Practical Allergy for Nurses 2017

Friday 19th May 2017

Programme

09:00Registration
  
 Session Title / SpeakerLearning Outcomes
09:30

Setting up an outpatient nurse led clinic

 

This session will give delegates an understanding of the governance surrounding clinic, such as competencies, referral criteria, templates
10:15

Food avoidance for the non-dietician

Food avoidance tips including the use of guidelines and food labelling
Selective nut eating
11:00Tea & Coffee
 

Session Title / Speaker

Learning Outcomes

11:20

Setting up a food provocation service

Differences between Challenges or Supervised feeds

Where to perform and Indications for each

12:05

Oral immunotherapy service

An overview of the Leicester milk desensitisation service
12:50Lunch
  
 

Session Title / Speaker

Learning Outcomes
13:55

Food reactions

 

This session will describe responses which manifest as an allergic reaction but are not immune mediated i.e. Scromboid poisoning, Chinese restaurant syndrome
14:45

Chronic urticaria

Diagnosis and management of spontaneous urticaria
15:30Tea & Coffee
 

Session Title / Speaker

Learning Outcomes
15:45

Drug allergy

Diagnosis of drug allergy, history, manifestations and testing
16.30Close