Compass Immunology Clinic

20/08/2025

We're excited to share that access to our bookings has improved significantly—children's allergy appointments are now available with wait times as short as 1–2 weeks. Booking is quick and easy online: https://compass.clinic/forms/

06/08/2025

Omalizumab / Xolair update for patients

On Monday 4th August the Novartis pharmaceuticals, sponsor of Xolair, (a brand of omalizumab) changed the presentation of the medicine from a pre-filled syringe to an auto-pen. Unfortunately, this change has apparently not been well reflected in the PBS online system, which has problems for pharmacies to fulfill existing prescriptions, and difficulties for your doctors to prescribe new and continuation scripts.

We hope that this situation is rapidly remedied through the liaison of Novartis and the PBS.

If you need to get a script filled, please check with your pharmacist about the current situation.

There is also a different brand of omalizumab, trade name "Omlyclo" which is given as a prefilled syringe, and this brand may be available from pharmacies as an alternative to the new Xolair auto-pen.

We will help as much as possible, but please be aware that due to the issues with the PBS online system, delays for prescriptions may be expected until this is resolved. Thank you.

03/08/2025

We are open the morning of Ekka Wednesday (13th August) and appointments are available with Dr Ursula McCrann, Dr Krishanthi Ariyawansa and Dr Alan Nguyen. You can now book directly online through our website

24/04/2025

Has your allergy specialist recommended that you or your child have an oral food challenge, but you want to know more? If this is you, then join this FREE webinar!
Join leading paediatric immunology and allergy specialist, Dr Brynn Wainstein, and paediatric clinical nurse consultant, Merilyn McArthur, as they present on oral food challenges and what to expect.
The 35 minute webinar will cover:
• An overview of allergy tests.
• What is an oral food challenge?
• Why an oral food challenge?
• What to expect at an oral food challenge?
• What are the risks of an oral food challenge?
• How to prepare for an oral food challenge.
The presentation will be followed by a live question and answer session where you can have your general questions answered by Dr Brynn Wainstein and Merilyn McArthur. Please note individual medical advice cannot be given.
Event details:
💻 Oral food challenges webinar
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00pm AEST | 6:00pm AWT
📍 Where: Online on Zoom
Click here to register 👉 https://loom.ly/UIc1zYU
Can’t make the live webinar? Don’t worry, the webinar will be recorded, and an email will be sent to everyone that registers as soon as it’s available.

Has your allergy specialist recommended that you or your child have an oral food challenge, but you want to know more? If this is you, then join our FREE webinar!

Join leading paediatric immunology and allergy specialist, Dr Brynn Wainstein, and paediatric clinical nurse consultant, Merilyn McArthur, as they present on oral food challenges and what to expect.

The 35 minute webinar will cover:
• An overview of allergy tests.
• What is an oral food challenge?
• Why an oral food challenge?
• What to expect at an oral food challenge?
• What are the risks of an oral food challenge?
• How to prepare for an oral food challenge.

The presentation will be followed by a live question and answer session where you can have your general questions answered by Dr Brynn Wainstein and Merilyn McArthur. Please note individual medical advice cannot be given.

Event details:
💻 Oral food challenges webinar
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00pm AEST | 6:00pm AWT
📍 Where: Online on Zoom

Click here to register 👉 https://loom.ly/UIc1zYU

Can’t make the live webinar? Don’t worry, the webinar will be recorded, and an email will be sent to everyone that registers as soon as it’s available.

24/04/2025

Has your allergy specialist recommended that you or your child have an oral food challenge, but you want to know more? If this is you, then join our FREE webinar!

Join leading paediatric immunology and allergy specialist, Dr Brynn Wainstein, and paediatric clinical nurse consultant, Merilyn McArthur, as they present on oral food challenges and what to expect.

The 35 minute webinar will cover:
• An overview of allergy tests.
• What is an oral food challenge?
• Why an oral food challenge?
• What to expect at an oral food challenge?
• What are the risks of an oral food challenge?
• How to prepare for an oral food challenge.

The presentation will be followed by a live question and answer session where you can have your general questions answered by Dr Brynn Wainstein and Merilyn McArthur. Please note individual medical advice cannot be given.

Event details:
💻 Oral food challenges webinar
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00pm AEST | 6:00pm AWT
📍 Where: Online on Zoom

Click here to register 👉 https://loom.ly/UIc1zYU

Can’t make the live webinar? Don’t worry, the webinar will be recorded, and an email will be sent to everyone that registers as soon as it’s available.

27/03/2025

A new trial is aiming to reduce symptoms and improve the quality of life of young Australians with allergic rhinitis (hayfever) - our country’s most common allergy.

The clinical trial is seeking 14 to 29 year olds with hay fever, with participants to follow a specifically designed education package alongside their daily nasal spray.

To assess and treat your nasal allergies, book online with our Nurse Practitioner, Lena James https://automedsystems.com.au/ams/clinics/596/compass-immunology-clinic-greenslopes-4120/doctors/loc/6

26/03/2025

We are delighted to welcome Dr Alan Nguyen to our team!

Dr Nguyen is a passionate Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist who has worked closely with children and families throughout his entire career. He completed his specialist training in internationally renowned hospitals such as The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and, more locally, Queensland Children's Hospital. He has published in high-impact factor medical journals, co-authoring with world-leading experts. His practice philosophy is one that focuses on the patient first and foremost combined with up-to-date evidence in order to arrive at the best possible outcomes for your baby, child or adolescent. Having lived with allergies his entire life, he intimately understands the patient experience and this fuels him to treat every patient as if they were his own family. His key areas of clinical interest include paediatric food allergy, eczema, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (hayfever), and asthma.

Dr Nguyen is currently consulting at our Grange clinic on Tuesdays and Mt Gravatt clinic on Thursdays.

18/03/2025

Iron deficiency may be common in children, but it creates great risks to long-term health including worsening of allergic disease.

Our dietitian, Jillian Dimock, can help navigate solutions that work for your child.

You can book online for in-person or telehealth appointments

09/03/2025

We hope you are safe after Cyclone Alfred.
Our clinics will be open as usual, but we are operating with reduced staff. We appreciate your patience and understanding. If you need to reschedule, please contact us at reception@compass.clinic.

05/03/2025

Clinic Closure Notice – Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, our clinic will be closed from COB today, Wednesday 5th March 2025. All appointments will be postponed, and we will contact affected patients soon to reschedule.
Please take care, follow emergency updates, and stay safe during this time.
For any enquiries, contact us at reception@compass.clinic

03/03/2025

For patients who have appointments on Thursday and Friday this week, the current information on Cyclone Alfred indicates we may need to close our clinics.
We will keep you updated by text messages today and tomorrow.

14/02/2025

A technical fault has occurred for incoming emails over the last two days. If you have emailed us in this time, please resend your message. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.