Allergy in Practice Course (2025)
Programme
The course is 4 days - split into 2 days online (which can be booked independently) and the second pair of days which are run face-to-face
Dates:
- Virtual study days: 20th and 21st May 2025 online - lectures, seminars, discussions
- Face-to-face study days: 4th and 5th June 2025, London - seminars, practical sessions, small group work, simulation training
PROGRAMME
Please note, the programme below is provisional and is subject to change. The final programme and speakers will be confirmed closer to the course dates.
Day 1: Tuesday 20th May 2025, Virtual via Team
| Topic | Speaker |
09.00-09.30 | Welcome and Introductions | Dr Klara Liddell & Rebecca Batt |
09.30-10.15 | Epidemiology | Rebecca Batt, Paediatric Allergy Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
10.15-11.00 | What is immunotherapy? | Dr Tom Marrs, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
11.00-11.15 | Break | |
11.15-11.45 | Taking an Allergy Focused History | Dr Morium Akthar, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, St George's Hospital |
11.45-12.30 | Basic immunology | Dr Alexandra Santos, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King’s College London |
12.30-13.15 | Lunch | |
13.15-14.15 | Pharmacological Management of Allergic Disease | Dr Klara Liddell, Allergy Academy Fellow, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
14.15-15.00 | Diagnostic techniques | Dr Kate Swan, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
15.00-15.10 | Break | |
15.10-16.00 | Psychology and health beliefs in allergy | Rebecca Arnold, Clinical Psychologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
Q&A and close of day | ||
Day 2: Wednesdday 21st May 2025 - Virtual via Teams
| Topic | Speaker |
08.55-09.00 | Welcome | Dr Klara Liddell & Rebecca Batt |
09.00-09.45 | Allergic Rhinitis & Immunotherapy | Mary-Jo Fogarty, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation |
09.45-10.30 | Urticaria (including biologics) | Dr Andreina Marques-Mejias, Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
10.30-10.45 | Break | |
10.45-11.30 | Drug Allergy | Dr Elizabeth Powell, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
11.30-12.15 | Asthma: Supporting Improvement in Primary Care | Dr Siân Howell, GP and Clinical Lead with Clinical Effectiveness South-East London (CESEL) |
12.15-13.00 | Lunch | |
13.00-14.00 | Introduction to eczema | Dr Holly Boyd, Senior Clinical Fellow Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
14.00-14.30 | Venom Allergy | Dr Joanna Lukowska, Allergy Consultant, UCL |
14.30-15.00 | Break | |
15.00-15.45 | Pregnancy, Infant feeding, Early Introduction | Dr Tom Marrs, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
15.45-16.30 | Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) | Anna Conrad, Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
Q&A and close of day | ||
Day 3: Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Face to Face, London
| Topic | Speaker |
09.00-09.10 | Welcome and Introductions | Dr Klara Liddell and Rebecca Batt |
09.10-10.10 | Case study with interactive history taking | Rachel De Boer and Ruth Chalmers, Specialist Allergy Dietitians, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
10.10-10.30 | Break | |
10.30-11.15 | Case Study Discussion – Anaphylaxis on Day Unit | Rebecca Batt, Paediatric Allergy Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
11.15-11.45 | Food Avoidance, selective nut eating, food labelling | Rachel de Boer and Ruth Chalmers, Specialist Allergy Dietitians, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
11.45-12.30 | Non-IgE Allergies in Adults: When is it not IgE mediated & other stories | Marianne Williams, Specialist Dietitian |
12.30-13.15 | Lunch | |
13.15-14:00 | Milk oral immunotherapy | Anna Conrad, Specialist Paediatric Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
14:00-14.45 | Palforzia Oral Immunotherapy Workshop | Rebecca Batt and Dr Klara Liddell |
14.45-15.00 | Break | |
15.00-15.45 | Adult Allergy | Hannah Hunter, Specialist Adult Allergy Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
15.45-16.15 | Spirometry & FeNO | Daniel Woodcock/Krushila Narendrakumar, Paediatric Respiratory Physiologists, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
Q&A and close of day | ||
Day 4: Thursday 5th June, 2025 - Face to Face, London
| Topic | Speaker |
09.00-09.10 | Welcome to the Practical Day | Faculty |
09.10-10.00 | Practical Skin Prick Testing Drug Allergy Testing | Sabrina Yamoah-Afrifa, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
10.00-10.15 | Break | |
10.15-11.15 | Conversations for empowerment | Russell Harvey, The Resilience Coach |
11.15-12.00 | Eczema Practical Management | Sarah Allmark, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
12.00-12.45 | Practical Management of Respiratory Illness | Fiona Henley, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
12.45-13.30 | Lunch | |
13.30-16.15 | SAIL centre for practical management of allergic reactions | TBC |
16.15-16.30 | End of course discussions | Faculty |