Cornwalll Allergy Day Programme Friday 18th May 2012

Cornwall Allergy Day Friday 18 May 2012 Headlands Hotel, Newquay 09.00 – 09.30 09.30 – 09.45 Registration, tea and coffee Morning session: Chair - Prof Edward Kaminski Welcome and Introduction Prof Edward Kaminski, Consultant Immunologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth 09.45 – 10.30 Epidemiology of allergy – an overview Dr Nick Osborne, Senior Research Fellow, European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH), Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Truro 10.30 – 11.00 11.00 – 11.45 Tea/coffee History taking & allergy testing in general practice Dr Claire Bethune, Consultant Immunologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth 11.45 – 12.30 Allergic rhinitis & asthma Dr Glenis Scadding, Consultant Physician in Allergy, Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital, London 12.30 – 13.30 13.30 – 14.15 Lunch Afternoon session: Chair - Dr Claire Bethune Urticaria & angioedema Prof Edward Kaminski 14.14 – 15.00 Paediatric allergy Dr Simon Bedwani, Consultant Paediatrician, Treliske Hospital, Truro 15.00 – 15.30 15.30 – 16.15 Tea / coffee Management of anaphylaxis Christine Symons, Immunology Specialist Nurse, Derriford Hospital 16.15 – 17.00 Case Histories Prof Edward Kaminski & Dr Claire Bethune 17.00 – 17.10 Supporting GPs and patients online Prof Ray Jones, Professor of Health Informatics, University of Plymouth 17.10 – 17.15 Closing Dr Claire Bethune Close 1