Overview for Healthcare Professionals on Anaphylaxis and Allergy Management

This section offers an in-depth guide for healthcare professionals in the UK, focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of anaphylaxis and allergies.

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AllergyWise for Healthcare Professionals

AllergyWise® is an online e-learning course and the easiest way to learn about anaphylaxis, the risks of serious allergies and how to manage them. The courses can be worked through conveniently from your home or workplace, wherever and whenever it suits you. The courses are simple to follow with interactive diagrams and graphics which makes learning about anaphylaxis and teaching those around you easier than ever, no matter who you are or what you do.

New training tools aim to help paediatricians promote early introduction of peanut to prevent allergy 20th October 2025

 A recent study published in Pediatrics examined strategies to help paediatric clinicians better adhere to national guidelines recommending the early introduction of peanut-containing foods in infancy to prevent peanut allergy. The Intervention to Reduce Early Peanut Allergy in Children (iReach)

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Call for healthcare professionals: exploring anaphylaxis and adrenaline use in pregnancy 10th October 2025

Researchers at the University Hospital of Montpellier are inviting healthcare professionals to take part in a survey aimed at understanding knowledge and clinical experience related to anaphylaxis and adrenaline use during pregnancy. Anaphylaxis during pregnancy is a rare but life-threatening

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New EAACI campaign highlights dangers of incorrect antibiotic allergy labelling 20th August 2025

Antibiotics are life-saving medicines — but only if we use them wisely. Millions of people carry an ‘antibiotic allergy’ label in their medical records. However, research shows that over 90% of these patients are not truly allergic when properly tested.  

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Latest News for Healthcare Professionals

Are some patients getting the wrong dose of adrenaline? National data reveal gaps in dose switching  26th November 2025

A recent review of community adrenaline prescriptions from 2022-2024 has revealed that many people in England may be prescribed the lower-dose adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) when they should have been upgraded to the higher dose based on their age and weight.
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 Encouraging trends in peanut allergy prevention in the US   26th November 2025

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies in children, affecting around 1 in 50 children in the UK. For many years, parents were told not to give peanuts to young children. But over the past decade, advice
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Get involved in research: factors affecting the choices of consumers with multiple food allergies 24th November 2025

A master’s student in Allergy at the University of Southampton is seeking volunteers aged 18 or over who have three or more confirmed food allergies from the UK’s top 14 major allergens. Alternatively, volunteers may be the parent of a
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