PCRS in Conversation - Allergic Rhinitis
At the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS), we believe in 'optimal'; respiratory health for all. Our aim is that, together, we can benefit every person with, or at risk of, lung disease.
As we move from Winter into the beauty of Spring, as the trees start to produce their pollen, we begin to see an increase in patients with symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis.
To help us understand this inflammatory disorder, we had Dr Glenis Scadding join us for our March 2025 In Conversation.
Glenis is an Honorary Consultant Physician in Allergy & Rhinology and Honorary Associate Professor in Immunity and Infection, whose aim is to improve the quality of life of people suffering from allergy associated upper respiratory tract diseases - the perfect guest for Katherine to converse with about a topic so regularly seen as trivial by both patients and health care professionals, despite it affecting approximately 20% of the population¹ and being the root cause of a high level of morbidity and health care costs².
References:
- Angier E, Willington J, Scadding G, Holmes S, Walker S. Management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis:a primary care perspective summary of the BSAIC guideline. Prim Care Respiratory J 2010; 19:217-222 (http://www.nature.com/articles/pcrj201044)
- Clatsworthy J, Price D, Ryan D, Haughney J, Horne R. The value of self-report assessment of adherence, rhinitis and smoking in relation to asthma control. Prim Care Respiratory J 2009; 18: 300-305 (http://www.nature.com/articles/pcrj200937)
**The PCRS membership discount mentioned during this webinar is available to UK resident healthcare professionals who joined the live webinar and remained until the final 2 minutes of the live session.
Exclusively available to those who are not current members of PCRS. Discount can only be applied to membership paid annually (not via direct debit).
Speakers
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Katherine Hickman
Katherine qualified from Leeds University in 2000. She originally did a Medicine Rotation acquiring her MRCP before settling into General Practice. She is a GP Partner in Bradford. Katherine is the Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire ICB, Primary Care Clinical Lead for the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP), and Chair of PCRS. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, baking, yoga, and outdoor swimming and has recently rediscovered her love for singing and joined a choir. -
Glenis Scadding
Dr Glenis Kathleen Scadding, MA, MD, FRCP.
Honorary Consultant Physician Royal National ENT Hospital, London.
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Immunology at the University College London School of Medicine.
President, UK Semiochemistry Network
EUFOREA Lead for Rhinitis
Scientific Chief Editor for Rhinology Section of Frontiers in Allergy.
Chair, Trustees of Rhinology and Laryngology Research Fund
Past President, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Past Chair European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Ethics Committee
Recipient of:
BSACI William Frankland medal for outstanding services to UK Clinical Allergy
Allergist of the Year- 2011 Allergy UK
Clemens von Pirquet award for research from European Academy of Allergy and Immunology
Walter Jobson Horne award of British Medical Association
World Allergy Organization -Outstanding Clinician
Research interests include rhinitis and its co-morbidities, including asthma and rhinosinusitis; aspirin hypersensitivity and sublingual immunotherapy.
Author of over 300 peer- reviewed publications, h index 63.
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Allergic Rhinitis
A common problem, not to be sneezed at! Allergic Rhinitis is often under recognised and poorly managed.
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