How to Manage: Paediatric Allergy Training 3 (PAT3)

What is the course about?

This is the third of a series of three Paediatric Allergy Training study days that focus on the practical clinical management of allergy in children and young people.

This course will take you through the practical aspects of recognising and managing paediatric allergy. Topics covered include: urticaria, venom allergy, drug allergy and complex allergy cases

Using interactive workshops, we will explore severe non IgE mediated food allergy, ‘grey cases’ of food allergy, anaphylaxis, and the management of severe eczema as well as severe asthma.

Target Audience

• PAT 3 is suitable for paediatricians who are managing allergy clinics and / or have a specialist interest in allergy

Please note the course is designed for delegates who have already attended PAT 2. You need to attend PAT 2 prior to attending PAT 3.

If you have not completed PAT 2 but would still like to register for this course please contact the RCPCH (clinical.courses@rcpch.ac.uk) to discuss prior to booking.

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:

• Undertake an allergy focused clinical history to interpret SPT and specific IgE results and assess how and when to undertake food challenges
• Explain complex allergy problems, food challenges and underlying disease mechanisms
• Discuss the long-term management and follow up of food allergy and common allergic conditions
• Identify strategies for the prevention of food allergy by dietary manipulation
• Recognise the importance of team practice in a multi-disciplinary environment for the effective management of paediatric allergy.

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