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  • ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training evaluation reports 
    In 2024 each ASCIA anaphylaxis and allergy e-training course included mandatory evaluation surveys which provided feedback about preference regarding online training. Future ASCIA course updates will be based on this feedback. The 2024 Evaluation Reports are available on...
  • MSAC consultation open until 11 July 2025 - ASCIA application for MBS item number for supervised oral food challenges
    Consultation is open on applications for consideration by the Medical Services Advisory Committe (MSAC) and its sub-committees, including an ASCIA application for an MBS item number for supervised oral food challenge (OFC) in patients with suspected food allergy 1802 Consultation...
  • ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training approved by APNA, ACCRM, PSA and RACGP
    ASCIA online courses provide accessible, consistent and evidence-based training in anaphylaxis, allergy and immune deficiencies. The updated 2025 version of ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for health professionals has been approved as a CPD activity by the following...
  • Kawasaki Disease Information Day for Families and Health Practitioners - 19 July 2025
    Kawasaki disease is a collection of symptoms caused by vasculitis (inflamed blood vessels), and is a relatively uncommon illness that mostly affects children under five years of age. It can also occur in older children, and very rarely in teenagers and adults.   A Kawasaki...
  • RACP Foundation Research Awards
    Applications are now open for the RACP Foundation Research Awards, which provide research funding for 2026. Up to 50 awards with a total value of around $2.5 million are available to RACP Fellows and Advanced Trainees from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Career...
  • National Allergy Council projects allocated to ASCIA - May 2025 update
    The National Allergy Council is a partnership between the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA), funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care to implement the National Allergy...
  • ASCIA 2025 Conference registration and abstract submission
    The ASCIA 2025 Conference is being held from Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 September 2025 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. This is a hybrid conference, which enables virtual registration for delegates who cannot attend in-person. On-demand viewing of recorded...
  • National Allergy Priorities for Research
    The National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) is Setting National Allergy Priorities for Research (SNAPR), to help make sure future allergy research addresses the issues that matter most to people living with allergies, their families and healthcare providers.   What's...
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