Food allergy for healthcare providers
Key points about food allergies
- This page contains information about food allergies for healthcare providers.
- Find information on clinical guidelines, resources and CPD.
The following flowchart on an approach to IgE-mediated food allergy in children(external link) is taken from Starship Clinical Guidelines, NZ, 2020:
Checklist for patients with food allergy transitioned to GP care(external link) The Paediatric Society of NZ & NZ Child & Youth Clinical Network, NZ, 2020
Food allergy(external link) Starship Clinical Guidelines, NZ, 2020
Food allergy – a review and update on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and management(external link) The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018
Food allergy overview(external link) Irish Food Allergy Network, Ireland
IgE-mediated food allergy – diagnosis and management in NZ children(external link) NZ Medical Journal, 2013
Paediatric non-IgE mediated food allergy – guide for practitioners(external link) NZ Medical Journal, 2016
Allergy to cows' milk protein and the appropriate use of infant formula(external link) BPAC, NZ, 2011
Appropriate use of allergy testing in primary care(external link) BPAC, NZ, 2011
Videos and webinars
Video series from a PHARMAC seminar about how to prevent paediatric food allergy and eczema held on 26 July 2017. Expert insights from Dr Diana Purvis (Paediatrician and Dermatologist, Starship Hospital and Private Practice) & (Dr Jan Sinclair Paediatrician, Starship Hospital).
Video: What is allergy/what is eczema? Pt 1
(PHARMAC, NZ, 2017)
Video: What is allergy/what is eczema? Pt 2
(PHARMAC, NZ, 2017)
For more videos of the same series, visit PHARMAC seminars(external link).
Podcast
Cow's milk allergy(external link) Brought to you by the Goodfellow Unit, in this podcast Dr Annaliesse Blincoe discusses cow’s milk allergies, and their spectrum of presentations.
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