Date: 17/02/2025 Location: Other
This course covers allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis, emphasizing the GP's role in education and management. Unit one explores their history, definition, epidemiology, consequences, and comorbidities. Unit two examines pathophysiology, detailing nasal, sinus, and eye anatomy, functions, and genetic factors. Unit three classifies allergic rhinitis per ARIA guidelines, discussing its impact on asthma, clinical investigations, and allergic conjunctivitis subtypes, with clinical images and red flags for learning. Unit four outlines allergy testing, differential diagnoses, and nonallergic rhinitis subtypes, with two clinical cases. The final unit covers general management, pharmacotherapy, allergen immunotherapy, and thunderstorm asthma, including considerations for pregnant and breastfeeding patients, concluding with a clinical case.
6 Performance review hours
3.5 Educational activity hours
Addressing health inequities
Professionalism
Ethical practice