Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network

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.
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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
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
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!

World Allergy Week 2013 Will Focus on the Rising Global Health Problem of Food Allergy - Heaviest Burden is on Children
2013-04-08 00:00 - 2013-04-14 23:59
World Allergy Week 8th – 14th April 2013
The World Allergy Organization (WAO) will host its annual World Allergy Week from 8-14 April, 2013, together with its 93 national Member Societies, to address the topic of “Food Allergy – A Rising Global Health Problem,” and its growing burden on children. Globally, 220-250 million people may suffer from food allergy [1], and the occurrence of food allergies continues to rise in both developed and developing countries, especially in children. This year WAO plans to highlight the need for greater awareness and understanding of food allergy as well as the exchange of ideas and collaboration in order to address a variety of safety and quality-of-life issues related to the care of patients with food sensitivity. Activities will include international teleconferences with experts presenting information about global food allergy concerns and answering questions immediately afterward.
According to Professor Ruby Pawankar, President of the World Allergy Organization, “There are problems that need to be addressed in many countries throughout the world such as the lack of awareness of food allergies, lack of standardized national anaphylaxis action plans for food allergy, limited or no access to adrenaline autoinjectors, and the lack of food labeling laws. Moreover, some countries have standardized action plans but no ready access to autoinjectors; others have autoinjectors but no standardized action plans. These circumstances can be improved with the distribution of information and resources for physicians, patients, parents, schools, health ministries, and throughout communities and by a call to action to policy makers.”
For further details on the World Allergy Week 2013, please visit the World Allergy Organization webpages.
[1] Fiocchi A, Sampson HA et al. “Food Allergy”, Section 2.5 in WAO White Book on Allergy, Editors: R
Pawankar, GW Canonica, ST Holgate, RF Lockey (Milwaukee, Wisconsin: World Allergy Organization,
2011), pp 47-53.

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Annual Conference 2012
2012-02-27 - 2012-02-28
Berlin, 27 February 2012 – On 27 and 28 February, leading up to “Rare Disease Day”, the annual Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network conference takes place at the Charité Universitätsmedizin (university hospital) Berlin. Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network stands is a network of European specialty centres that works to strengthen European research on allergies and asthma.
Make sure you don’t miss this great opportunity to be a part of the Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network Annual Conference 2012. The topic will be “Clinical Trials – the current situation and future chances in the limelight”. Please visit the conference programme page for a more detailed programme.

This conference will be accredited with 9 CME points
Speakers and experts will come from right across Europe including Professor Guido Rasi Executive Director of the EMA and Professor Bruce Zuraw from the University of California, San Diego. Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network is delighted to have distinguished conference support from Professor Sergio Bonini as the Head of our Conference Organising Committee and Professor Jean Bousquet, Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence NetworkVice President, WHO and GARD member to discuss and chair sessions, as well as the chance to discuss with the many leading Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network experts from across Europe including; Prof. Kai-Håkon Carlsen, Prof. Boleslaw Samolinski, Prof. Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen, Prof. Peter Burney, Prof. Marcus Maurer and many, many more.
