WAO News and Notes - Announcing Events and Programs
Volume 5, Issue 5
WAO Events and Programs - May 2008
Information for the practicing allergist
Special WAO Announcement
WAO would like to extend special congratulations to Board Member and Secretary General, Prof. Jean Bousquet, for receiving the American Thoracic Society's (ATS) "World Lung Health Award" award. Prof. Jean Bousquet was presented the award at the ATS International Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada on 18 May 2008.

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WAO invites member societies to republish in national allergy journals the WAO Position Papers, "What is and Allergist?" and "Requirements for Physician Competencies in Allergy." Click here for more details.

Have you had a chance to obtain your CME Credits by completing The World Allergy Organization's e-learning CME Food Allergy program?

Question: Your patient is 20 months old; though he has been avoiding cow's milk and hen's egg, his atopic eczema remains troublesome. Skin prick testing shows: Cow's milk - 3mm; Egg white - 10mm; Peanut - 8mm; Soy - 3mm; Positive control - 4mm; Negative control - 0mm. Would you organize a food challenge with cow's milk?

To find out the views of WAO's experts, access our interactive case history and obtain 2 CME credits by successfully completing the final multiple choice questionnaire

New Expert Interviews
Dr. Rob Lemanske discussing, "Development of Asthma in Childhood"

Dr. Robert Naclerio on "Therapeutic Approaches to Non-Allergic Rhinitis; What Works and What Doesn't"

Dr. Scott Sicherer reviews "Peanut Allergy"

Prof. Estelle Simons discusses "Epinephrine"

New Interactive Case Reviews
Take a moment to test your knowledge with a new Interactive Case Review on Recurrent Episodes of Flushing, Swelling and Itching.

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2008 Short-Term Research Fellowship Applications

WAO is now accepting applications for three international Short-Term Research Fellowships; application deadline 30 June 2008. For Additional details and application, click here.

As a result of his WAO 2007 Short-Term Fellowship, Dr. Matteo Bonini has received approval to conduct a Cochrane Collaboration systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of beta-2 agonist drugs.

 

WAO Member Societies,

WAO House of Delegates representatives are invited to the upcoming WAO Member Society Forum during the EAACI Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Please join us for an opportunity to network and transform ideas into action.

WAO Member Society Forum
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
12:00 - 13:30
Barcelona International Convention Center
Room M212

 


We invite you to attend . . .
World Allergy Forum Symposium:
An Update on Severe Asthma

Faculty: G. Walter Canonica, Roy Gerth Van Wijk, Klaus Rabe, Gene Bleecker, William Storms

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XXVII Congress of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
Monday, 9 June 2008
15.30 - 17.00


Barcelona International Convention Centre
Room 211/212
Barcelona, Spain

For Information on Speakers and past WAF Symposia, click here.

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Upcoming US GLORIA Placements
Oregon Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
June 11, 2008
Portland, OR
Speaker: Lanny Rosenwasser
Modules: Allergic Rhinitis; Food Allergy

Louisiana Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
June 20-22, 2008
New Orleans, LA
Speaker: Myron Zitt
Module: Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyposis


Upcoming Worldwide Allergy Meetings

XXVII EAACI Congress
7-11 June 2008
Barcelona, Spain

FOCIS 2008
5-9 June 2008
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Japanese Society of Allergology
12-14 June 2008
Tokyo, Japan

Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
XVth Latin American Congress and XVIIth Venezuelan Congress of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
21-25 June 2008
Margarita Island, Venezuela

6th Annual Meeting of the Mongolian Society of Allergology
27-28 June 2008
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia


For more upcoming meetings, click here.

The World Allergy Organization's mission is to be a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, advancing excellence in clinical care through education, research and training as a world-wide alliance of allergy and clinical immunology societies. Visit us on the Web at www.worldallergy.org

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