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Vale Professor Andrew Kemp AM
3 April 2020: It is with great sadness that we advise that Professor Andrew Kemp AM passed away at the age of 77 years, on Friday 3rd April 2020. He will be dearly missed and on behalf of ASCIA we send condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Professor Kemp was a l... -
ASCIA COVID-19 Update
24 March 2020: ASCIA COVID-19 website updates The ASCIA COVID-19 webpage www.allergy.org.au/members/covid-19 is reviewed on a daily basis and updated as required. The latest updates are as follows: The ASCIA 2020 Conference has been postponed to September 2021. This will be... -
ASCIA Annual Conference postponed to September 2021
23 March 2020: ASCIA has closely monitored the COVID-19 outbreak in relation to the ASCIA 2020 Conference, which was scheduled for the first week of September 2020 in Melbourne. Given that the situation has rapidly evolved in Australia and New Zealand, we have decided to pos... -
ASCIA COVID-19 Update
16 March 2020: In response to the COVID-19 infectious respiratory disease outbreak caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus, ASCIA has developed a number of resources, including a new open access ASCIA webpage dedicated to COVID-19 information. The situation regard... -
ASCIA information about COVID-19
12 March 2020: ASCIA has developed the following resources in response to the COVID-19 infectious respiratory disease outbreak caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus, which are available open access on the ASCIA COVID-19 webpage https://www.allergy.org.au/members... -
Supply update - EpiPen® adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjectors
9 March 2020: Mylan Australia has advised that despite there being sufficient supply of EpiPen®. unprecedented, disproportionate demand has meant that some pharmacies are experiencing supply delays and are seeing stock outages at some wholesalers, To ensure equitable distrib... -
Hymenoptera® venom product supply update
9th March 2020: There is currently limited stock of Hymenoptera® Honey Bee venom in Australia and New Zealand. This is due to critical manufacturing issues at Jubilant HollisterStier LLC, which negatively impacts their ability to ship venoms outside of the USA in the short t... -
Updated ASCIA OIT for food allergy information
4 March 2020: Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a potential treatment for food allergy. It involves giving gradually increasing amounts of food allergen under medical supervision and continued daily consumption of the food allergen. If the goal of desensitisation is reached, there...
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