The EACCI PRIMARY CARE PAEDIATRICIANS ALLERGY EDUCATIONAL NEEDS TASK FORCE is a group of proffessionals interested in the improvement of the following milestones: The quality of practice patient centred care. Integrated care models. Scientific development. Defining the role of Primary Care in the diagnosis and management of allergic diseases. Reinforcing the collaboration and communication between primary care and specialized care.

We would like to collect and report on the concerns of partners in the scientific community, in health systems and in society in general. Current provision of resources and challenges faced in the implementation of allergy educational activities within PC healthcare systems. Certainly, we believe that, through teaching activities such as those offered on EAACI’s recently launched e-learning platform, we can improve the quality of PC practice and increase the significance of the role of GPs in the diagnosis and management of allergic diseases.

Finally, strategies to support PC in the diagnosis and management of allergic disease should be consolidated within a consensus document for stakeholders. This would be key to ensuring that a unified, collaborative and symbiotic approach is applied to support the delivery of high quality allergic disease care within primary care. The knowledge generated in this research will help to inform the development of future educational initiatives aimed at supporting the delivery of pediatric services.

Allied Health & Primary Care Section

Chair: Martha Cabrera

Secretary: Laura Reali