Information to help you help your clients

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.

By joining Allergy New Zealand, we can help you help your patients or clients by giving you access to trusted information.

Additional benefits of health professional or institutional membership are:

You and your clinic will have access to the latest national and international medical and scientific research abstracts related to allergy/eczema/anaphylaxis
You will receive up to five copies of Allergy Today magazine each quarter – an informative resource with daily lifestyle management for your patients/families.
You will have access to PDF versions of our information resources e.g. Food Allergy Fact Sheets; Allergy Education Guide for Schools and Pre-schools.
Access to the members-only section of our website where you will find practical information on managing allergies on a day-to-day basis.
Member discount rate on all Allergy New Zealand resources and services including special discounts on bulk orders
Regular up-dates through our magazine and e-network
Access to information through our extensive networks nationally and internationally, including the latest published research available through the international Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Alliance
Preferential access to our education seminars and programmes for health and education professionals

Information from Allergy New Zealand

Diagnosing allergies in general practice...The evidence, the art of skin prick test and specific IgE measurement, and the interpretation of results. by allergist Dr Vincent St Aubyn Crump

Infant formula algorithm based on current funding criteria by paediatric immunologist Dr Jan Sinclair.

ACC claims for anaphylaxis

Commerce Commission advice to Alternative treatment providers with statement from AI and NZCIAG

Training

For GP's and Paediatricians

Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases available for medical practitioners. The Graduate Certificate, through the University of Western Sydney, is designed for medical practitioners who want to improve their care of patients with allergic diseases.

Students, who must be registered medical practitioners, will complete an online scientific program and attend a regional specialist Immunology Clinic, over a total period of two years, on a part-time basis.

New Zealand medical practitioners are eligible to enrol and several are currently undertaking the programme.

Further more information go here.

For Nurses:

The University of South Australia offers a course in collaboration with the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA). The course provides an understanding of the role of the allergy nurse, the allergic process and allergic disease and the varying manifestations in both children and adults. Emphasis is on providing opportunities for nurses to become effective and critical consumers of research information available in the field of allergy. Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded a Certificate and may be eligible for credit in other tertiary programs. A supervised clinical practice component enables students to integrate theory and practice.

NZ registered nurses are eligible to do this course and supervision for the clinical component can be arranged in New Zealand. For more information re the course, click here

The New Zealand Clinical Immunology and Allergy Group – Nurses Division has made practice recommendations, available here. For more information, contact Simone Stephens, Representative of NZCIAG – Nurses Division on SStephens@adhb.govt.nz

Information from ASCIA

Be up to Date

ASCIA has developed reliable anaphylaxis e-training for health professionals. This free training includes an extensive review process involving ASCIA members and representatives from other medical organisations.

It is made up of eight short modules online. Click here to start.

There are new Anaphylaxis Action Plans now available 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 Guidelines for Adrenaline Auto-injector Prescription [PDF (printable version)]

Atopic Dermatitis

Common Myths About Allergy and Asthma Exposed

Cow's Milk (dairy) allergy [ PDF (printable) version ]

Diagnosis and Management of Food Hypersensitivity In Childhood

Eczema Care Plans

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

ASCIA Position Statement: Allergy prevention in children

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

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, adrenaline autoinjector accessories and more. These are available on our online shop.

Educational opportunities

We have a range of educational opportunities, including conferences, presentations and workshops. These are listed in News and Events.

For more information about support and resources for your patients, click here to send an email to our chief executive, Penny Jorgensen, or phone 09 623 3912.

Anaphylaxis training in schools and early childhood services!

Allergy New Zealand has an anaphylaxis training resource powerpoint for health professionals who provide anaphylaxis training to schools and early childhood services.

This presentation is based on the Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Early childhood services and Schools and includes suggested notes for presenters. Please contact ceo@allergy.org.nz for this presentation to be emailed to you.

If you would like any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact ceo@allergy.org.nz or membership@allergy.org.nz