Allergy assist® webinar: Food allergy prevention, including eczema management

Join our next allergy assist® webinar: Food allergy prevention, including eczema management

allergy assist^® is an education and support service available to GPs and rural generalists in Australia. Ongoing webinar sessions are offered to enhance confidence in managing common allergic presentations.  

The October webinar has a paediatric focus, and is being presented by Dr Paulina Alhucema, a dual trained paediatric allergist and immunologist and general paediatrician based in Melbourne.

What you’ll learn:

Know how to request appropriate allergy testing, and understand the harms of inappropriate allergy testing.

Understand the importance of good eczema control in allergy prevention

Manage eczema in children, including young infants

The webinar is being hosted through ACCRM’s learning platform. To join the webinar, you will need to be registered with the allergy assist®

About the presenter: Dr Paulina Alhucema is a dual trained Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist and General Paediatrician based in Melbourne. Paulina works for The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) and Epworth Healthcare, plus assists with the Victorian Virtual Specialists Clinics (VVSC) in the field of allergy. After completing her General Paediatrician training, Paulina worked in Melbourne and rural locations for 7 years. She then returned to RCH for more training and to pursue her passion to become an Allergist & Immunologist. Paulina has led the development of the RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines for IgE and Non-IgE food allergies, has supported the updates in the anaphylaxis guideline, plus many other protocols and guidelines.