Katie Allen

Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Director Population Health Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Paediatric Gastroenterologist/Allergist

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Presenting at CHARM on "Why does Australia have the highest rates of Food Allergy and what can we do about it?" https://t.co/1VEc6Uq6ep

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FOOD FINDINGS: Studies reveal Australian children can grow out of some food allergies. @yaspaton @MCRI_for_kids #TenNews

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@SophyRidgeSky We would love you to come and do a book tour in Australia - the discourse on women in politics is woeful here.

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@SophyRidgeSky Amazing book. Plan to redeem my forebear Maggie Bondfield -who ultimately failed married women - by standing for preselection

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#SophyRidge-TheWomenWhoShapedPolitics has girded my loins to stand for preselection in footsteps of my forebear the Hon Maggie Bondfield

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Sophy Ridge - The Women Who Shaped Politics - Hodder & Stoughton https://t.co/dfnqrs6TlG

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Vicki McWilliam Schoolnuts- 38% food allergic adolescent had adverse event in last year- 9% anaphylaxis! #EAACI2016

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Susan Prescott new prevention guidelines. Solids around 6 mth not <4 mth. Allergenic solids in 1st year. #EAACI2016

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Susan Prescott shows exciting new immunomodulatory data of early Vit D and potential to protect against allergy Yay for sunshine! #EAACI2016

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Hourihane presents a novel 1 dose challenge protocol to validate peanut allergen thresholds. 1.5mg peanut protein is ED02.#EAACI2016

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Ebisawa has outlined outstanding line up of oral abstracts on severity and treatment of food allergy Lehrer 4 #EAACI2016

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Reacta launches! Congrats Martin and Clare. Professional food allergy challenge matrix at last !! #EAACI2016

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For peanut prevention we don't know if 4 mth better than eg 7 mth. Let's wait for the evidence. Delay harmful- how early is early?#EAACI2016

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Susan Prescott defines late introduction after 4-6 mth but the only strong evidence is for peanut 4-11mth. Precision important! #EAACI2016

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George Du Toit launches exciting new findings in #NEJM that early introduction of peanut prevents peanut allergy

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#AustralianOpen - superb tennis Lleyton Hewitt. Go Ozzie!

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Australian open with Mary Wooldridge- how gorgeous on a summer night. Go Lleyton. Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie!

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Risk assessment tools are great as long as they also say it has been "vitalised" - ie through the process

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We're ready but there needs to be permissive labelling not just precautionary labelling! Patients need help