allergies in schools With nut and other severe allergies growing at an alarming rate, there are few schools without at least one pupil at risk of anaphylaxis. Senior child and family nurse Sue Clarke, who advises the Anaphylaxis Campaign, will deliver training designed for school nurses (but of wider interest ) - including allergen avoidance, risk assessment and the use of adrenaline auto-injectors

Sunday 17 June 12:00pm - 12:45am
Skin prick testing workshop Nurse practitioner and allergy specialist Sue Cross gives a practical introduction to skin prick testing – teaching you how to take a history, carry out the test and interpret the results.

Seminars brought to you in association with alert4allergy.org - the free email and text message alert service for people with food allergy.

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