The Children's Clinic

16/10/2024

Correctly positioning a child or adult having anaphylaxis can save a life. See the link below for more information.

How to position a person having anaphylaxis

16/10/2024

We welcome back Dr Margaret Li who has recently returned from maternity leave.

Margaret grew up in Sydney and obtained her double degree through the Combined Medicine-Science Program at The University of Sydney in 2012. She trained at a multitude of different paediatric and neonatal units across New South Wales and was the general paediatric fellow at the Campbelltown Hospital in 2020 which provided her with a wealth of experience. Margaret completed her specialist training across both Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick and The Children’s Hospital, Westmead. She was awarded her RACP fellowship in 2023.

Margaret is actively involved in teaching and is a conjoint associate lecturer in The School of Women’s and Children’s Health at The University of New South Wales. She has been involved as a project investigator for an international food allergen immunotherapy trial and is a national coordinator for an international aeroallergen study. Margaret has published in peer reviewed publications in paediatric allergy and immunology and has received awards for her presentations at national conferences.

She is passionate about food allergy research and allergy prevention. Her special interest includes paediatric food allergy, eczema and allergic rhinitis. She also manages a variety of other immune conditions such as recurrent fever syndromes and immunodeficiency.

She is fluent in Cantonese. Outside of work, Margaret enjoys sketching and is an escape room enthusiast.

31/08/2024

This new study on peanut allergy may be of interest to our 'older' patients.

Have you or your teen been diagnosed with peanut allergy?

You may be eligible for a new IgGenix study in Australia exploring whether an injectable antibody can help treat peanut allergy in teens and adults.

Find out more ➡️ https://loom.ly/vzXqbkw

09/04/2023

Wishing all our lovely little (and not so little) patients and their families a very happy Easter!

18/03/2023

With the weather warming up looking after vulnerable people is more important than ever.

Babies and children need to be watched carefully during hot weather. They are at a higher risk of overheating and developing a heat-related illness, and the heat can make existing illnesses worse.

To help keep your child safe in the heat, we recommend you:

- Breastfeed or bottle-feed your baby more often
- Offer older babies and children extra drinks in hot weather – the best drink is water
- Dress babies and children in cool clothing and protect them from the sun with hats and sunscreen
- Never leave children in the car
- If your child is sick (fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, or even a mild cold), they need extra attention to ensure they remain well hydrated and don’t overheat. See your GP if your child is unwell.

For more information on how to take care of babies and children and beat the heat, visit: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/beattheheat/Pages/babies-children-hot-weather.aspx

03/10/2022

This is a very good podcast series for those interested in allergic disease.

It is ! Have you listened to our podcasts? We have 76 of them offering discussions on all kinds topics revolving around , and . Check them out!
https://www.aaaai.org/Professional-Education/Podcasts

24/07/2022

A very useful video on the differences between the EpiPen and Anapen adrenaline autoinjector devices for those at risk of anaphylaxis. There is no need to swap devices if you are happy with your current device as they are equally safe and effective for managing anaphylaxis. But it is useful to be aware that there are now 2 devices in Australia and the differences between them.

Many Australians are familiar with EpiPen® and the device’s role in the treatment of anaphylaxis, often resulting from strong allergic reactions. In Septembe...

19/06/2022

Going into this years flu season it is important that as many people as possible are protected. This includes those with food allergies such as egg allergy. There is still a lot of confusion and misinformation out there so it is important to look to reliable sources for information. The link below is very useful to those who are concerned about the risks.

As we enter winter, you may be considering the annual flu vaccination. We are often asked about the safety of the flu vaccine for people with egg allergy.

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) states that: egg allergic individuals may be safely vaccinated with the measles mumps rubella (MMR), the measles mumps rubella varicella (MMR-V) vaccine (which contains no egg protein) and the influenza (flu) vaccine (which may contain minute traces of egg protein.)

Read more on the ASCIA website: http://ow.ly/oqVm50IoMXa

07/11/2021

Under the guidance of an allergy specialist formal supervised oral food challenges are often used to determine if an allergic child has developed tolerance to a food to which they have a positive allergy test or a history of reactions. Once it is shown that a child can safely tolerate a food, ongoing avoidance may increase the risk of allergy recurring. In this recent paper Dr Wainstein reports on reasons why families remain reluctant to reintroduce nuts after negative food challenges.

Compliance with reintroduction of foods after a negative oral food challenge (OFC) is variable. Ongoing avoidance of tolerated foods is associated wit…

15/08/2021

Thanks to our friends from the kids hospital showing us how it’s done!

25/07/2021

As adults we need to remember how much we have to learn from children!

"What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of pla...

01/07/2021

A lesson in mask wearing from a furry friend.

A message from Gus, our resident therapy dog at Mona Vale Hospital: