Allergies
A paediatric allergy, immunology and infectious diseases (PAIID) specialist is a clinician who works across all paediatric age groups to investigate, diagnose and manage infectious, immunological and allergic disorders - find out more about this sub-specialty.
News
Introducing our new educational supervisors guide in PAIID
8 April 2021
What can we learn from each other? Dr Siân Ludman, consultant paediatric allergist, and her trainee and consultant colleagues have developed a new guide for those supervising trainees in paediatric allergy, immunology and infectious diseases. An achievement to be proud of – and she hopes it inspires...
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BPSU study - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Surveillance of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is due to commence in March 2021. In conjunction with parallel reporting through the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Surveillance System, this study aims to establish incidence rates of ARFID presenting to secondary health care, refe...
Course
How to Manage: Paediatric allergy training PAT 2 - online
27 April 2021
This online course will focus on the practical and clinical management of allergy in children and young people. It is the second in a series of three Paediatric allergy training (PAT) courses. The course will be hosted on Zoom.
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E-cigarette use or vaping: reporting suspected adverse reactions
2 March 2020
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is requesting that healthcare professionals report any suspected side effects or safety concerns with e-cigarettes and the e-liquids used for vaping to the Yellow Card Scheme.
Volunteering opportunity
Nominations for College posts: Trainees
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Trainees are a vital part of the paediatric workforce. To reflect the trainees’ points of view and receive their input it is important to have a trainee representative in College committees.
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Nominations for College posts: CSACs
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The College Specialty Advisory Committees (CSACs) supervise the development and delivery of sub-specialty training and the assessment standards. Take a look at our current vacancies.
William Harvey Research Foundation - Innovation Award
Funds pioneering research that advances the discovery of new medicines.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
The Lister Institute - Research Prizes
Funds tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.
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Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
5 years
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News
Surveillance of Food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) starts this month
16 January 2019
This BPSU study hopes to improve our knowledge of the incidence, clinical presentation and management of FPIES as well as improve awareness of the condition among paediatricians.
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BPSU study - Food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
This BPSU study investigates food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), a rare delayed type of food allergy which leads to repeated vomiting and other gastrointestinal symptoms up to several hours after a problem food (or baby formula) is eaten. There is very limited data on FPIES in the U...