Allergy Imperial

Overview

Allergy is an increasing global health problem. There is an urgent need both in the UK and worldwide for training in clinical allergy.

Our Allergy courses have been designed to suit all levels of healthcare professionals who deal with patients with allergic conditions, including doctors (GPs, Paediatricians, Specialists in Allergy, Dermatology, Respiratory medicine or ENT), specialist nurses, dietitians, and nutritionists, as well as basic scientists and professionals working in industry in the field of asthma and allergy.

Teaching is delivered by world-renowned experts in the field and covers all aspects from the basic immune mechanisms underlying allergic diseases to cutting-edge research that may influence clinical practice.

Our courses are all part-time and structured around a modular teaching week each term, delivered in a blended format, including teaching at St. Mary's Medical School Campus in Paddington, London, supported by extensive interactive online learning resources. This allows you to fit the course in with your professional commitments.

Careers after the Allergy course from Imperial

These qualifications will be of great value to those healthcare professionals holding or wishing to apply for specialist posts in secondary and tertiary care in areas of medicine such as allergy, paediatrics, respiratory medicine, dermatology and gastroenterology.

It will also be valuable for GPs, specialist nurses, nutritionists and dietitians wishing to further develop their expertise and careers in allergy, as well as for basic scientists and professionals working in industry in the field of asthma and allergy who are willing to develop an in-depth understanding of the evidence base underpinning allergy and asthma research and clinical practice.