How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training 1 (PAT1)

What is the course about?

This online course will focus on the practical, clinical management of allergy in children and young people. It is the first in a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training (PAT) courses provided by the RCPCH.

During the course, our expert faculty will cover:

• How to take an allergy focused history and allergy tests
• First line management of cow’s milk allergy and the ‘Unsettled Infant’
• Anaphylaxis and allergic rhinitis
• Eczema care, egg allergy and complementary feeding.

Target Audience

• PAT 1 is suitable for all professionals seeing children with allergic disease.

Learning Aims, Objectives and Outcomes:

Aim:

The PAT courses provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage children with food allergies and their comorbid allergic conditions.

Outcome:

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Take an allergy focused clinical history to interpret specific IgE results
• Explain core allergy problems, specific IgE tests and basic disease mechanisms
• Demonstrate good emergency management of food allergy and common allergic conditions
• Describe first line diagnosis and dietary management strategies for cow’s milk allergy; and list pregnancy, lactation, weaning diets for all children
• Signpost patients to online resources and available multidisciplinary resources
• Outline the importance of teaching and learning in a multi-disciplinary environment.

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