Information for Health Professionals
ASCIA develops Clinical Updates, Action/Treatment Plans, Checklists, Position Papers/Statements, Guidelines and e-training courses for health professionals.
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Allergic Rhinitis | Anaphylaxis | Drug Allergy | Food Allergy | Immunodeficiency | Immunisation
Allergen Immunotherapy | Infant Feeding and Allergy Prevention | Insect Allergy | Latex Allergy
Skin | Tests | External Documents
Allergen Immunotherapy | Infant Feeding and Allergy Prevention | Insect Allergy | Latex Allergy
Skin | Tests | External Documents
Allergic Rhinitis
- ASCIA Clinical Update - Allergic Rhinitis New September 2017
- ASCIA Treatment Plan - Allergic Rhinitis Updated September 2017
- ASCIA Allergic Rhinitis e-training for health professionals Updated March 2017
- ASCIA Allergic Rhinitis e-training for pharmacists New March 2017
- Australian Airborne Pollen and Spore Monitoring Network Interim Standard and Protocols
Anaphylaxis
- ASCIA Guidelines - Acute management of anaphylaxis Updated November 2017
- ASCIA Guidelines - Adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjector prescription
- ASCIA Guidelines - Prevention of anaphylaxis in schools, pre-schools and childcare: 2015 update
- ASCIA Anaphylaxis Resources Overview New May 2017
- ASCIA Clinical Update - Anaphylaxis Updated December 2016
- ASCIA Checklists - Anaphylaxis
- ASCIA Event record for allergic reactions
- ASCIA Checklist - Transitioning patients from paediatric to adult services
- ASCIA Checklist - Travel for people with allergy, asthma and anaphylaxis
- ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-training for health professionals Updated June 2017
- ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-training for pharmacists Updated June 2017
Drug allergy
- ASCIA Clinical Update - Antibiotic Allergy
- ASCIA Consensus Statement - Penicillin Allergy (available to Members only)
- ASCIA Drug allergy pre-clinic information template (available to Members only)
- ASCIA Penicillin Allergy Guide for health professionals
Food allergy
- ASCIA Clinical Updates - Food Allergy Under Review July 2018
- ASCIA Dietary avoidance information sheets
- ASCIA Information HP - Lupin Allergy
- ASCIA Food Allergy e-training for health professionals Updated August 2017
- ASCIA Food Allergy e-training for pharmacists Updated August 2017
Immunodeficiency
- Immunodeficiency Overview New August 2017
- ASCIA Position Paper - Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Updated March 2017
- ASCIA Clinical Update - Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID) New March 2017
- ASCIA Position Statement - Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIg) Updated June2018
- ASCIA Guide – Setting up a Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIg) program in a hospital Updated June 2018
- ASCIA Guidelines for standardised IVIg infusion rates for IRT Updated June 2018
- ASCIA SCIg Treatment Plan New August 2017
- ASCIA Transfer Care Plan for patients on IRT (immunoglobulin replacement therapy) New June 2018
- ASCIA Travel Plan for patients on SCIg (subcutaneous immunoglobulin) therapy New June 2018
Immunisation
- ASCIA Guidelines - vaccination of the egg allergic individual Updated May 2017
Allergen Immunotherapy
- ASCIA Manual – Allergen Immunotherapy (available to Members only)
- ASCIA Treatment Plan – Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
- ASCIA Immunotherapy e-training for health professionals
Infant feeding and allergy prevention
- Overview - Infant feeding and allergy prevention
- ASCIA Clinical Update Infant Feeding and Allergy Prevention
- ASCIA Guidelines - Infant feeding and allergy prevention
- ASCIA Guide: stepwise management of eczema (atopic dermatitis) management
- ASCIA Information on how to introduce solid foods to babies for allergy prevention Updated May 2018
- ASCIA Guide for introduction of peanut to infants with severe eczema and/or food allergy New May 2017
Insect allergy
- ASCIA Position Statement - Jack Jumper Ant Venom Immunotherapy
- ASCIA Information for HP - Jack Jumper Ant Allergy - a uniquely Australian problem
Latex allergy
Skin
- ASCIA Action Plan for Eczema
- ASCIA Guide to eczema (atopic dermatitis) management
- ASCIA Paediatric atopic dermatitis (eczema) e-training for health professionals
- ASCIA Guidelines - Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)
Tests
- ASCIA Food Allergen Challenge Protocols (available to Members only)
- ASCIA Position Statement - Unorthodox Techniques for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergy, Asthma and Immune Disorders
- Allergy treatment declared misleading
- Testing for IgG4 against foods is not recommended as a diagnostic tool
- Vega Testing in the Diagnosis of Allergic Conditions
- ASCIA Manual - Skin Prick Testing for Allergy Diagnosis
- ASCIA Guidelines - Anti-Intrinsic Factor Antibody Testing
- ASCIA Guidelines - Uncertainty of Measurement
- Laboratory Tests in the Diagnosis of Allergic Diseases
- Unorthodox Testing and Treatment for Allergic Disorders
External documents
- Australian Airborne Pollen and Spore Monitoring Network Interim Standard and Protocols
- Australian & New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG) - anaphylaxis management guidelines
- Australian Prescriber Anaphylaxis Wall Chart
- Australian Academy of Science - The science of immunisation
- APIIEG Consensus Recommendations for the Use of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Immune Deficiency
- Guidelines for the Use of Infant Formulas to Treat Cows Milk Protein Allergy: an Australian Consensus Panel Opinion
- European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Testing for IgG4 against Foods is Not Recommended as a Diagnostic Tool
For information about how ASCIA information is developed go to: www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/website-information
Content updated October 2018
