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New ASCIA fast facts on asthma, autoimmunity and eczema
9 November 2018: Asthma and allergy, autoimmune diseases and eczema (atopic dermatitis) are the latest topics to be added to ASCIA Fast Facts. A total of 12 ASCIA Fast Facts topics are now available on the ASCIA website www.allergy.org.au/patients/fast-facts ASCIA Fast Facts... -
New translations of ASCIA anaphylaxis information
5 November 2018: Translations of ASCIA anaphylaxis information into 21 languages have been funded by an educational grant from the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN). They are available open access on the ASCIA website www.allergy.org.au/hp/anaphylaxis#ta5 The follow... -
New ASCIA fast facts information
2 November 2018: ASCIA Fast Facts have been developed to provide concise, easy to understand and reliable information on allergy and other immune diseases for patients, carers and the community. The first 9 topics are now available on the ASCIA website www.allergy.org.au/pat... -
New MBS item numbers for allergy testing – effective 1 November 2018
31 October 2018: New Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item numbers for allergy testing are effective as of 1 November 2018. The following are responses to questions that ASCIA has recently received about the new MBS item numbers: MBS item numbers 12000 and 12003 can be co-cl... -
AusPollen PreSeason Questionnaire
2 October 2018: Local AusPollen Apps provide daily levels of pollen in the air, which can help if you have hay fever (allergic rhinitis) or if your asthma is made worse by allergens in the air. To help the AusPollen team evaluate usefulness of the Apps and how they can impro... -
ASCIA 2018 Conference Report
17 September 2018: Congratulations and thank you to the ASCIA 2018 conference co-chairs A/Prof Katrina Randall and Dr Elizabeth da Silva, as well as their organising committee (listed below). The ASCIA 2018 Conference in Canberra was a great success, with more than 600 regis... -
Nip Allergies in the Bub launch
27 August 2018: The National Allergy Strategy Food Allergy Prevention Project “Nip Allergies in the Bub” was launched today in Western Australia, where it will be piloted for a year, before it is launched throughout Australia. This project is the first in the world to promot... -
National Allergy Strategy update
20 August 2018: The National Allergy Strategy event at Parliament House Canberra on Thursday 16 August 2018 was a great achievement in advocacy for all Australians living with allergic disease, with the government announcing 5 years of funding for National Allergy Strategy i...
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