Webinar: Food Allergy Management Q&A (session 1)

During Food Allergy Week 2020 we hosted two online sessions in which our CEO Maria Said, and Allergy Educator Jody Aiken answered your questions about food allergy management.

The recording of the first session is available to watch below. 

Webinar Details

Recorded: 25 May 2020

Questions

1. I know that hand sanitiser does not remove allergens, if you don’t have easy access to soap and water when you are out and about what do you use? (watch at 04:18)

2. What is the best way to manage visiting family and friends when you have a small child at risk of anaphylaxis? (watch at 05:17)

3. How safe is it to consume a food that ‘may contain’ the food that you’re allergic to? (watch at 09:11)

4. Should you ask manufacturers about the VITAL® Process to help with risk assessment? (watch at 17:44)

5. Any advice about best practice for teachers carrying EpiPens® for small children (kindy & prep) at school? (watch at 19:33)

6. What is the best resource to share with new friends to educate them about allergies and using the EpiPens®? (watch at 23:47)

7. How do I manage going to a café and ordering food for a young toddler? (watch at 28:20)

8.Is it risky to eat chips from a fish & chip shop if you have a shellfish allergy? (watch at 34:58)

9. Do we know if Australia is coming any closer to offering OIT (oral immunotherapy) as a regular treatment, rather than just trials? (watch at 36:15)

10. What is an EpiPen® for general use? Is it different to the EpiPen® that is prescribed to those with medically diagnosed food allergy? (watch at 38:16)

11. What would be your recommendation with giving the EpiPen® immediately or watching the reaction if your child has touched – not consumed – the allergen that they are confirmed at risk of anaphylaxis? (watch at 41:42)

12. Should we wipe down playground equipment before our child with food allergy uses it? (watch at 43:26)

13. I want to introduce my multiple food allergy baby to swimming lessons, how do we manage the risk of entering the swimming pool? (watch at 44:33)

14. We are seeing more and more nut milks available on shelf. How do you feel about them being in the market place? (watch at 46:47)

15. Birthday party etiquette. Do we ask the host and tell them about the allergies or just bring our own food? Regarding venues, do we normally chase up the menu at the party ourselves? (watch at 49:39)

16. I’m often asked if my child is airborne sensitive. Is that something the allergist can test for? (watch at 54:45)

17. How safe do you think it is to send asthmatic kids back to school in these times (COVID-19)? I have 2 asthmatic kids, a third who is undiagnosed and I am asthmatic? (watch at 58:16)

18. What is the name of one of the trials for OIT therapy that is currently being carried out in Melbourne or Sydney? Where can I read about it, any particular website? (watch at 59:42)

19. Do you know if a style of adrenaline like AUVI-Q®would ever come to Australia? The size seems more manageable to carry in a pocket. (watch at 1:00:00)