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TO PARTICIPATE IN SMARTSTARTALLERGY, CONTACT INFO@SMARTVAX COM AU SmartStartAllergy is an exciting collaboration between SmartVax and the National Allergy Strategy (NAS) and is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation. SMS and smartphone technology is used to assist and educate parents about food allergies in infants and identify allergic reactions to food. Food allergy is increasing in infants. Together, we can better understand this . . . WE ARE CURRENTLY INVITING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM GP PRACTICES TO JOIN THIS EXCITING INITIATIVE. There is no cost to the practice at all and just a simple upgrade to SmartVax will give you access to SmartStartAllergy. The new allergies module will run automatically alongside the vaccination monitoring and reminders modules. Any significant food allergies identified through SmartStartAllergy will be communicated to GPs with a supported management pathway. Why? Food allergy is increasing in Australia, with one in ten infants now having a confirmed food allergy. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) guidelines recommend the introduction of solid foods between four and six months of age and introducing the common food allergens by 12 months of age, to reduce the risk of food allergy developing. What Do I Tell My Patients? Let your patients know that your practice is participating in SmartStartAllergy to help understand and prevent food allergies in children. Encourage them to participate in the program. Participation is voluntary and they can opt out at any time. Want To Know More? Contact Karin at SmartVax by emailing [email protected] How Does SmartStartAllergy Work? Parents will receive a text message when their baby is 6, 9 and 12 months old to find out if they have introduced solid foods (including peanut) and, in subsequent messages, if their child has had an allergic reaction. Some parents will only receive a text message at 12 months. Parents will also receive a brief smartphone questionnaire to find out about any allergic reactions, family history of allergy and if the child has eczema. What Happens With The Information? The de-identified data will support the National Allergy Strategy Food Allergy Prevention Project to better understand this important issue and to improve support to GPs and parents. GPs will be notified of the more serious reactions via the GP Inbox in their clinical software.

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T O P A R T I C I P A T E I N S M A R T S T A R T A L L E R G Y , C O N T A C T I N F O @ S M A R T V A X C O M A U

SmartStartAllergy is an exciting collaboration between SmartVax and the National Allergy Strategy(NAS) and is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and thePerth Children's Hospital Foundation. SMS and smartphone technology is used to assist and educate parents about food allergies in infantsand identify allergic reactions to food. 

Food allergy is increasing in infants. Together, we can better understand this . . .

WE ARE CURRENTLY INVITING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST  FROM GP PRACTICES TO JOIN THIS EXCITING INITIATIVE.

There is no cost to the practice at all and just a simple upgrade to SmartVax will give you access toSmartStartAllergy. The new allergies module will run automatically alongside the vaccinationmonitoring and reminders modules. Any significant food allergies identified throughSmartStartAllergy will be communicated to GPs with a supported management pathway. Why?  Food allergy is increasing in Australia, with one in ten infants now having a confirmed foodallergy. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) guidelines recommend the introduction of solid foods between four and six months of age and introducing the common foodallergens by 12 months of age, to reduce the risk of food allergy developing.

What Do I Tell My Patients?  Let your patients know that your practice is participating inSmartStartAllergy to help understand and prevent food allergies in children. Encourage them toparticipate in the program. Participation is voluntary and they can opt out at any time. Want To Know More?  Contact Karin at SmartVax by emailing [email protected]

How Does SmartStartAllergy Work?  Parents will receive a textmessage when their baby is 6, 9 and 12 months old to find out ifthey have introduced solid foods (including peanut) and, insubsequent messages, if their child has had an allergic reaction.Some parents will only receive a text message at 12 months. Parents will also receive a brief smartphone questionnaire to findout about any allergic reactions, family history of allergy and if thechild has eczema. What Happens With The Information?  The de-identified data willsupport the National Allergy Strategy Food Allergy PreventionProject to better understand this important issue and to improvesupport to GPs and parents. GPs will be notified of the moreserious reactions via the GP Inbox in their clinical software.