Clinical Immunology Committee

Dr Tomaz Garcez Consultant Immunologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Chair of the Clinical Immunology Committee

The focus of the BSACI Clinical Immunology Committee remains firmly set in training and education. We are advancing our work with our health care scientist members and are in the process of developing evidence based cross organisation guidance on appropriate use of laboratory allergy testing. We continue to support a trainee led group looking at the potential opportunities posed by the revised GMC curricula in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (ACI). We are working with partner organisations to minimise duplication and enhance service development where possible..

Since our last update we have commenced a project looking at the use of laboratory allergy testing. We are working with the Royal College of Pathologists and the Clinical

Immunology Professional Network to provide guidance and recommendations on the use of laboratory allergy testing in primary care settings.

This guidance is based on published evidence to improve testing and reduce unnecessary testing by providing clinical advice at the point of test requesting.

The trainee group continues to grow in strength and has representatives from all the major ACI organisations. The health care scientist members of the CIC contribute to the trainee group.

We are in the process of initiating discussion with the British Society for Immunology (BSI) Clinical Immunology Professional Network (CIPN). This is a newly formed professional network based on the United Kingdom Primary Immunodeficiency Network (UKPIN). The BSACI CIC is well positioned to enter discussion with the CIPN to reduce any duplication of work and to ensure collaborative approaches to the delivery and development of ACI Services and training in the UK.

The overall aim of the BSACI CIC is to standardise care, reduce duplication and to ensure training is fit for purpose for future ACI training.