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Coronavirus (COVID 19) and Allergy

For all patients at risk of anaphylaxis: -have 2 in-date adrenaline autoinjectors. It’s important to be prepared at this time as it can be harder to access GPs and pharmacies. -if in doubt give adrenaline and call an ambulance: EVEN during this public health emergency. Families are advised to ensure they have adequate stock of […]

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Approval of peanut allergy treatment in the US.

The Food and Drug Administration in the US has approved immunotherapy as a treatment to mitigate the risk of allergic reactions that may occur, including anaphylaxis, after accidental exposure to peanut in patients aged 4 to 17 years with a confirmed diagnosis of peanut allergy. To see the press release issued by the American Academy […]

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EAACI 2020 comes to London

The EAACI Congress 2020 will take place from June 6th to 10th 2020, in London, United Kingdom. Organised by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the largest medical association in its field in Europe, the EAACI Congress 2020 offers a unique opportunity to learn about the latest discoveries. The congress activities will […]

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School hit with €3.5 thousand penalty for discrimination due to nut allergy

IFAN welcomes the judgement of November 11th 2019 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that a pupil with food allergies was discriminated against by a school’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations to attend a school trip and that other options were not explored to assist travel and partake in an exchange programme. This is the second […]

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Adrenaline training.

The Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council are responsible under law for approving and accrediting providers of training courses in Ireland for emergency cardiac first response (CFR) including giving adrenaline (Epinephrine). If you are in need of training please visit this link which will bring you to the PHECC website. In the second search box “Course Name […]

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