The Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

The Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology offers services to children with Primary Immunodeficiency’s and Complex and/or Serious Allergic Conditions such as Anaphylaxis, Multiple or Complex Food Allergy, Severe Eczema, Drug Allergy Stinging Insect Allergy and those children requiring Immunotherapy. Both inpatient and outpatient services are offered and includes the following:

• Allergy Clinic
• Bee Venom Immunotherapy
• Epipen Education Clinic
• Immunodeficiency Clinic
• Inpatient Consultation
• Inpatient (day admission) Challenges
• Intravenous Immunoglobulin Clinic
• Special Immunisation Clinic
• Drug Allergy Clinic
• Severe Eczema Clinic

In addition to these clinical services members of the Department are actively involved in various research activities and provide educational services to the broader medical community.

The Department is located at the WCH campus and is staffed by Consultants, nursing staff and dietitians.

How to access the service

Referrals

With the exception of the Adrenaline Auto-injector Clinic children must have a referral by a medical practitioner before an appointment can be made.

Please follow the links for referral and booking details for each of the services listed below.

Referral Guidelines for medical practitioners

• Allergy Clinic
• Adrenaline Auto-injector Education Clinic
• Bee Venom Immunotherapy
• Immunodeficiency Clinic
• Inpatient Consultation
• Inpatient (day admission) Challenges
• Intravenous Immunoglobulin Clinic
• Drug Allergy Clinic
• Severe Eczema Clinic
• Special Immunisation Clinic

Useful Sites for further information on Allergy and Immunology

Australian Sites

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Child and Youth Health

Anaphylaxis Australia

American sites

American Academy of Asthma , Allergy and Immunology

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Publications

Available by contacting Ms Sacha Palmer on (08) 8161 6902

Anaphylaxis – Planning and support guide for schools, preschools and child care services
Anaphylaxis in Children
Bee Venom desensitisation
Bee stings

Research Activity

The Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  through its close association with the University of AdelaideDepartment of Paediatrics, has major research interests in eczema and vaccine medicine. For further information please visit the University of Adelaide, Department of Paediatrics website.

Contact details

Phone/fax/email

Ph (08) 8161 8638

Admin Hub (fax referrals) (08) 8161 6246

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