2017 Initiatives, Projects and Collaborations

ASCIA 2017 Conference 13-15 September - Auckland NZ www.ascia2017.com.au
National Allergy Strategy infant feeding and allergy prevention implementation meeting (17 March 2017)
ASCIA SCIg (subcutaneous immunoglobulin) resources workshop (19 May 2017)
ASCIA TAPID (transplantation and primary immunodeficiency) project monthly teleconferences and face to face meeting (20-21 May 2017)
ASCIA WA immunology day (10 June 2017)
ASCIA advanced training meeting - environmental allergy (29 July 2017)

Comprehensive review and updating of ASCIA website, including information for patients, consumers and carers www.allergy.org.au/patients/information
Increased frequency of ASCIA member e-newsletters, relevant news items on ASCIA website homepage and social media www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/info-updates
Expansion of ASCIA community e-news update www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/updates
New World Allergy Week awareness raising campaign on ASCIA and AIFA websites and social media
Review and updating of AIFA website, social media, e-newsletter and awareness campaigns

Food Allergy / Anaphylaxis

New ASCIA guide for introduction of peanut to infants with severe eczema and/or food allergy www.allergy.org.au/health-professionals/papers/infant-feeding-allergy-prevention
Updated ASCIA information on how to introduce solid food to babies for allergy prevention www.allergy.org.au/patients/allergy-prevention
Updated ASCIA cow’s milk allergy information for patients, consumers and carers (in final stage of review)
Updated ASCIA guidelines for vaccination of the egg allergic individual www.allergy.org.au/health-professionals/papers/vaccination-of-the-egg-allergic-individual
New ASCIA anaphylaxis resources webpage www.allergy.org.au/anaphylaxis
Updated ASCIA Action Plans for Anaphylaxis, e-training and other resources with revised adrenaline autoinjector information - available from 13 June 2017 www.allergy.org.au/anaphylaxis
New ASCIA food allergen challenge register (in final stage of development)
New ASCIA / A&AA food allergy e-training for community (in development)
National Allergy Strategy infant feeding and allergy prevention implementation meeting (17 March 2017)
National Allergy Strategy youth project (to be launched on 26 June 2017)
National Allergy Strategy food allergy training for food service (to be launched on 17 July 2017)

New ASCIA allergic rhinitis e-training for pharmacists - now available at http://etrainingpharm.ascia.org.au/
Updated ASCIA allergic rhinitis e-training for health professionals www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/about-ascia-e-training
Comprehensive review and updating of ASCIA information for patients, consumers, carers www.allergy.org.au/patients/information including thunderstorm asthma information
New webpages on allergen immunotherapy www.allergy.org.au/members/allergen-immunotherapy-information
Updated ASCIA allergen immunotherapy manual (under review)
ASCIA advanced training meeting - environmental allergy (29 July 2017)
New ASCIA allergic rhinitis clinical update for health professionals (in development)

New ASCIA drug allergy (cephalosporin) consensus statement for clinical immunology/allergy specialists (in final stage of review)
New ASCIA penicillin allergy e-training module for health professionals (in final stage of review)
National Allergy Strategy drug (medication) allergy scoping project (completed)

Updated ASCIA information for patients, consumers and carers on Hives (Urticaria) and Angioedema (in final stage of review)
Updated ASCIA chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) Guidelines (under review)
New AIFA / ASCIA public awareness campaign on hives www.allergyimmunology.org.au/support-aifa/worldallergyweek

New ASCIA PID clinical update for health professionals www.allergy.org.au/health-professionals/papers/pid
Revised ASCIA HAE position paper www.allergy.org.au/health-professionals/papers/hereditary-angioedema
New ASCIA immunodeficiency resources webpage (in final stage of development)
New and updated SCIg resources (in final stage of review)
ASCIA SCIg workshop (19 May 2017)
ASCIA TAPID (transplantation and primary immunodeficiency) project monthly teleconferences and face to face meeting (20-21 May 2017)
New ASCIA TAPID project publication (in development)
New ASCIA immunodeficiency register (in final stage of development)
New ASCIA PID newborn screening position statement (in development)
New and updated ASCIA information on autoimmunity (in final stage of review)

New AIFA campaigns for research fundraising and raising awareness, including World Allergy Week 2017 www.allergyimmunology.org.au/support-aifa/worldallergyweek
AIFA grant program www.allergyimmunology.org.au/grants

Webpage updated June 2017