Degree Level Modules: Allergy
CATS Points: 30
Academic Level 3 (Degree)
Notional Study Time: 300 hours
Duration: 6 months
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This course is for experienced nurses who care for patients with allergy
- The number of patients suffering from serious allergies has soared by 25% in just 4 years
- Eczema and asthma are the most common complaints although the largest recorded increase is in peanut allergies – which in rare cases can prove fatal
- In 2001, nearly 1 in 5 GP patients had at least 1 allergic disease. But by 2005, that figure had increased to nearly 1 in 4
- The majority of allergy can be managed in primary care with appropriate training.
Allergy is now considered to be the 'number one environmental disease' affecting 10 million people in the UK. It can affect several organ systems including the skin, lungs, nose and gut and can result in anaphylaxis which is occasionally fatal. This degree level module will teach you how to recognise allergy in each organ system and design management strategies that will improve patients’ lives significantly.
This course covers the following areas:
- Allergy and allergens – common trigged and cross-reactivitites
- Mechanisms of allergy – how it all works
- Allergy diagnosis (including a practical session on skin prick testing)
- Anaphylaxis - early recognition, treatment and long term care
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergic asthma
- Allergic skin diseases
- Food allergy
- Setting up an allergy clinic
By the end of the module, you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of allergy as a multi-organ disease
- Differentiate between normal immune response and hypersensitivity
- Understand the treatment implications for allergy in multiple organ systems
- Develop an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of symptomatic patients
- Recommend and justify appropriate treatment options
This course will take 6 months to complete and is delivered through comprehensive written materials (including the “All about Allergies” flipchart) and is supported by 3 study days. The study days will be a mix of informal lectures and practical sessions delivered by expert practicing clinicians.
Cost
£655
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