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Where a family lives should not determine whether they can access timely, evidence-based allergy care.People in regional...
23/09/2026

Where a family lives should not determine whether they can access timely, evidence-based allergy care.

People in regional, rural and remote communities may face long travel, limited local services and delays before specialist review. International experience shows that this access gap is not unique to Australia. The answer is not a single appointment or platform. Australia needs connected models of care that build local capability while preserving access to specialist expertise.

That can include additional allergy training for GPs and rural generalists, clear referral criteria, secure case-based specialist advice, telehealth where clinically appropriate, agreed care plans and ongoing evaluation of outcomes.

International service reviews point to the value of telemedicine, shared-care pathways and specialist-supported primary care in extending expertise. These models still need careful evaluation for safety, equity, clinical outcomes and the experience of families and clinicians.

Immunity Group Australia advocates for sustainable investment in these approaches, alongside research that measures what actually improves access, diagnostic accuracy, safety, family experience and continuity of care.

Equity is not achieved by making care identical everywhere. It is achieved by making high-quality care reachable everywhere.

🎟️ allergycharity.com/events

Further reading: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice — Provision of food-allergy care in the United Kingdom and United States

Disclosure: The Gala is organised by the Allergy Microbiome Foundation, an independent charity separate from Immunity Group Australia.

Empowerment in food allergy is not about expecting families to carry the whole burden alone. It is about making sure the...
22/09/2026

Empowerment in food allergy is not about expecting families to carry the whole burden alone. It is about making sure they receive clear, consistent and evidence-based support from a connected healthcare system.

Practical education can help families understand their confirmed allergens, recognise symptoms, follow an emergency action plan, use prescribed adrenaline devices, read labels, communicate with schools and carers, and support children to develop age-appropriate self-advocacy.

But knowledge must be paired with compassion. Living with food allergy can affect social participation, eating outside the home, travel, schooling and mental wellbeing. Families need space to discuss anxiety, uncertainty and quality of life, not only reaction prevention.

Good care therefore asks two questions: “How do we keep this person medically safe?” and “How do we help them live fully?”

Immunity Group Australia advocates for family-centred resources, shared decision-making and care pathways that build confidence without minimising risk. Families should be partners in research and service design because lived experience identifies gaps that clinical data alone may miss.

🎟️ allergycharity.com/events

Further reading: World Allergy Organization Journal — The mental health burden of food allergies

Disclosure: The Gala is organised by the Allergy Microbiome Foundation, an independent charity separate from Immunity Group Australia.

More testing is not always better testing.A food-allergy diagnosis begins with a careful clinical history: what was eate...
21/09/2026

More testing is not always better testing.

A food-allergy diagnosis begins with a careful clinical history: what was eaten, how much, how quickly symptoms appeared, whether the reaction was reproducible and whether cofactors such as exercise were present. Testing should then be targeted to the foods and questions raised by that history.

Skin-prick and serum-specific IgE tests can show sensitisation, but sensitisation is not automatically the same as clinical allergy. Broad screening without a clear clinical question can produce results that are difficult to interpret and may lead to unnecessary food avoidance, anxiety, cost and nutritional consequences.

For selected patients, component-resolved diagnostics may add useful information about patterns of sensitisation and relative risk. Basophil activation testing is also being studied as a way to improve diagnostic precision. These tools still require expert interpretation and do not replace the clinical story.

When uncertainty remains, a medically supervised oral food challenge may be used to confirm whether a food causes a reaction. It must only be undertaken by appropriately trained clinicians with emergency treatment immediately available.

Immunity Group Australia advocates for research that brings more accurate, accessible and clinically useful diagnostic pathways to Australia.

🎟️ allergycharity.com/events

Further reading: EAACI — Guidelines on the diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy

Disclosure: The Gala is organised by the Allergy Microbiome Foundation, an independent charity separate from Immunity Group Australia.

🎻 MUSIC LOVERS, THIS IS A PERFORMANCE NOT TO MISS.Aleksandar Zivkovic, one of Australia’s acclaimed cellists, will perfo...
20/09/2026

🎻 MUSIC LOVERS, THIS IS A PERFORMANCE NOT TO MISS.

Aleksandar Zivkovic, one of Australia’s acclaimed cellists, will perform live at the 2026 Food Allergy Gala Dinner at The Tea Room, QVB.

Born into the sixth generation of a distinguished musical family, Aleksandar began studying cello at seven. He trained at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music before completing a Master of Advanced Music Performance at London’s prestigious Royal College of Music. Alex is a renowned professor of cello and music theory, and a distinguished Board Member of the Master Piano Institute of Music. His remarkable repertoire spans early Baroque, classical, contemporary and popular music.

For musicians, teachers, students and anyone moved by the emotional power of the cello, this is a rare opportunity to experience an exceptional artist in one of Sydney’s most beautiful venues.

Come for the music. Connect with the community. Support vital food-allergy research, education and advocacy.

📍 The Tea Room, QVB Sydney
📅 Wednesday, 21 October 2026
🕡 6:30 pm

🎟️ Book now:
https://www.allergycharity.com/events

🎼 Discover Aleksandar’s work:
https://www.alexzivkovic.com

For many families, the general practitioner is the first and most accessible point of care. That makes GP education one ...
20/09/2026

For many families, the general practitioner is the first and most accessible point of care. That makes GP education one of the most practical investments we can make in Australia’s allergy system.

Upskilling does not mean asking GPs to replace allergy specialists. It means giving them the knowledge, decision support and referral pathways to:

• recognise patterns that may indicate food allergy or anaphylaxis;
• take an allergy-focused history;
• understand the limits of testing;
• support emergency preparedness and ongoing management;
• identify who needs specialist care, and how urgently; and
• continue coordinated local care after specialist review.

This is the purpose of shared care: the right care, at the right time, in the right place, from the right health professional. When primary and specialist care are connected, families can receive clearer guidance, more appropriate referrals and better continuity.

Immunity Group Australia advocates for funded, evidence-based allergy education for GPs, practical clinical resources and stronger links between general practice and specialist services.

Supporting the Food Allergy Gala helps keep GP-led research and community allergy care on the agenda.

🎟️ allergycharity.com/events

Further reading: British Journal of General Practice — Five questions about food allergy: management in primary care

Disclosure: The Gala is organised by the Allergy Microbiome Foundation, an independent charity separate from Immunity Group Australia.

🦸‍♀️ Who is your child’s food allergy hero? 🎨Our latest ImGA blog introduces a fun, free A4 drawing activity created by ...
20/09/2026

🦸‍♀️ Who is your child’s food allergy hero? 🎨

Our latest ImGA blog introduces a fun, free A4 drawing activity created by university student interns supporting the Allergy Microbiome Foundation’s independently run Food Allergy Hero campaign.

Children aged four and over can draw someone who helps them feel safe, brave and included—perhaps a parent, friend, teacher, sibling, healthcare professional or even themselves! 💙

🏆 The winner will receive a gift voucher and special award.
📅 Entries close 8 October 2026.
🌟 This is a stand-alone activity, and Gala attendance is not required.

Read the blog and download the activity sheet through the link in our bio.
URL: https://immunitygroupaustralia.com/2026/09/20/draw-your-food-allergy-hero-%f0%9f%a6%b8%e2%99%80%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8e%a8/

Food allergy research is not an abstract scientific exercise. It shapes what happens at the first appointment, which tes...
19/09/2026

Food allergy research is not an abstract scientific exercise. It shapes what happens at the first appointment, which tests are ordered, how confidently results are interpreted, how families are supported and whether new discoveries become accessible care.

International allergy organisations identify allergic disease as a major global health challenge and emphasise the need for better research, education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and access to specialist knowledge. The challenge now is to connect those priorities: fund the research, test it in real clinical settings and translate the findings into tools that help families and healthcare professionals.

Immunity Group Australia advocates for research that answers practical questions. How can food allergy be recognised earlier? Which diagnostic pathways reduce unnecessary food avoidance? What support improves safety and quality of life? How can general practitioners and specialists work together more effectively?

Research becomes meaningful when it improves everyday decisions and everyday lives.

The Food Allergy Gala on 21 October supports the Allergy Microbiome Foundation’s work to advance food-allergy research and education, including a focus on general practice.

🎟️ allergycharity.com/events

Further reading: World Allergy Organization: global allergy education and research

Disclosure: The Gala is organised by the Allergy Microbiome Foundation, an independent charity separate from Immunity Group Australia.

🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE: WHEN FOOD ISN’T SAFEHow do we raise children with food allergies to be safe and prepared, withou...
13/09/2026

🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE: WHEN FOOD ISN’T SAFE

How do we raise children with food allergies to be safe and prepared, without allowing fear to define their childhood?

In Episode 65 of the Immunity Group Australia Podcast, Dr Nina Markovic-Khaze speaks with Holly Dye, an allergy mom, author and healthcare educator from Kentucky, about raising her son, Keegan, who lives with multiple food allergies, including a severe wheat allergy.

Drawing on their family’s lived experience, Holly and Keegan created two thoughtful resources for children and families:

📘 Milo’s Food Allergy Hero Guide: A Fun Workbook for Safe, Brave, and Kind Kids
📗 Milo’s Food Allergy Adventure

Through the character of Milo, these books help children understand their emotions, communicate their needs, navigate social situations and develop the confidence to advocate for their own safety.

In this honest and uplifting conversation, Holly shares their experience of anaphylaxis, navigating schools and family relationships, and teaching children practical strategies—including a simple “traffic-light” safety system and identifying trusted adults.

It is a conversation about fear and courage, education and empathy, and the extraordinary resilience of food-allergy families. 💙💛

🎧 Listen now on the Immunity Group Australia Podcast
📺 Available on Spotify, Apple podcasts and YouTube
🔗 Link in bio

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Another New Acquisition for our libeary collection!! Baby Leads the Way is a clear and practical introduction to startin...
12/09/2026

Another New Acquisition for our libeary collection!! Baby Leads the Way is a clear and practical introduction to starting solid foods, combining perspectives from paediatrics, allergy, nutrition, lactation and feeding therapy. It was a pleasure to meet co-author Dr Manisha Relan at the FAST OIT Summit in Dallas in 2025, where we discussed this then-upcoming book. It is wonderful to now see it now published and in our hands. Organised around six pillars, it explores self-feeding, balanced nutrition, dietary diversity, early allergen introduction, shared family meals and responsive feeding.

The book’s discussion of early allergen introduction is especially relevant, reflecting current guidance that common allergens should generally be introduced during the first year and offered regularly when tolerated. Its broader strength lies in presenting feeding as a developmental and family experience rather than simply a nutritional task. Starting solids can bring parents both excitement and understandable anxiety, and this book offers a calm, supportive companion through that transition, helping families feel informed, reassured and more confident as their baby discovers food.

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