health professionals
Families and individuals living with allergies, especially severe or potentially life-threatening ones, need support and information. They need to know how to avoid allergens, and how to manage the many challenges they face in their day-to-day lives.
Allergy New Zealand can help with information, support and resources and you can help your patients get this help by encouraging them to join our organisation.
Initial diagnosis of a potentially life-threatening allergy, in particular, can be an anxious time for patients, and it is through access to accurate information and support that they are able to manage their allergy successfully. This can help reduce anxiety.
We can provide you with information packs for your patients, and these include membership forms, Allergy New Zealand information, allergy specialist and dietitian contacts (click
here for a list of allergy specialists in New Zealand) and a copy of our quarterly magazine
Allergy Today. Click
here to order an information pack.
We are a not-for-profit patient support organisation that relies on membership subscriptions, donations and grants to continue our work raising awareness, providing education and working with the community on behalf of those living with allergy.
Medical panel
We are supported by a medical advisory panel consisting of members of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy (ASCIA) – the peak professional body of New Zealand and Australian clinical immunologists and allergy specialists.
Resources
We have a wide ranges of resources available, including DVDs, posters, pamphlets, education kits for preschools and schools, EpiPen accessories and more. Click
here to go to our online shop.
Educational opportunities
We have a range of educational opportunities, including conferences, presentations and workshops. These are listed in
News and
Events. Our allergy educator, a registered nurse, is also available on request for presentations at a nominal fee.
For more information about support and resources for your patients, click
here to send an email to Sara-Jane Murison or phone 09 623 3912.
Information for health professionals
ACC claims for anaphylaxis, click
here.
The following links to articles have been made with permission from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and are from their website, www.allergy.org.au.
Adverse drug reactions
Aeroallergen Avoidance: is it worthwhile?
Allergic Reactions to Antibiotics
ASCIA EpiPen Prescription Guidelines [PDF (printable version)]
Anaphylaxis Action Plans:
- Anaphylaxis Action Plan - general
- Anaphylaxis Action Plan - personal
- Anaphylaxis Action Plan for insect allergy - personal
- Allergic Reaction Action Plan - personal
Atopic Dermatitis
Common Myths Concerning Allergy
Cow's Milk (dairy) allergy [ PDF (printable) version ]
Diagnosis and Management of Food Hypersensitivity In Childhood
Laboratory Tests in the Diagnosis of Allergic Diseases
Latex Allergy
Management of Allergic Rhinitis [ PDF (printable) version ]
Nasal Polyps
Rhinitis and Sinusitis
Stinging Insect Allergy
Urticaria
Position Statement: Allergy prevention in children
Download the guideline
• Acrobat PDF format (101 Kb)
A summary of the
ASCIA Position Statement: Allergy Prevention in Children is published in the Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 182 (9): 464-467
www.mja.com.au
Useful links
Medsafe Consumer Medicine Information
EpiPen®
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