Black Country Skin Club

Allergy Management

Wondering how to add dermatology to your portfolio or learn for the fun of it? Or are you the expert? Come along, either way, to join like-minded healthcare professionals to learn and network over dinner.

Wednesday 20th May 7pm

NOT TO BE MISSED! LIMITED SPACES!

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Mercure West Birmingham

 

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Learn

Hear from the experts in the field in the area to learn and develop your clinical practice and confidence.

Network

Connect with like minded clinician with similar interests and find out about opportunities and stay up to date.

Share

Share your expertise clinical or otherwise on the stage with your colleagues and become the go-to.

Speaker

Dr Makwana is a Consultant Paediatrician specialising in paediatric allergy and infectious diseases, with over 25 years of experience and a leading role in developing regional allergy and infectious disease services. He combines extensive clinical expertise with academic and leadership contributions, including national guideline authorship and senior roles within NHS trusts and medical education.

 

Dr Nick Makwana MBChB MD PGCME

Chair

Dr. Amuthalingam is a GP with a special interest in dermatology and minor surgery. He works across Birmingham and the Black Country in Community Dermatology. He is the founder of the Black Country Skin Club and Dr.Derme Skin and Aesthetic Clinics.

Dr. Thuva Amuthalingam
MBBS, BMedSci, MRCGP, DipDerm (Dist)

Testimonials

Dermatology Live Learning

"Excellent presentation", "Very useful talk"; "Brilliant talk"

Black Women in Health

"Detailed explanation of management plans", "Amazing doctor. Very knowledgeable, honest and practical."

VdGM Forum

"Very practical examples"; "Practical tips that can be done on the NHS and private"

Agenda

18:30 - Arrival and hot buffet (HALAL)

18:45 - Welcome by the chair

19:00 - Allergy Management in Primary Care
Practical guidance on assessing, diagnosing, and managing common allergic conditions, with a focus on distinguishing mild presentations from those requiring specialist referral.

  • Recognising Red Flags: Clinical features suggesting severe allergy, anaphylaxis risk, or alternative diagnoses.
  • The Allergy Spectrum: Understanding presentations from rhinitis and eczema to food allergy and anaphylaxis.
  • History & Risk Assessment: Identifying triggers, patterns, family history, and high-risk patients.
  • Diagnosis & Initial Management: When to investigate, initiate treatment, or provide emergency plans.
  • Referral Pathways & Escalation: Knowing when specialist allergy input or testing is required.
  • Interactive Case Review: Real-world allergy scenarios to support clinical decision-making.
  • Best-Practice Approaches: Evidence-based allergy care across NHS and private practice settings.

20:00 - Questions and answers

20:15 - Close and networking

Please let us know in advance if you need anything in particular to allow you to attend the day.

 

NOT TO BE MISSED! LIMITED SPACES!

Click the link emailed to you to confirm your place. Please check your junk folder.

Thanks to our sponsors for their support. The sponsors are paying for exhibition stand space only and had no input into the content of this meeting.

Mercure Birmingham West Hotel

✦ Birmingham Road B70 6RS
☎ 0121 609 9988

FREE Halal Food and Parking
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