November 2008 Training Session

Training Module: Adverse Reactions to Food

Wednesday 19 & Thursday 20 November 2008, Royal College of General Practitioners, 14 Princes Gate, Hyde Park, London, SW7 1PU

Programme: Wednesday 19 November

08.30–09.00: Registration

09.00–09.20: Opening

• Dr Damien Downing

09.20–10.20: IgE-mediated food allergy

• Dr Michael Radcliffe

10.20–10.45: Coffee

10.45–11.45: Urticaria, eczema and angioedema

• Dr Michael Radcliffe

11.45–12.30: Physiology and immunology of digestion

• Dr David Freed

12.30-13.00: Group discussion

13.00-14.00: Lunch

14.00-14.45: Nephropathy

• Dr Shideh Pouria

14.45-15.30: Lectins and disease

• Dr David Freed

15.30-15.45

• Coffee

15.45-16.30: Group discussion

16.30-17.15: Milk and genetics

• Dr Damien Downing

17.15: Close

Programme: Thursday 20th November

08.45–09.15: Registration

09.15–10.00: Diagnostic tests – judging how good they are

• Dr David Freed

10.00-10.45: Diagnostic tests – what are available and how good are they?

• Dr Rajendra Sharma

10.45-11.15: Coffee

11.15-12.00: Cellular allergy tests and food-specific IgG antibodies

• Dr Nigel Abraham

12.00-12.15: Group discussion

12.15-13.00: Practical

• Ms Marion Bowles

13.00-14.00: Lunch

14.00-14.45: Dysbiosis

• Dr Damien Downing

14.45-15.30: Biochemical evidence for reactions to foods, plus two case histories

• Dr John McLaren Howard

15.30-15.50: Coffee

15.50-16.30: Management of food allergies in general practice

• Dr Sarah Myhill

16.30-17.15: Group discussion – case histories

17.15: Close