Introduction to paediatric food allergy

In this course you will learn about the different ways to manage Cows’ Milk Allergy from a nutritional perspective. You will learn how to manage mothers to carry on breastfeeding a CMA infant, also what formulas to use that those that aren’t. You will learn what nutritional deficiencies to look out for in CMA infants and how to manage them. Also you will learn how to introduce CMA back into the diet in a safe manner and tools that can help you.

This course educates on the way that cows’ milk allergy presents itself in an infant across the body systems involved in the allergy. Learn the different procedures that are available to diagnose both IgE and non-IgE allergy.

What is cow’s milk protein allergy, how can it present and how should it be managed. Specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietitian Dr Lydia Collins-Hussey elaborates on how a cow’s milk protein allergy can be managed.

What are medium chain triglycerides (MCTs)? How do they differ from other types of fats and what conditions may benefit from MCTs and why? Specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietitian Dr. Lydia Collins-Hussey elaborates on MCTs and the role they can play in the management of some conditions.

What are the key aspects of diagnosing cow’s milk allergy and when should you refer into secondary care? Highly specialised Paediatric Dietitian Sophie Rawlings explores best practise in the management of cow’s milk allergy, covering the different forms and presentations of cow’s milk allergy, the gold standard for diagnosis of cow’s’ milk allergy and important local guidance updates.

Cow’s milk allergy (CMA) can be a complex condition to correctly diagnose and manage. Most bottle-fed patients with CMA will have mild to moderate CMA but a small minority will suffer from more severe CMA where the prescription of an amino acid may be appropriate. Join Dr. Helen Howells as she briefly recaps on CMA and its appropriate dietary management, before delving into the management of severe CMA, covering when an amino acid formula may be appropriate and the additional support those patients may need.

This course educates on the CoMiSS® Tool. What it is and how it was developed. How it is used in clinical practice and how to gather the outputs and take a meaningful clinical decision from the result. The course aims to teach how CoMiSS can help to aid a faster diagnosis, it can increase awareness of Non IgE mediated allergy and prevent over diagnosis of CMA.

The Evolution of Dysphagia Management This on-demand webinar will see Independent Speech and Language Therapist discuss the evolution of dysphagia management. The 35-minute presentation will cover, The importance of understanding primary impairment in order to enable a targeted swallow therapy approach Reviewing available choices – compensatory and/or rehabilitation approaches Critical thinking in clinical decision making Rehabilitation – skill-based training in swallow therapy.

The latest allergy guidelines managing food allergy GA²LEN 2022 guideline has been developed by a multidisciplinary task force and focuses on the ways healthcare professionals can best manage diagnosed food allergy in infants, children, adolescents, and adults. Dietitian Dr. Kate Grimshaw delves deeper into what these guidelines are and how they can support best practise management in food allergies.