18th Food Allergy Study Day 2025

This one-day study day will explore cutting-edge research, management strategies, and patient-focused care in food allergies, migration impacts, adolescence allergies, food manufacture and transitions to adult services.

Aims

Our aims ensure we are putting patients in the driving seat and enabling best care, whilst adapting to the ever growing evidence base.

Learning outcomes

By attending this event, attendees will be updated on the latest evidence in food allergy, including:

Who should attend

This study day is suitable for all health care professionals working with children and adults with food allergy, including:

Latest agenda

09:00 – 09:15

Registration

09:15 – 09:30

Welcome and Introductions

  • Dr Thomas Marrs, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

09:30 – 10:00

Five papers you need to have read

  • Professor Adam Fox, BSACI Ex-President and Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital

10:00 – 10:30

Investigating eosinophilic oesophagitis: Is it time for the new string theory?

  • Speaker tbc

10:30 – 11:00

Migration and working across the unknown

  • Dr Sara Abdelgalil, Consultant Paediatrician and Allergy Clinic Lead, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

11:00 – 11:30

Break

11:30 – 12:00

Balancing manufacturing, commercial and media interests in the 21st century

  • Hazel Gowland, Expert Food Production Specialist

12:00 – 12:30

Communication in allergy

  • TBC

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 13:45

Taking over care: From child to adult

  • Dr Anjali Rampersad, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Barts NHS Trust
  • Dr Claudia Gore, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, St Mary’s Hospital

13:45 – 14:15

Principles of transition

  • Dr Claudia Gore, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, St Mary’s Hospital

14:15 – 14:30

Patient voice

14:30 – 15:00

Why do young people die from anaphylaxis?

  • Professor Paul Turner, Paediatric Allergy Consultant and Clinical Professor in Anaphylaxis, Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology; St Mary’s Hospital/National Heart and Lung Institute

15:00 – 15:15

Break

15:15 – 15:45

Transition from an adult perspective

  • Speaker tbc

15:45 – 16:15

Draft pathway for transition

  • Dr Anjali Rampersad, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Barts NHS Trust

16:15 – 16:30

Challenges in transition of food immunotherapy care

  • Dr Anjali Rampersad, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Barts NHS Trust
  • Dr Claudia Gore, Paediatric Allergy Consultant, St Mary’s Hospital

16:30 – 17:00

Cases for considering transition in food immunotherapy services

  • Hannah Hunter

17.00

Review and close

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