Allergy and anaphylaxis

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Overview

The Department of Human Services Allergy Working Party was established in 2006 by the then Minister for Health the Hon. Bronwyn Pike MP to address issues relating to the diagnosis, prevention and management of allergic disorders (including anaphylactic reactions) in children and adults in the Victorian community.

The Working Party, in this report to the current Minister for Health, the Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, has made the recommendations detailed in this report.

Contents:

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Clinical syndromes
  • 1.2 Diagnosis
• 2. Burden of disease
  • 2.1 Asthma, Eczema, Urticaria (hives) and Hay Fever
  • 2.2 Food allergies and stinging insect allergies
  • 2.3 Anaphylaxis
    Recommendation 1 – Research
• 3. Previous recommendations on allergies
  • 3.1 Victorian Working Party (1997)
  • 3.2 NSW Coroner’s report
• 4. Domains of intervention
  • 4.1 Training in the use of Epipens across all domains
• 5. Schools, children’s services and childcare settings
  • 5.1 Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Schools
  • 5.2 Training in anaphylaxis management for school staff
  • 5.3 Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Children’s Services
  • 5.4 Legislative changes
  • 5.5 Back-up Epipens
    Recommendation 2 – Schools and Children’s Services
• 6. Workplaces and general community
  • 6.1 Education 13
    Recommendation 3 – Food Service Industry
    Recommendation 4 – General Community Awareness
    Recommendation 5 – General Workplaces
  • 6.2 Self management
    Recommendation 6 – People diagnosed with allergies and anaphylaxis, their families and carers
  • 6.3 First-Aid 14
  • 6.4 Ambulance and Emergency Services
    Recommendation 7 – Ambulance Services
  • 6.5 Food labelling
  • 6.6 Nutrition
• 7. Allergy services
  • 7.1 Worldwide Allergy Practice
  • 7.2 Directions for allergy services & training in the United Kingdom
    7.3 Medical Services in Victoria
  • 7.3.1 The Alfred
  • 7.3.2 The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • 7.3.3 The Royal Children’s Hospital
  • 7.3.4 Other
    Recommendation 8 – Allergy Services in Victoria
• 8. Medical workforce training
  Recommendation 9 – Workforce and Training
• 9. Implementation
• 10. References
• 11. Appendix

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Allergy and anaphylaxis report from the Department of Human Services Allergy Working Party to the Minister for Health - Part A (166kb, pdf)

Victorian Health Minister’s Response to the recommendations presented by the Allergy Working Party (96kb, pdf)

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