Allergic Skin Disease

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Formulate informed judgements in a clinical and/or scientific setting.
• Solve complex clinical and scientific issues systematically.

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Discuss the different forms of hypersensitivity reactions (I to IV).
• Evaluate the pathogenesis, diagnosis, investigation and management of skin allergy.

Cognitive Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Propose the differential diagnoses of inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema, and urticaria.
• Interpret diagnostic information from clinical scenarios of skin allergy.

The syllabus for the Allergic Skin Disease module addresses the following themes and covers both adults and children:

• The structure and function of skin, and the immunological basis for allergic skin disease.
• The presentations of different skin diseases with possible allergic causes including urticaria, angioedema, eczema, contact dermatitis, and photodermatoses.
• Differential diagnosis of allergic skin disease including in vitro and in vivo investigations for allergic skin disease.
• Management of allergic skin disease.

Teaching and learning methods

A variety of learning and teaching methods will be adopted to promote a wide range of skills and meet the differing learning styles of the group.

The techniques will include seminars, group work, practical demonstrations and exercises surrounding interpretation of data and clinical scenarios.

Specialist lecturers from a range of academic and health care professional backgrounds will be used to ensure a breadth and depth of perspective is offered, giving a good balance between background theories and principles and practical management advice.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

American Academy of Dermatology Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2014 Section 1-4.

Rook's Textbook of Dermatology. Ardern-Jones MR, Flohr C, Reynolds NJ, et al. Atopic Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis). In: Griffiths CEM, Barker J, Bleiker T, et al. (eds.) Rook's Textbook of Dermatology. 9th ed. Oxford Wiley Blackwell; 2016. Note: library have the eBook of this new 9th edition.

Useful Journals:. Allergy Clinical Experimental Allergy Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Global Atlas of Allergy. EAACI have produced an online Global Atlas of Allergy. To access the atlas, visit http://www.eaaci.org/globalatlas/GlobalAtlasAllergy.pdf.

Textbooks

Ardern-Jones MR, Hampton PJ, Vleugels RA (2017). Handbook of Dermatology Treatment. London: JP Medical.

Gawkrodger D and Ardern-Jones MR (2016). Dermatology: An Illustrated Colour Text. Elsevier.

Assessment strategy

The assessment for the module provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes. The written assignment will give you the opportunity to (1) demonstrate the depth and breadth of your knowledge of skin allergy, along with (2) showing higher cognitive skills and your ability to make sound judgements.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External