The effectiveness of repeated attendance at a lecture on food allergies and the downside of the lecture’s content.

• Murai Hiroki

  Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui

• Itoh Naohiro

  Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui

• Kawasaki Akiko

  Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui

• Yasutomi Motoko

  Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui

• Ohshima Yusei

  Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 食物アレルギー・アナフィラキシーに関する講習の反復受講効果と講習内容の問題点

Abstract

 The chance to repeatedly attend lectures on food allergies is increasing. However, there is limited evidence whether or not these attendances improve understanding of food allergies. We recruited 225 teachers and compared the effectiveness of the lecture to improve understanding against the number of times the lecture was attended. The results indicated that the more lectures attended, the better the understanding of food allergies and epinephrine auto injectors. On the other hand, repeated attendance at the lecture did not improve recognition of the severity of airway and abdominal symptoms. For example, even immediately after the lecture less than 70% of participants selected “call an ambulance” for some severe airway and abdominal symptoms. The understanding of correspondence on anaphylaxis was also lower despite attending the lecture. The important issues in the lectures regarding food allergies may be to emphasize correct recognition of the severity of airway and abdominal symptoms, and continuity of understanding of this recognition. To solve these issues, repeated lectures should focus on airway and abdominal symptoms and the necessity of an emergency action plan.

Journal

• Nihon Shoni Arerugi Gakkaishi. The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology

  Nihon Shoni Arerugi Gakkaishi. The Japanese Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology 32 (1), 127-135, 2018

  THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Keywords

• anaphylaxis
• lecture
• repeated attendance
• school teacher

Details

• CRID: 1390282679452574208
• NII Article ID: 130006594429
• DOI: 10.3388/jspaci.32.127
• ISSN: 18822738
• ISSN: 09142649
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jspaci/32/1/32_127/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2018175120
• Text Lang: ja
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