Allergy training course for school nurses, health visitors and other healthcare professionals working in a community setting.
This course is suitable for school nurses, health visitors and other healthcare professionals working in a community setting and other relevant environments which involve contact with people with serious allergies.
It emphasises the key messages of recognising symptoms, avoiding allergen exposure and explains what to do if an allergic reaction does occur.
The course takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete.
Course content includes:
This course covers allergen avoidance, early recognition of symptoms and crisis management. The course focuses on managing serious allergies and there is emphasis on avoiding allergens and the need to undertake risk assessments to ensure that those living with serious allergies are included in all they participate in.
With 5% – 8% of children under 16 affected by food allergy, managing students at risk of anaphylaxis in early years and school is a serious and very real practical issue for most schools and nurseries
The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening. The more staff that are allergy aware, understand the importance of allergen avoidance, know the signs of an allergic reaction and what to do in an emergency, the safer everyone with allergies in schools and nurseries will be.
Anaphylaxis UK is the only charity solely for those at risk of serious allergic reactions. We’ve been supporting those at risk of anaphylaxis for over 30 years, providing trusted information to individuals, schools, healthcare professionals and businesses. Our information is evidence-based, with the support of our Clinical and Scientific Panel.
Our AllergyWise® for Healthcare Professionals course has been produced and updated by Sue Clarke, BSc (hons) RGN, RHV, SPPH, DN, P, Asthma Dip(author), advisor to Anaphylaxis UK, with support from our Information Team, who have a wealth of knowledge about allergies and anaphylaxis. The course content has also been clinically reviewed.
Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.
The purchased courses are valid for 12 months, as per the course terms and conditions.
No, this online course can be completed at a time that suits the user.
The course takes approximately 6-8 hours to complete.
No, users can log back in and their course progress will be saved.
No, the pass mark for the final assessment is 80% but you can re-do the assessment multiple times if needed. There is also no time limit for the final assessment.
Yes, how to use adrenaline auto-injectors is included in this course.
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The validity of the course purchase is 12 months.
With 5% – 8% of children under 16 affected by food allergy, managing students at risk of anaphylaxis in early years and school is a serious and very real practical issue for most schools and nurseries
The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening. The more staff that are allergy aware, understand the importance of allergen avoidance, know the signs of an allergic reaction and what to do in an emergency, the safer everyone with allergies will be.
Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.
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The course can be purchased individually or you can buy in bulk for multiple staff.
If you’re looking to purchase the course for more than 20 staff, please use the contact form to get in touch for bespoke pricing.
Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.
As the group leader, you can see the progress of your staff by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’.
No, all of our AllergyWise® courses are designed to be done individually. If you give your login details to someone else, the quizzes and course assessment will have already been completed by you and they will not be able to get a digital certificate of completion.
Your course admin is the person who purchases this course for your workplace, can enrol you onto the course. You will then receive a link to set up your own account which is needed to undertake the course.
After passing the final assessment, you will be able to download and save your digital certificate of completion by clicking on the ‘print your certificate’ button.
You can also download your digital certificate of completion by logging into your account and clicking on the certificate icon in the Training area.