Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network

Save the Date: UCARE LevelUp Journal Club on Thursday, March 9th, 12.00-12.45 CET
2023-03-09 12:00 - 12:45 (Europe/Berlin)
Dear UCARE physicians,
Join us on Thursday, March 9th from 12.00 to 12.45 pm CET, for the UCARE LevelUP Journal Club!
Click HERE to join the meeting.
Please find the rotation list below, there are still many open slots!
If you are a UCARE physician and would like to present a paper, get in touch with Niklas Mahnke at niklas.mahnke@charite.berlin
See you all on Thursday!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O0lv7882xY0KbOxgcsYhBSFoeTqBLamka3dd-lNUptk/edit#gid=0

Save the Date: UCARE LevelUp Journal Club on Thursday, January 12th, 12.00-12.45 CET
2023-01-12 12:00 - 12:45 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Dear UCARE physicians,
coming Thursday (January 12th), the LevelUP UCARE Journal Club will be held by Geraldine AC Gerdel Matute (IFA) about “Chronic spontaneous urticaria after BNT162b2 mRNA (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccination against SARS-CoV-2” – Magen et al., 2022, Allergy Asthma Proc.
Click here to join the meeting.

Find the article below and please join us. If you are a UCARE physician and would like to present a paper, please get in touch with us via email (julia.foellATga2len.berlin), we would love to have you!
Article

How to do a scientific project through UCARE – 25 November at 15:00 – 16:00 CET
2022-11-25 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
This webinar explains the importance of scientific projects, how to do a scientific project through UCARE and will give valuable insight and key learnings from past project leaders.
Speakers and topics:Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer – The 10 step UCARE project roadmap.Prof. Dr. Emek Kocatürk – Key learnings from completing a UCARE project.Dr. Hanna Bonnekoh – The Importance of UCARE projects..Julia Föll – How the UCARE office helps UCARE projects on its way to success.
To sign up click this link

Save the Date: Digital Health Webinar UCARE 4U – 24 November at 15:00 – 16:00 CET
2022-11-24 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
In this webinar we are looking at how digital health has revolutionised healthcare, how the CRUSE application is playing its part and how this affects your doctor’s appointment.
Speakers and topics:Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer – How healthcare apps change your doctor’s appointment?Dr. Aiste Ramanauskaite – Revolution in urticaria care: CRUSE control.Sophia Neisinger MD. – Digital health: how this revolutionizes healthcare?
Click this link to register

Save the Date: Fireside Chat 6 on November 16th, 3:30-4.15 pm CET
2022-11-16 15:30 - 16:15 (Europe/Berlin)
Dear Urticaria-treating physicians,
save the date for our 6th UCARE LevelUp Fireside Chat taking place on Wednesday, November 16th, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. CET.
Join us as 4 UCARE physicians meet to discuss the topic
“NOT ALL “HIVES/RASH” REFERRALS TO THE CLINIC ARE URTICARIA
The importance of knowing and being aware of conditions that resemble CSU
And please feel free to share this invitation with your network!

The faculty will be:
Michihiro Hide – Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Natasa Teovska Mitrevska – Remedika General Hospital, Skopje, North Macedonia
Livia Nascimento – Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shinya Imamura – Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

REGISTER HERE

After successful registration you will receive the link to participate.
We look forward to seeing you there!

If you missed the previous Fireside Chats, you can watch them on our YouTube-Channel

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.

The UCARE LevelUp and 4U programs are supported by:

Save the Date: UCARE LevelUP Journal Club, Thursday November 10, 12.00 to 12.45 pm CET
2022-11-09 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Dear UCARE physicians,

please join the UCARE LevelUP Journal Club on coming Thursday (November 10 from 12.00 to 12.45 pm CET)
Denisa Daci (IFA) will speak about “Direct and indirect action modes of acetylcholine in cholinergic urticaria” – Tokura, 2021, Allergology International

Find attached the article and linked below the rotation list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O0lv7882xY0KbOxgcsYhBSFoeTqBLamka3dd-lNUptk/edit#gid=0

Click here to join

We hope to see you all on Thursday!

Best wishes,
the UCARE team

GAFA On-site Delegate
2022-09-01 00:00 - 2022-09-03 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Come and join us in Padua! Register your place here for the 1st ANACARE GAFA Forum on 1st – 3rd September 2022. The ANACARE GAFA Forum 2022 will be held in the beautiful newly built Padua Conference Centre (PCC).

Event Location address: Padua Conference Centre , Via N. Tommaseo 59 35131, Padova, Italy.

Program – View full program
Hotels – Special GAFA 2022 delegate rates
Shuttle service from Venice Marco Polo Airport – book your special delegate taxi transfer here

We look forward to seeing you in Padua in September!

Please register below. Registration is open to all HCPs in the field of Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy

For delegates who have not yet joined the ANACARE Network but want to apply, please send in your application letter to the ANACARE office by 01.09.2022. Joining the ANACARE Network is free and allows your centre to take part in educational events, studies, consensus meetings and much, much more!

ANACARE GAFA Forum 2022 on Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy
2022-09-01 00:00 - 2022-09-03 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen)
GA²LENETWORK ANACARE Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Forum – GAFA. Topics will include best practices, socioeconomic impact of food allergy and anaphylaxis, mast cell and IgG memory in anaphylaxis, role of biologics in anaphylaxis management, modelling options to predict severity of reactions to name but a few topics. Additionally, we have multiple hands-on workshops for you to attend. Check the full program to make sure that you don’t miss out.

GAFA Hybrid Delegate
2022-09-01 00:00 - 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Come and join us online! GAFA 2022 is hybrid – so register now and make sure you don’t miss out. Streaming starts live from Padua on 1st September.

GAFA Online Delegate FREE registration NOW OPEN: gafa2022.myquadra.it

53. UCARE Something something talks on scientific projects - 30 June
2022-06-30 08:00 - 17:00 UTC

Save the date: 3. UCARE LevelUp Fireside Chat on scientific projects - 19 May
2022-05-19 15:30 - 16:15 UTC
Our next, free UCARE LevelUp Fireside Chat takes place on May 19th, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. CEST.
Join us as 4 UCARE physicians meet to discuss on the following topic: Challenges in developing a scientific project in urticaria
The faculty will be:
Emek Kocatürk Göncü
Koc University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey – Senior UCARE physician
Jonathan Bernstein
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Bernstein Allergy Group, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA – Senior UCARE physician
Fernanda Sales da Cunha
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil – Junior UCARE physician
Marisa Paulino
Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal – Junior UCARE physician
How to register:
Please follow the link: https://materia1a-it.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jXECO_djRGOujJDpsi_bUw
After successful registration you will receive the link to participate.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns via rebekka.locke(a)ga2len.berlin

5th Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Global Urticaria Forum
2020-12-01 - 2020-12-02
We are pleased to invite you to participate in this year‘s Global Urticaria Forum. Join us in Berlin on 1-2 December 2020! Please find more details here. Don’t miss out!

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network General Assembly Lisbon 2019
2019-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Monday 03.06.2019
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Auditorium III (FIL)
EAACI Congress 2019 in Lisbon

UCARE - Preceptorship on Urticaria State of the art management of chronic urticaria and hands-on training - Berlin, Germany
2019-03-11 - 2019-03-12
We will hold a 1.5 day Preceptorship on State of the art management of chronic urticaria and hands-on training. This course gives a highly concentrated teaching program that includes lectures and interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with regard to the latest advances. The program includes knowledge of guidelines, diagnostics and the discussion of difficult cases. There will be a topic-related specific hands-on workshop.
An application has been made to EACCME for CME accreditation of this event.

The Management of Allergies of the Skin and Nose - Barcelona
2018-11-23 - 2018-11-24
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network will hold a 2 day Allergy School on The Management of Allergies of the Skin and Nose. The objectives of this school are to increase knowledge and awareness of both Allergic Rhinitis and Allergies of the Skin and Nose in Spain and within Europe. This course gives a highly concentrated teaching program that includes tests, lectures and workshops with interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with regard to the latest advances in these topics. The program includes knowledge of guidelines, crosslinking, molecular diagnosis of allergy and, amongst other points, the socioeconomic impact of allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Additionally, there will be parallel specialized topic-related hands-on workshops. Participants who successfully pass the test will be awarded a Certificate of Knowledge.
The ultimate aim is to pass on the latest up to date knowledge and treatment methods, as well as give a significant increase in expertise and approaches for diagnosing and managing allergic rhinitis and comorbidities/associated diseases.
Allergy School Barcelona Agenda
This School has been granted 7 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME ®).

EAACI Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Sister Symposium Munich 2018
2018-05-29 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network honoured to be holding yet another EAACI Sister Symposium this year in Munich. On Tuesday, 29.05.2018 – 13:30 – 15:00, we will hold it’s Symposium focussing on The POLLAR Project, The CURE Project, the EUFOREA Project and the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Chamber Project. Please do make sure to join us as entrance is free to all.

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network General Assembly Munich 2018
2018-05-28 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Copenhagen)
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network General Assembly Munich 2018Date: 28th May 2018Time: 10:00 – 11:30Location: EAACI Munich Congress Centre – Room 22

Allergy School State of the Art Management of Urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis - Taipei, Taiwan
2018-05-10 - 2018-05-11
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network will hold a 2 day Allergy School on State of the art management of Urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis. The objectives of this school are to increase knowledge and awareness of both urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis with worldwide specialists. This school gives a highly concentrated teaching program including tests, lectures and workshops with interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with the latest advances. The program includes disease definition, classification, management and the latest findings including discussion of difficult cases. The learning outcomes are up-to-date knowledge and treatment methods, as well as give a significant increase in expertise and approaches for diagnosing and managing both Urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis. The program also includes knowledge of guidelines, the impact of disease, diagnostics and discussion of difficult cases. Additionally, there will be 2 hands-on workshops.

UCARE Allergy School State of the Art Management of Urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis - Kuala Lumpur
2018-04-06 - 2018-04-07
UCARE together with local society support from the MSAI (Malaysian Society for Allergology and Immunology) will hold a 2 day Allergy School on State of the art management of Urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis. The objectives of this school are to increase knowledge and awareness of both urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis with worldwide specialists. This school gives a highly concentrated teaching program including tests, lectures and workshops with interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with the latest advances. The program includes disease definition, classification, management and the latest findings including discussion of difficult cases. The learning outcomes are up-to-date knowledge and treatment methods, as well as give a significant increase in expertise and approaches for diagnosing and managing both Urticaria and Allergic Rhinitis. The program also includes knowledge of guidelines, the impact of disease, diagnostics and discussion of difficult cases. Additionally, there will be 2 hands-on workshops.
An application has been made to the EACCME for CME accreditation of this event.

State of the art management of urticaria and allergic upper airways diseases - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2017-03-04 - 2017-03-05
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network together with the Ho Chi Minh Medical Association will hold a 2 day Allergy School on State of the art management of urticaria and allergic upper airways diseases. The objectives of this school are to increase knowledge and awareness of both urticaria and allergic upper airways diseases among European and worldwide specialists. This course gives a highly concentrated teaching program including tests, lectures and workshops with interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with the latest advances in these subjects. The program includes the socioeconomic impact of diseases, diagnostics and the discussion of difficult cases. Additionally, there will be a parallel specialized hands-on workshops. Participants who successfully pass the test will be awarded a Certificate of Knowledge.
This event was accredited by EACCME and was assigned 7 European CME Credits (ECMEC)..

Management of Allergic Rhinitis and Comorbidities/Associated diseases - Barcelona
2016-10-07 - 2016-10-08
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network will hold a 2 day Allergy School on Management of Allergic rhinitis and comorbidities/associated diseases. The objectives of this school are to increase knowledge and awareness of both Allergic Rhinitis and comorbidities in Spain and within Europe. This course gives a highly concentrated teaching program that includes tests, lectures and workshops with interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with regard to the latest advances in these topics. The program includes knowledge of guidelines, crosslinking, molecular diagnosis of allergy and, amongst other points, the socioeconomic impact of allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Additionally, there will be parallel specialized topic-related hands-on workshops. Participants who successfully pass the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network test will be awarded a Certificate of Knowledge.
The ultimate aim is to pass on the latest up to date knowledge and treatment methods, as well as give a significant increase in expertise and approaches for diagnosing and managing allergic rhinitis and comorbidities/associated diseases.
Allergy School Barcelona Agenda
This School has been granted 8 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME ®).

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Allergy school on Urticaria - Kazan Russia
2016-06-02 - 2016-06-03
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network held an Allergy school on Urticaria in Kazan, Russia, right after the annual meeting of the Russian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (RAACI). Some 80 allergologists, dermatologists, and pediatricians participated and contributed with lively discussions and a lot of excellent questions.
The multinational faculty was led by Professor Marcus Maurer (Berlin) and Professor Natalia Ilyina (Moscow) and included Professor Frank Siebenhaar (Berlin), Professor Raisa Meshkova (Smolensk), Professor Inna Danilycheva (Moscow) and Dr. Tatev Ohanyan (Berlin). The school covered all aspects of chronic urticaria including pathogenesis, the burden for patients and society, the diagnostic work up and differential diagnoses, as well as the therapy of chronic urticaria. All of the participants took part in the interactive workshops and everyone passed the examination and was awarded a Knowledge Certificate of Excellence.

The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Preceptorship on Urticaria State of the art management of chronic urticaria and hands-on training - Berlin, Germany
2016-05-16
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network will hold a 1 day Preceptorship on State of the art management of chronic urticaria and hands-on training. This course gives a highly concentrated teaching program that includes lectures and interactive discussions enhancing participants’ competence and knowledge with regard to the latest advances. The program includes knowledge of guidelines, diagnostics and the discussion of difficult cases. There will be a topic-related specific hands-on workshop.
An application has been made to the EACCME for CME accreditation of this event.

New perspectives in the treatment of Allergic Rhinitis and Urticaria - Bangkok
2016-02-26 00:00 - 2016-02-27 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Prof. Torsten Zuberbier from Germany, Prof. Joaquim Mullol from Spain and Prof. Martin Church will, as the Global Network Of Excellence Faculty, provide a comprehensive teaching program for this Global Network Of Excellence Allergy School which will enable participants to enhance their competence and knowledge with regard to the latest advances in allergic rhinitis and urticaria including diagnostics, treatment including the impact of diet and exercise. The program includes lectures, parallel specialized topic related workshops, handout tools for future use and a test to assess knowledge.
The educational outcomes for this school are an increased competence and a deeper understanding with the latest up to date knowledge in diagnostics and treatment methods, allowing the immediate implementation of these skills in medical practices. Presentations and workshops will fill the gaps in knowledge and national experts will present poignant increasing cases in both diseases. Participants can use this expertise and understanding in their day to day diagnosis and treatment in addition to improving patient service and management.
This School was awarded 6 credts(ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME ®).

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network supports 2nd World Urticaria Day
2015-10-01
“Urticaria under control” is what this year’s Urticaria Day is all about! On October 1st, Global Network Of Excellence helps to celebrate the second World Urticaria Day. Go and check out the Urticaria Day 2015 website and help to increase awareness and knowledge on chronic urticaria!
Urticaria day is a great opportunity to raise awareness for urticaria among patients and their families, doctors, politicians, the press and the world.
We want to offer educational opportunities for patients and doctors so that they, in turn, can give better care to urticaria patients. Help us help patients get their urticaria under control by telling others about urticariaday2015. Tell family, friends, colleagues, and doctors. Share information about Urticaria Day 2015 on 1. October 2015 in any way you can!”

State of the art management of urticaria - Dubai
2015-09-17
On September 17th the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network held a 1 day Allergy School on urticaria. The objectives of this school were to increase the knowledge and awareness of urticaria in the UAE and beyond. Prof. Ana Gimenez-Arnau from Barcelona as well as Prof. Torsten Zuberbier and Prof. Marcus Maurer , as the Faculty, provided a comprehensive teaching program that included tests, lectures, workshops and interactive discussions. The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence NetworkFaculty were be supported by regional experts Dr. Anwar Al Hammadi and Dr. Mona Al Ahmad. The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Allergy School was held at the Dermatology Center of the Dubai Health Authority. Participants earned a diploma of excellence of knowledge, provided that they successfully complete the end of school examination. Some 40 dermatologists, allergists and other physicians who treat chronic urticaria patients registered for this meeting. For more information please contact the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network office in Berlin.
Agenda

Global Allergy And Asthma Excellence Network ALLERGY SCHOOL on Urticaria, Smolensk Russia
2015-06-18 - 2015-06-19
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network held a Allergy school on Urticaria at the Smolensk State Medical University. Its Rector, Professor Igor Victorovich Otvagin, welcomed the faculty and participants and so did the host, Professor Raisa Meshkova, Head of the Department of Allergology, who also served on the faculty of this school. 52 Dermatologists, Allergists, and other physicians who treat skin allergic patients participated. For the first time ever, all passed the examination and were awarded a certificate of excellence of knowledge on urticaria. The three Global Network Of Excellence professors on the faculty were Martin Church, Karoline Krause and Marcus Maurer with Tatev Ohanyan from the team as workshop coordinator and workshop faculty.
Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network ALLERGY SCHOOL or any questions you might have about planning your own school, please do not hesitate to email us at info@global-allergy.network

Global Network Of Excellence Symposium: Novel tools to access the burden of allergic disease in clinical trials and for society
2015-06-08 15:45 - 17:15 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Date: 08.06.2015
Time: 15:45 – 17:15
Location: Room 114
Open for everyone
Chair: Nikos Papadopoulos (Greece)
Chair: Carsten Bindslev-Jensen (Denmark)
MeDALL – Insights from European birth cohorts
15:45 – 16:07 Josep M. Antó (Spain)
MeDALL – What epigenetics can teach us in better understanding the prevalence of increase in allergies 16:07 – 16:29 Gerard Koppelman (Netherlands)
PreDicta – Airway allergies: Novel chips for allergens and virus components
16:29 – 16:51 Rudolf Valenta (Austria)
Novel tools to access the burden of allergic disease in clinical trials and for society
16:51 – 17:13 Torsten Zuberbier (Germany)

State of the art management of chronic urticaria - Taipei, Taiwan
2014-11-24 - 2014-11-25
The latest Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Allergy School “State of the art management of chronic urticaria“ took place in Taipei, Taiwan and was successfully attended by more than 40 Dermatologists, Allergists and physicians from Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Vietnam.
The first session of this Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Allergy School on urticaria was held on the 24th November as the attendees enjoyed a welcome and introducing lectures with the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Faculty members at the Palais de Chine Hotel in Taipei. On the 25th November, all groups met for a full day of workshops, lectures, breakout groups and testing. The school was an exciting and interesting way to meet colleagues, make new acquaintances and to discover the latest and most up to date way of managing urticaria.Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Allergy School – Taiwan November 2014
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Faculty for this school comprised of Prof. Marcus Maurer (Berlin), Prof. Torsten Zuberbier (Berlin), Prof. Ana Gimenez-Arnau (Barcelona), Dr. Chia-Yu Chu (Taipei) whose centre, the National Taiwan University Hospital is ranked no.1 in Taiwan and Dr. Zuotao Zhao (Beijing), whose extensive research interest and clinical experience in urticaria greatly benefited the educational programme and discussion. Thank you to everyone for making this an exciting and great Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network School.

Symposium EAACI-WAO Congress 2013
2013-06-23 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Copenhagen)
Sunday, 23.06.2013 – 13.30 – 15.00 – Blue 1
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network is proud to be able to hold a Symposium at the EAACI-WAO Congress 2013 in Milan this year.
The Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Symposium will be held on 23rd June 2013 and is entitled “The collaborative future and building novel concepts in allergy and asthma”.
More information to follow soon.
We look forward to seeing you and being able to welcome you to our Symposium at EAACI-WAO 2013 in Milan!
