2017 Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 149-156
The number of food allergy workshops, which teach teachers, childcare workers, and dietitians about food allergies and emergency care, has increased in recent years. We analyzed the efficacy of food allergy workshops and issues raised through workshops held at schools, elementary schools, nursery schools and municipal offices 13 times, from May 2014 to August 2015, and distributed questionnaires to 1356 teachers, childcare workers, and dietitians before and after the workshops. The results showed that the number of participants who were confident about using Epipen® increased. After the workshops, there were some positive opinions, for example “I have deepened my understanding” and “I recognize the necessity for the workshops and manual”. But there were requests and issues too. For example, “I want to see concrete examples” and “I feel uneasy about using Epipen®”.
The workshops for the staff of schools, elementary schools and nursery schools were effective. But we should reconsider the contents of the workshops. The questionnaires were effective methods for revealing problems with the workshops.
