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Allergy ALM - information for participants

ALM

The evening session was held on Wednesday May 20th at the RCH. For participants who completed this full ALM, you will already have your clinic information. Clinics are held in different locations in the RCH. If you are not sure where you need to be or when, for your clinic, please contact the Department of Allergy as soon as possible on 9345 4096.

• Presentation slides in colour and black and white
• 5-patient audit form
• Follow-up evaluation (will be sent to you 2 months after clinic placement)

RCH Pre-referral guidelines

See all RCH Pre-referral guidelines here (ENT, child behaviour, surgery and more)

Allergy Pre-referral guidelines print versions (PDF)

• Food allergy
• Drug allergy
• Insect bites and venom
• Latex allergy

Parent information

See all RCH parent information handouts at Kids Health Info

General allergy parent handouts

• Allergy prevention in children (ASCIA) 
• Allergy testing, parent information (ASCIA 2003)
• Allergy sting, parent information (ASCIA 2001)
• Anaphylaxis 
• Common myths about allergy (2004)
• Eczema - staph eradication (RCH)
• Eczema treatment plan (RCH)
• Unorthodox treatments
• What is allergy? (2004)
• What is causing your allergy?(ASCIA 2004)

Food allergy parent handouts

• Cow's milk allergy (RCH 2007)
• Food allergy
• Food allergy management (ASCIA 2004)
• Food intolerance 
• Infant feeding advice (ASCIA 2008)
• Milk / dairy allergy   
• Soy Allergy (RCH 2007)
• Wheat allergy (2007)

Action plans for allergic reactions

• Personal action plan for anaphylaxis
• General action plan for anaphylaxis
• General action plan for allergic reactions 
• Personal action plan for insect allergy (anaphylaxis)
• Action plan for travel (for people at risk of anaphylaxis)

Professional information

General allergy

• Chapter from the latest RCH Paediatric Handbook 8th Edition (2009).  We strongly encourage you to purchase the RCH Paediatric handbook - see how to buy.
• Is it allergy? 
• Latex Allergy (ASICA 2008)
• Urticaria and angiodema (ASCIA 2001)  

Food allergy

• Facts about food allergy (RCH)
• Food protein allergy - treatment and prevention
• Dietary approaches to the prevention of food allergy
• Infant feeding guidelines for preventing allergic disease (RCH 2008)
• Egg allergy(2007)
• Peanut and treenut allergy (2007)

Anaphylaxis and Epi-pens

• Preventing and treating anaphylaxis
• Anaphylaxis for healthcare professionals (ASCIA)
• EpiPen Prescription guidelines (ASCIA)
• Paediatric anaphylaxis - a 5-year retrospective study

For more information

• Clinic placements: RCH Department Allergy and Immunology, tel 9345 4235 or 9345 5733 (effie.giagzis@rch.org.au)
• CPD points accreditation: North-East Valley Division of General Practice, John Fletcher, tel 9496-4184