Global Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis – GA²FA Forum 2025

Project goals

This comprehensive scientific program addresses critical aspects of food allergies and anaphylaxis, from innovative diagnostic approaches (CRD and oral food challenges) to treatment strategies (including immunotherapy and biologics), while focusing on socio-economic burden, prevention, and community-level management. The program aims to establish standardized protocols and guidelines through the ANACARE working group, covering everything from proper diagnosis at primary care level to the latest regulatory challenges, with special attention to patient care pathways and the psychological impact on patients and caregivers.

Chairs 

Prof. Dr. Antonella Muraro

ANACARE CORE Leader

Padua, Italy

Prof. Dr. h.c. Graham Roberts 

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust

United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. h.c. Hugh Sampson 

Emeritus Director; Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Department of Pediatrics; Box 1089 – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City

New York, USA

Prof. Dr. Margitta Worm

Allergie-Centrum-Charité
Charité – Universitätsmedizin

Berlin, Germany

Prof. Dr. h.c. Torsten Zuberbier

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network President

Berlin Germany

Scientific committee

The GA²FA Scientific Committee is comprised of KOL in the field of Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis. Covering Europe and the United States, our Faculty have assessed the needs of HCPs in regard to unmet needs and how to update knowledge. 

Prof. Dr. h.c. Torsten Zuberbier  

Global Allergy and Asthma Excellence Network President
Allergie-Centrum-Charité
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Prof. Dr. Antonella Muraro

ANACARE CORE Leader
University of Padua
Head of Food Allergy Department, Italy

Prof. Dr. Margitta Worm 

Allergie-Centrum-Charité
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Prof. Dr. Graham Roberts

Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Prof. Guillaume Poussels 

Department of Pediatrics, Roubaix Hospital,
Pneumology and Allergy Department, Children’s hospital, Lille University Hospital, Lille – France

Prof. Dr. Montserrat Fernandez -Rivas

Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Servicio de Alergia, Madrid, Spain

Prof. Dr. med. Kirsten Beyer

Leader of the paediatric allergology
study centre/senior consultant
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Prof. Hugh Sampson

Emeritus Director; Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Department of Pediatrics; Box 1089 – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York City, New York, USA

Prof. Carina Venter 

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Colorado Denver, USA

Prof. Ruchi Gupta

Institute for Public Health and Medicine,
Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

Prof. Timothy Dribin  

Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, USA

Prof. Aikaterini Anagnostou

Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Texas, USA

Prof. Lucy Bilaver   

Associate Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School
of Medicine Chicago, IL- USA

Prof. Susanne Halken 

Hans Christian Andersen Children’s Hospital Odense University Hospital, Denmark

Prof. Debra De Silva

Professor of Public Health 
Head The Evidence Centre Ltd UK

Prof. Ronald van Ree 

Department of Experimental Immunology and Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, 
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Prof. Peter Smith

Griffith University, Southport, Queensland,
Australia

Prof. Paul Turner 

National Heart & Lung Institute 
Imperial College London
London UK

Prof. Stephen Tilles 

Professor of  Clinical Medicine 
University of  Washington 
Seattle WA USA

Prof. Sharon Chinthrajah

Director, Sean N Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research – Stanford University, Stanford, CA (USA)

Scientific Program

GAFA Program Agenda

TOPICS

Anaphylaxis

• New definition of anaphylaxis,
• Validation of new definition and  tools for
•  anaphylaxis recognition : digital implementatiion  
• New devices for adrenaline administration : to whom , when and how? 
• Anaphylaxis in your office : hands-on training 
• Refractory anaphylaxis :what is it and is it rare? 
• Drug and Vaccine anaphylaxis , 
• Hymenoptera and  Food anaphylaxis 
• Anaphylaxis Research Symposium (Thursday Sept. 11th 8.30-12.30)
• Workshops
  • Cutting edge research on anaphylaxis
  • Minimizing the risk of anaphylaxis
  • Global approach to asthma and allergic rhinitis

Food Allergy  

• Profiling the food allergic patient: epitope, BAT, digitalization.
• Diagnostic algorithm ,  Molecular allergology , Omics.
• Standardization of products for food allergy.
• Immunotherapy  for food allergy : selecting the right journey for the right patient, risk factors and thresholds.
• What will be the changes from  Codex updating? 
• Precautionary labeling : what will be safe for patients? 
• Can we really prevent food allergy? 
• Atopic dermatitis and asthma  the burden of  co-morbidities
• Workshops :
  •  How, when and to whom  should we  perform oral  food challenges? 
  • Prescribing an adequate diet at any age
  • How to identify and tackle psychological issues?
  • Evaluating protocols for food allergy OIT: egg, milk, peanut wheat
  • Practical tips 

INVITED FACULTY

PATIENT’S ORGANIZATIONS

GA²FA ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT

• Via U. Giordano, 55 – 90144 Palermo
• Mobile: +39 335 1276 715
• Web: www.collage-spa.it
• E-mail: giusy.ventura@collage-spa.it

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