19th Food Allergy Study Day 2026

Monday 20th April 2026

Programme

Please note, this event is taking place in the ROBENS LECTURE SUITE, 29th Floor, Tower Building, GUY'S HOSPITAL, SE1 9RT.

 

9.00-09.15

Registration

09.15-09.30

Welcome and Introductions

Dr Tom Marrs, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Director of the Allergy Academy

09.30-10.00

Nasal adrenaline: is it ready for prime time?

Professor Paul Turner, St Mary’s Hospital/National Heart and Lung Institute

10.00-10:30

Communication in the (allergy) clinic

 Dr Warren Hyer, Consultant Paediatrician and Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospital

10.30- 11:00

Where will biologic therapy make an impact on food allergy management?

Professor George Du Toit, Consultant Allergist at Evelina London 

11.00-11.30

Break

11.30-12.00

Distinguishing pollen food from LTP allergies: cases in practice

Hannah Hunter, Specialist Allergy Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

12:00-12:30

Bridging the Gap

Dr Beryl Adler, Consultant Paediatrician, Luton & Dunstable Hospital

12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.00

If you only read 5 papers on Food Allergy this year

 Prof Adam Fox, BSACI Ex-President and Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital

14.00-14.30

Psychological tips for practice

 Dr Rebecca Arnold, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director, Collective Psychology

Leah Kugelmass, Clinical Psychologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

14.30-15.00

Break

15.00-15.35

Peanut Oral Immunotherapy in an NHS Service – Case Studies and Reflections

Rebecca Batt, Paediatric Allergy Nurse Consultant, Evelina London Children’s Hospital

15.35-16.10

Are baked cow’s milk and baked egg ladders safe?

 Professor Carina Venter, Research and Clinical Dietitian, Colorado, USA

16.15

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