NURSE PRACTITIONER (ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY)

Nurse Practitioners are nurses who have extensive experience and highly specialised skills in their area of expertise. Nurse Practitioners can diagnose, manage and treat patients within their specialty. Nurse practitioners can prescribe medications relevant to their area of specialty.

Allergy Nurse Practitioners can help patients with the diagnosis and management of:

  • Paediatric and adult food allergy and intolerances
  • Paediatric and adult eczema
  • Paediatric and adult allergic rhinitis (hayfever)
  • Paediatric and adult asthma

 

Services currently include:

  • Skin prick testing
  • Spirometry
  • Skin assessment
  • Blood tests
  • Medication prescription
  • Allergen immunotherapy treatments (oral and/or injections)

 

At Intrinsic Healthcare treatment of food allergens is possible. The food allergen is firstly tested for and identified by our one of our Nurse Practitioners. If your child/ren meet the criteria for treatment eligibility, on a fortnightly basis, treatment will be administered by our team of Registered Nurses, Jess or Jisna. For more information, please contact our reception team.

HOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Nurse practitioner appointments are eligible for Medicare rebates and no longer require a GP referral.

If you require further information about making a booking please contact our Reception Team or you can make an appointment online by clicking the button below.

New patients interested in allergy testing can visit our New Patients page for more information.

Nurse practitioner appointments are eligible for Medicare rebates and no longer require a GP referral.

If you require further information about making a booking please contact our Reception Team or you can make an appointment online by clicking the button below.

New patients interested in allergy testing can visit our New Patients page for more information.

Nurse practitioner appointments are eligible for Medicare rebates and no longer require a GP referral.

If you require further information about making a booking please contact our Reception Team or you can make an appointment online by clicking the button below.

New patients interested in allergy testing can visit our New Patients page for more information.

Sigrid Pitkin

Sigrid Pitkin

Nurse Practitioner
(Allergy Immunology)

Jess Adams

Jess Adams

Nurse Practitioner
(Allergy Immunology)

Aymie Sdraulig

Jess Sandwith

Registered Nurse

Jisna Sanjo

Jisna Sanjo

Registered Nurse