Learn about Cow's Milk Allergy

This course gives you a foundational understanding of food allergy with a focus on Cow's Milk Allergy pathology, prevalence, diagnosis and management.

 

We suggest you work through the each video in order.

Introduction

Watch this short video to understand what you can learn in the training videos below.

Watch time: 3 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Introduction
Introduction to Comidagen Pathology, Prevalence, Diagnosis and Management

Adverse Reactions to Food

Watch this video to understand:

  • different types of reactions
  • how they're classified
  • examples of each type

Watch time: 1 minute 30 seconds

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Adverse Reactions to Food
Walking through the different types of immune mediated and non-immune mediated food reactions

Food Allergy

Watch this video to understand:

  • what the big 9 allergens are
  • multiple food allergens

Watch time: 2 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Food Allergy
The big 9 food allergens account for most allergic reactions in children

Prevalence of Food Allergies

Learn where in the world food allergy is present and how it's diagnosed. As well as how 'skin prick testing' can be used and results interpreted.

Finishing with the probability of IgE mediated allergy from history and tests.

Watch time: 14 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Prevalence of Food Allergies

Cow’s Milk Allergy (CMA)

Learn what CMA is and how it presents in this video.

Watch time: 1 minute 30 seconds.

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Cow's Milk Allergy

Prevalence

Learn about:

  • rates of CMA prevalence
  • common symptoms & their variance
  • symptom importance by type
  • examples of complex forms
  • difference between CMA and lactose intolerance
  • when lactose restriction is recommended

Watch time: 11 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Prevalence

Diagnosis

What you'll learn:

  • What diagnostic procedures are available
  • How skin prick tests work
  • Why ODF is gold standard
  • How the CoMiSS tool works
  • Best practice

Watch time: 13 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Diagnosis

Management of Cow’s Milk Allergy

This video covers the reason 'diagnostic elimination diet' is considered gold standard:

  • Why 'breast is best'
  • Human milk composition
  • Management of formula fed infants

Watch time: 5 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Management of Cow's Milk Allergy

Hypoallergenic formula for the management of CMA

What you'll learn:

  • Hypoallergenic formulas suitable for the management of CMA
  • Formula selection by experts
  • Managing complimentary feeding
  • Summary of considerations & recommendations

Watch time: 8 minutes 30 seconds

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Hypoallergenic Formula for Management of CMA

Complications of CMA

In this video you'll learn about: 

  • Poor growth
  • Risk factors for impaired growth
  • How children outgrow CMA

Watch time: 7 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Complications of CMA

International guidelines on Food Allergy and Cow's Milk Allergy

In this video you'll learn about what international guidelines are available which have appeared from 2008 to 2024.

Take a look in the reference section for links to some of the guidelines.

Watch time: 2 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: International Guidelines on FA and CMA

comidagen range

This short video explains:

  • What the comidagen range is
  • Who the products are intended for

Watch time: 1 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Comidagen Range

Key takeaways

To embed your learning from the training presentations. This video summarises the key takeaways on: 

  • symptoms
  • diagnosis
  • complications
  • complimentary feeding

Watch time: 6 minutes

Youtube Video CMA Learning: Key Takeaways
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