Paediatric Immunology, Allergy & Infectious diseases
Draft proposed by Dr YS Yau
Reviewed by Dr Sabrina Tsao
Essential Skills
Domain 1 Professional Values & Behaviour
Domain 2 Communication
Domain 3 Procedural Skills
Domain 4 Patient Management
Domain 5 Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
Additional desirable skills are listed in each proposal. These recommended skills are to be acquired as opportunity arises
Basic & Higher Training
Congenital infection & neonatal infection
Presentation of congenital & neonatal infection
The common pathogens and initial management
Common or serious infectious in children
Infections of different organ systems (respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary tract, skin and soft tissue, central nervous system)
Common viral infections
Basic infection control measures
Fever in return travellers
Antimicrobial use – rationale of selection, side effects
Notifiable infectious disease and emerging/re-emerging infections in Hong Kong
The local policy on the handling of notifiable disease
Current emerging/ re-emerging infections
Tuberculosis
Knowledge of the feature of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis and initial management
Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
Possible and common causes
Rationale of investigation and management
Primary and secondary Immunodeficiency
Conditions and medical treatments that may predispose to an immunocompromised state
Clinical features of inborn error of immunity
Common opportunistic infection in immunocompromised persons and precautionary measures
Food and drug allergy
Common presentations and acute management of IgE and non-IgE mediated allergy
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs
Atopic dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis
Recognizes and manages common allergic disorders
Childhood immunization
Indications, contraindications and complication of routine childhood immunization
Desirable skills
1. Performing and interpreting Mantoux test
2. Taking swab as diagnostic test for vesicle or bulla lesions
3. Use of adrenaline auto-injector