Anaphylaxis in the Community
For people with potentially life-threatening allergies, their families, caregivers and others, our online course will help you understand the basics of anaphylaxis, ways to reduce risks at home and other places, and the recommended emergency treatment.
| Duration: | About 30 minutes |
| Last reviewed: | August 2026 |
| Last updated: | August 2026 |
Instructions:
Please complete this course in one sitting. Your progress will not be saved. To obtain your certificate, you must complete all lessons, and, pass the quiz with a score of 70% or higher. We do not store your information and progress, so please download and save your certificate when prompted.
Course Contents
What Parents and Others Need to Know
Learn about the symptoms of anaphylaxis, risk reduction and how to use an auto-injector in an emergency.
Review Quiz
Check your understanding and skills. Master the quiz to complete the course and get your Certificate of Completion.
Certificate of Completion
Download your Certificate of Completion.
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Related Resources
This flyer provides an overview of the online anaphylaxis courses for the community, schools and child care settings. You can use this flyer to post on your walls, social media, or to hand out to people who would benefit from the courses.
Includes important information about the individual at risk of anaphylaxis. Download includes epinephrine device instructions.
An overview of this life-saving medication for treating anaphylaxis.
Sample plan describes how the child care community deals with anaphylaxis.
Acknowledgements
The 2016 version of this course was developed by Food Allergy Canada, Leap Learning Technologies Inc. and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Additional support for research and evaluation was provided by AllerGen NCE (Allergy, Genes and Environment Network) Inc. and McMaster University.
Course Developers
Food Allergy Canada
Laurie Harada
Joni Huang
Laura Bantock RN
Carla Da Silva
Leap Learning Technologies Inc. / Division of e-Learning Innovation, McMaster University
Dr. Anthony J. Levinson
Jodie Pace
John Bousfield
Lisa Colizza
Marie Levesque
Ed Mallon
James Monkman
Jonathan Monkman
Involved in previous course development.
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Dr. Marie-Josée Francoeur
Dr. Rémi Gagnon
Dr. Sandy Kapur
Dr. Doug Mack
Dr. Kyla Hildebrand
Dr. Melanie Nguyen
Also members of the Association of Allergists and Immunologists of Quebec.
Sources
Some content in this course is based on information included in the consensus guidelines, Anaphylaxis in Schools & Other Settings, 3rd Edition Revised. © 2005–2016 Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Technical Requirements
Our courses are compatible with the main modern web browsers on desktop/laptop computers and mobile devices (tablets, smartphones).
