You can book an appointment by contacting the practice directly (drclementine.com.au/location)or uploading your referral here.(drclementine.com.au/refer) A member of our team will then call you to arrange an appointment. If you need to reschedule or cancel, please let the team know, especially if you or your child are unwell. Please arrive 15 minutes early as there may be paperwork to complete before your consultation.

Yes. You will need a current referral from your general practitioner (GP) or another specialist addressed to Dr Clementine David for your appointment. GP referrals are usually valid for 12 months, while specialist referrals are typically valid for 3 months, unless a longer duration is specified on the referral.

• A valid referral from your GP or specialist • Your Medicare card • Your child’s Blue Book or Personal Health Record • The list of medications your child is taking • Other letters from doctors or specialists, hospital discharge summaries, blood test results or skin prick test results • A toy, book or quiet activity for your child • Fresh foods may need to be brought to the appointment for skin prick testing, as this can improve accuracy compared to commercial extracts. Examples include: • Fresh fruits (e.g. strawberry) • Non-cow’s milk (e.g. soy or goat milk) • Fish (raw or cooked, depending on the clinical history) • Mammalian milk (e.g. goat) • Fresh seafood (e.g. prawn, calamari) • Legumes (e.g. lentils, chickpeas) • Seeds (e.g. sesame, poppy) Please ask us in advance if you are unsure whether this is required for your child.

Yes. The timing of the appointment can be important. If your child has had a recent episode of anaphylaxis or suspected anaphylaxis, testing is usually delayed for at least 4 weeks. This allows time for full recovery and helps ensure results are reliable. Skin prick testing is best performed when your child is well. If your child is unwell on the day (for example, with a viral illness or asthma exacerbation), we may recommend deferring the skin prick testing to another day to ensure accurate results and for safety.

Skin prick testing may be performed during your appointment if it is needed to help identify possible allergens. This decision will be based on your child’s assessment.

To ensure accurate skin prick testing, some medications need to be ceased before the appointment. Oral antihistamines and nasal sprays containing antihistamines should be stopped 3 days before the appointment, as they can affect test results. This includes medications such as Aerius, Claratyne, Zyrtec, Telfast, Lorapaed, Dimetapp, Demazin, Codral, Phenergan, and Polaramine, as well as antihistamine nasal sprays such as Ryaltris, Dymista, and Zyrtec nasal spray. Asthma medications, including Ventolin, Flixotide, Seretide, and Singulair, can be continued as usual. Steroid (non-antihistamine) nasal sprays such as Nasonex, Avamys, and Rhinocort do not interfere with testing and may also be continued. Eczema treatments, including moisturisers and topical steroids, can be continued as usual. If you are unsure about any specific medication, please feel free to check with us before your appointment. Fresh foods may need to be brought to the appointment for skin prick testing, as this can improve accuracy compared to commercial extracts. Examples include: • Fresh fruits (e.g. strawberry) • Non-cow’s milk (e.g. soy or goat milk) • Fish (raw or cooked, depending on the clinical history) • Fresh seafood (e.g. prawn, calamari) • Legumes (e.g. lentils, chickpeas) • Seeds (e.g. sesame, poppy) Please ask us in advance if you are unsure whether this is required for your child.

Yes. Immunotherapy is available for selected patients. For aeroallergens (such as house dust mite, grass pollen, and other environmental allergens), both sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) and subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) are offered. For food allergy, oral immunotherapy is available for peanut and cashew in carefully selected patients. Suitability for immunotherapy is assessed on an individual basis, and this can be discussed during your consultation.

• Lane Cove: The practice is a 5-minute walk from "The Canopy" car park, accessible via the roundabout at the intersection of Finlayson Street and Rosenthal Avenue. Parking is free for up to 3 hours on levels P2 to P4. • Randwick: Prince of Wales Private Hospital offers underground parking accessible from both Barker Street and Hospital Road. From the car park (level B4), there is convenient lift access to the hospital. Look for the lift bank with teal blue signage marked "Prince of Wales Private Hospital." Other lifts in the car park will take you to level 0 (main foyer). From there, take the "Prince of Wales Private Hospital" lift to level 7. • Rozelle: Public car parks are available at 1 Hamilton Street and 46 Merton Street, both approximately a 5-minute walk from the practice. Free parking is available for up to 2 hours. Metered street parking is also available on National Street and Darling Street. • Tamworth: Parking is available onsite.

Dr Clementine uses i-scribe, an AI document creation tool that helps write her medical notes. i-scribe listens carefully, creating clinical documents in real-time. It briefly captures audio only to generate these documents, without permanently storing any voice recordings. By using i-scribe, Dr Clementine can focus more on you and your child, while ensuring clear and timely documentation that can be shared quickly with your GP and other specialists. i-scribe has the same level of encryption as hospitals and other electronic medical record software that is used in the clinic and complies with Australian privacy standards. Data is processed in Australia, and is never sent overseas. Clinical information is never saved, shared, or used for any purpose beyond your care. For further information, please visit the i-scribe FAQ page (https://i-scribe.com.au/faqs-resources/)and Trust centre.(https://trust.akuru.com.au/faq)