The outcomes of a survey recognized particular areas of skills training and educational needs of physicians in managing allergic conditions in primary care, and presented insights into likely strategies for more practical and cost-effective approaches, as inferred from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) position papers issued in the “European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology”.

Martha Cabrera et al. planned to investigate the particular educational needs of a cohort of European physicians about allergy training. This might enable future educational programs to encourage the administration of allergy services in primary care more efficiently. To fulfil the basis of this cross-sectional observational study, a structured electronic questionnaire was circulated to primary care providers in 8 languages and across 8 European countries amid September 2019 and November 2019.

The complete info regarding demographics, professional qualifications, employment type, level of confidence concerning competencies for diagnosis and therapy of allergic diseases, referral of patients to allergist and ideal method of learning and assessment was gathered. The level of confidence was evaluated with the 5-point Likert scale. Exploratory analysis was performed later on. Out of the overall 687 responses available for analysis, 99.3% of responders were employed within Europe.

About 70.1% were female participants. And, 48% and 48% of primary care providers respectively had obtained some undergraduate and/or postgraduate allergy educational qualification. The level of confidence in handling different aspects of allergies differed by nations. The primary reason for specialist referral was an apparent need for tertiary evaluation (54.3%), and the key obstacle for referral was the thought that the patient’s illness could be suitably diagnosed and treated by a primary care provider. About 44.7% and 55.3% of participants favoured e-Learning more than traditional learning.