A short certificate course designed to develop practical, everyday clinical skills in skin allergy for Pediatricians, ENT Specialists, Allergists, and General Medicine Specialists.
The course provides structured learning in dermatological allergies, immunology and pathology of allergic skin disease, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema, contact dermatitis, cutaneous adverse drug reactions, differential diagnosis, commonly used treatments, biological therapies, and integrated clinical reasoning.
The Skin Allergy Certification Course is designed to provide structured, practical learning in the recognition, diagnosis and management of common allergic skin conditions encountered in everyday clinical practice.
The course covers immunology and pathology of allergic skin disease, atopic dermatitis, acute and chronic urticaria, mast cell-mediated and hereditary angioedema, allergic and irritant contact dermatitis, cutaneous adverse drug reactions, mimics and differential diagnosis, commonly used drugs, and biological therapies.
It also incorporates integrated clinical reasoning, complex cases and referral pathways, helping participants bring the different aspects of dermatological allergy together in clinical practice.
- Skin barrier
- Mast cells
- Th2 pathways
- Clinical recognition
- Age-wise presentations from infancy to adulthood
- History
- Triggers
- Severity scoring
- When to test
- Emollients
- Systemic therapy
- Stepwise management
- Sleep loss
- School absences
- Family stress
- Patient counselling and adherence
- Clinical assessment
- Identification of possible triggers
- Recognition of anaphylaxis
- Antihistamine-to-biologic escalation pathway
- Cold
- Pressure
- Heat
- Exercise
- Bedside provocation tests
- Recognition of important clinical red flags
- Identification of triggers
- Patch testing
- Differentiation from allergic contact dermatitis
- Occupational and caregiver cases
- Morbilliform rash
- SJS/TEN
- Clinical red flags
- Scabies
- Fungal infections
- Psoriasis
- Other mimics
- Antihistamines
- Steroids
- Immunomodulators
- Dosing and safety
- Severe atopic dermatitis
- Chronic urticaria
- Patient selection and treatment considerations
- Real and complex patient cases
- Structured clinical case practice
- When to manage
- When to escalate
- When to refer
- Pediatricians
- ENT Specialists
- Allergists
- General Medicine Specialists
- Recorded Sessions
- 90 min OCS Every 2 Weeks
- 01 Day of Online Contact Session at end of the Course
- MCQ-Based Exams
- Online Exit Exams with Certification
Certificates will only be given on completion of required coursework and on passing the examinations.