Drug Hypersensitivity and Venom Anaphylaxis Clinic at Flinders Medical Centre

Drug Hypersensitivity and Venom Anaphylaxis Clinic provides public and private (Medicare bulk billed) services. The clinic investigates and manages stinging insect venom anaphylaxis and drug hypersensitivity in adults and also manages:

  • allergen avoidance
  • emergency action plans and using adrenaline autoinjector devices (EpiPen®) or (Anapen®)
  • bee and wasp venom immunotherapy (desensitising) treatment for people who are
  • at high risk of anaphylaxis
  • venom immunotherapy GP share-care programs

Share-Care Program - Venom and Aeroallergen Immunotherapy

People of all ages who are stable on maintenance venom and aeroallergen immunotherapy are able to transfer to share-care with their GP whilst they remain under the supervision of FMC specialists.

Consultant who bulk bill private patients to Medicare

Dr Anthony Smith (adult)
Dr Tiffany Hughes (adult)
Dr Henning Johannsen (paediatric)
Dr Christine Ziegler (paediatric)

Referrals

Referrals are triaged. Please include on referral form:

  • history
  • identity of insect
  • all relevant and current medications and blood test results

If clinically indicated, GPs should provide an anaphylaxis action plan and adrenaline autoinjector device (eg EpiPen®) for patients at risk of anaphylaxis. GPs can contact the Allergy/Immunology registrar via the hospital switchboard for adrenaline autoinjector device authorisation. https://www.allergy.org.au/hp/anaphylaxis

Visit SALHN specialist and outpatient clinics to access referral and management GP guidelines. 

Referral forms and processes are outlined in the outpatient referral process section. 

Contact details

Telephone: (08) 8204 7201
Fax: (08) 8204 7483
Hours: Adults - Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings, Paediatrics - Thursday afternoons

Location: Level 2 (Clinic M), Flinders Medical Centre
Directions: Use Western Carpark, enter through Main Entrance
Take stairs to Level 2, turn right down corridor before the Koala lifts, follow corridor until destination is on the right.
Map: Flinders Medical Centre Precinct Map (PDF 587KB)

Services

Allergy and Clinical Immunology Services at Flinders Medical Centre