Previous Events

Practical Allergy for Nurses 2017

This study day is suitable for those with a keen interest in the diagnosis and management of allergic disease.  Delegates will deepen their understanding of current and emerging ways of managing allergic disease. There will be a strong focus on the management of food allergy, urticaria and the practical aspects of setting up an allergy service.

IFAN & Allergy Academy Practical Allergy Study Day

This exciting day is our first overseas event and is being run in partnership with the Irish Food Allergy Network (IFAN) and will be held at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin. We will be jointly running the day with local allergy specialists and the day will cover management of eczema, asthma, food allergies and allergic rhinitis.

Venom Allergy Study Day

The Allergy Academy is excited to announce the Venom Allergy Study day in conjunction with ALK-Abello. Insect sting anaphylaxis is a largely undertreated condition in Western Europe. This study day will address the diagnosis of insect sting allergy, the evidence base for current practice and the logistics of running a venom immunotherapy clinic. This course is suited to those who are wishing to gather more experience in this field of medicine or those who would like to develop their current service.

6th Allergy & The Skin Study Day

The Allergy Academy are delighted to announce their 6^th Allergy & The Skin Study Day, run in partnership with the St John’s Institute of Dermatology. This year’s study day is focused on the management of childhood atopic eczema, mast cell activation disorder and contact allergy. Topic highlights include the association between eczema and food allergies, an update on the MI epidemic, the role of fillagrin in contact allergy and a talk on a new biologic for severe atopic eczema - lebrikizumab.

Practical Management of Food Allergies in Children 2016

This popular annual course is a joint venture between King’s College Allergy Academy and Great Ormond Street Academy of Paediatric Gastroenterology.

This year’s programme takes us on a journey of Paediatric Food Allergy management in primary care to tertiary care, including presentations from Dr Robert Boyle reviewing the evidence for the use of hydrolysed formula in allergy prevention, and Dr George Du Toit looking at the influence of recently published LEAP and EAT studies on contemporary weaning recommendations.

Practical Allergy in Primary Care 2016

The new interactive study day will take a practical look at the management of a wide range of allergic diseases, including guidance for current best practice and common clinical scenarios encountered in primary care.

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Update in Paediatric Allergy 2016

Following the success of our Paediatric Allergy Update course last year, this will day will provide an update on the management of a variety of paediatric allergic diseases, with an insight into recent advances. The highly anticipated results of the EAT study will also be presented.

Molecular Diagnostics in Practice 2016

Our Molecular Diagnostics day will look into the increasing role of component resolved diagnostics in our day to day practice, with practical case presentations illustrating the current use of molecular diagnostics in adult and paediatric allergy management.