Information for Patients and Carers
Fast Facts - for concise information about allergy and other immune diseases for patients and carers. Detailed information on more than 140 topics is available by clicking on (selecting) the panels below.
Patient and carer support organisations are listed here: www.allergy.org.au/patients/patient-support-organisations
Health professional information is available here: www.allergy.org.au/hp/papers
ReadSpeaker is available on the ASCIA webpages for patients and carers, to further improve access for people with:
- Vision impairment, limited reading ability or learning disabilities, by allowing text to speech (TTS).
- Non-English speaking backgrounds - information can be translated into 20 different languages by highlighting the text and selecting 'translate’.
Webpage updated June 2023
Patients
- Patients, Carers and Community
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Services
- Locate a specialist
- ASCIA patient information
- Patient support organisations
- Anaphylaxis e-training
- Anaphylaxis e-training first aid (community)
- Fast Facts
- COVID-19
- Checklist: Actions to reduce the spread of COVID-19
- COVID-19 Vaccination FAQ
- Allergy and anaphylaxis
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and sinusitis
- Allergy and the skin
- Allergy prevention
- Allergy testing
- Allergy treatments
- Asthma and allergy
- Autoimmunity
- Drug allergy
- Food allergy
- Food other adverse reactions
- Immune system
- Immunodeficiencies
- Insect allergy (bites and stings)
- Other allergies
Site last updated: 1 Dec 2023