Allergic and hypersensitivity conditions in non‐specialist care: Flow diagrams to support clinical practice

Abstract

Most patients presenting with allergies are first seen by primary care health professionals. The perceived knowledge gaps and educational needs were recently assessed in response to which the LOGOGRAM Task Force was established with the remit of constructing pragmatic flow diagrams for common allergic conditions in line with an earlier EAACI proposal to develop simplified pathways for the diagnosis and management of allergic diseases in primary care. To address the lack of accessible and pragmatic guidance, we designed flow diagrams for five major clinical allergy conditions: asthma, anaphylaxis, food allergy, drug allergy, and urticaria. Existing established allergy guidelines were collected and iteratively distilled to produce five pragmatic and

Global disparities in availability of epinephrine auto-injectors

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Clinical review: The suggested management pathway for urticaria in primary care

“…Please note: Figures 1 and 2 , and Table 4 are adapted from Ryan 61 : Ryan D, Flokstra‐de Blok B, Clark E, Gaudin C, Mamodaly M, Kocks J, van der Velde J, Angier E, Romberg K, Gawlik R, Demoly P. Allergic and hypersensitivity conditions in non‐specialist care: flow‐diagrams to support clinical practice 19 March 2022: https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15273 .…”