Health Professionals e-training

ASCIA e-training courses for health professionals have been developed by the ASCIA to provide ready access to reliable online health professional education throughout Australia and New Zealand only at no charge.

ASCIA anaphylaxis refresher e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/anaphylaxis-refresher 

This course takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.

Learning outcomes: 

• Differentiate between a mild to moderate allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.
• Outline acute management for mild or moderate allergic reactions and anaphylaxis.

ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/anaphylaxis

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.

Learning outcomes: 

• Differentiate between a mild to moderate allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.
• Review diagnosis of allergy and risk of anaphylaxis.
• Outline acute management for mild or moderate allergic reactions and anaphylaxis.

ASCIA food allergy e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/food-allergy  

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including dietitians, medical practitioners and nurses.

Learning outcomes:

• Differentiate between food allergy and other adverse reactions to foods, including food intolerances.
• Understand the role of medical practitioners and dietitians in the diagnosis and management of food allergy.
• Identify appropriate specialised formula choices for infants with food allergy.

ASCIA allergic rhinitis e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/allergic-rhinitis  

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.   

Learning outcomes:

• Recognise the clinical features of allergic rhinitis and possible co-existent conditions.
• Understand the uses and limitations of allergy testing.
• Identify pharmacotherapy options available and when to consider allergen immunotherapy.
• Know when to refer to a specialist.

ASCIA allergen immunotherapy e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/allergen-immunotherapy 

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.  

Learning outcomes:

• Recognise which patients are likely to benefit from aeroallergen or venom immunotherapy.
• Understand when to consider referring patients to a specialist for aeroallergen or venom immunotherapy.
• Identify available options for aeroallergen and venom immunotherapy.
• Know how to safely administer subcutaneous and sublingual immunotherapy.

ASCIA paediatric atopic dermatitis (eczema) e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/atopic-dermatitis 

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.     

ASCIA food allergy prevention e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/food-allergy-prevention 

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.    

ASCIA penicillin allergy e-training for health professionals

Go to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/penicillin-allergy

This course takes approximately 1 hour to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses. 

Go to ASCIA Food allergy e-training for health professionals

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for dietitians, medical practitioners, nurses and other health professionals. 

Learning outcomes:

• Differentiate between food allergy and other adverse reactions to foods, including food intolerances.
• Understand the role of medical practitioners and dietitians in the diagnosis and management of food allergy.
• Identify appropriate specialised formula choices for infants with food allergy.

Information about other educational opportunities for dietitians is available at https://www.allergy.org.au/members/dietitians

Go to  https://etrainingpharm.ascia.org.au 

ASCIA anaphylaxis refresher e-training for pharmacists 

This course takes approximately 45 minutes only to complete.

Learning outcomes: 

• Differentiate between a mild to moderate allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.
• Outline acute management for mild or moderate allergic reactions and anaphylaxis.

ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for pharmacists 

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete. 

Learning outcomes: 

• Differentiate between a mild to moderate allergic reaction and anaphylaxis.
• Review diagnosis of allergy and risk of anaphylaxis.
• Outline acute management for mild or moderate allergic reactions and anaphylaxis.

ASCIA allergic rhinitis e-training for pharmacists

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete.

Learning outcomes:

• Recognise the clinical features of allergic rhinitis and possible co-existent conditions.
• Understand the uses and limitations of allergy testing.
• Identify pharmacotherapy options available and when to consider allergen immunotherapy.
• Know when to refer to a specialist.

ASCIA food allergy e-training for pharmacists

This course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete.

Learning outcomes:

• Differentiate between food allergy and other adverse reactions to foods, including food intolerances.
• Understand the role of medical practitioners and dietitians in the diagnosis and management of food allergy.
• Identify appropriate specialised formula choices for infants with food allergy.

CPD Points apply

ASCIA e-training for pharmacists can be self-recorded on an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan. The anaphylaxis e-training, allergic rhinitis e-training, and food allergy e-training courses all take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. This is equivalent to 1.5 hours of Group 1 CPD (or 1.5 CPD credits), which can be converted to 1.5 hours of Group 2 CPD (or 3 CPD credits) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities and e-training completion. 

Read more about self-recording CPD from the Pharmacy Board: https://www.pharmacyboard.gov.au/codes-guidelines/faq/cpd-faq.aspx 

Pharmacist CPD credits

Group 1: 1.50

Group 2: 3.00

Content updated July 2024

https://immunodeficiency.ascia.org.au 

The ASCIA primary immunodeficiency (PID) e-training for health professionals (HP) course takes approximately two hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.  

The main objectives of this course are to:

• Increase awareness of primary immunodeficiencies (PID), also known as inborn errors of immunity (IEI), amongst general practitioners, paediatricians, physicians and nurses.
• Promote early recognition and referral of patients with suspected PID/IEI to a clinical immunologist, to improve the diagnosis, management and health related quality of life for patients with PID/IEI in Australia and New Zealand. 

The ASCIA Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy (IRT) e-training for health professionals (HP) course takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

This course is suitable for healthcare professionals who manage and support patients who have antibody deficiencies that require immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IRT).

This site has been retired and the course has moved to https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/ 
The course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and has been developed for health professionals, including medical practitioners and nurses.  

Note: The combined course has been retired. 

Content updated January 2024