Initiatives 2019

ASCIA Priorities 2019

1. ASCIA Annual Conference

ASCIA Annual Conferences are a highlight of the year for ASCIA members and other health professionals working in allergy, clinical immunology and immunopathology. In 2019 the ASCIA conference will be held in Perth Western Australia, and will coincide with ASCIA’s 30th anniversary celebrations. For more details go to www.ascia2019.com

2. ASCIA Education Project

Implementation of the ASCIA Education Project commenced in 2018, with a significant redesign of the ASCIA website www.allergy.org.au to improve access to world leading ASCIA resources. In 2019 this project will focus on promoting ASCIA resources, to increase use by health professionals, patients and carers. ASCIA resources include:

20 ASCIA e-training courses www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/about-ascia-e-training
> 20 ASCIA plans, guides and checklists www.allergy.org.au/hp/ascia-plans-action-and-treatment
12 ASCIA Fast Facts topics www.allergy.org.au/patients/fast-facts
60 ASCIA Patient Information topics www.allergy.org.au/patients/information
> 20 Health Professional information topics www.allergy.org.au/hp/papers

3. National Immunodeficiency Strategy

Development of a National Immunodeficiency Strategy aims to improve the health and quality of life for Australians with primary immunodeficiencies and minimise the burden on individuals, carers, healthcare services and community.

For more details go to www.allergy.org.au/hp/hp-information/immune-diseases

4. AIFA Research Grant Program

In 2019 the AIFA grant program will be expanded, with a total of $120,000 in AIFA grants to be awarded to allergy and immunology research in Australia and New Zealand.

For more details go to www.allergyimmunology.org.au

5. National Allergy Strategy

In 2019 ASCIA will continue to promote the 250K youth project www.250k.org.au and the All about Allergens food service project www.foodallergytraining.org.au

ASCIA will also be involved in the national launch of the Nip Allergies in the Bub allergy prevention project https://preventallergies.org.au/

For more details go to www.nationalallergystrategy.org.au

6. ASCIA Communications, Advocacy and Collaborations

In 2019 ASCIA will continue to issue regular communications to its members and supporters on relevant and important issues. ASCIA will also continue to liase and collaborate with government and non-government organisations, and make submissions on appropriate issues.

ASCIA Projects 2019

ASCIA Professional Development / Meetings 2019

National Immunodeficiency Strategy meeting in March 2019, hosted by ASCIA, Melbourne, Victoria.
ASCIA DAA-CAL Dietitians Course in March 2019, Brisbane, Queensland.
ASCIA TAPID (Transplantation and Primary Immunodeficiency) project face to face meeting in May 2019, in addition to monthly teleconferences.
APID (ASCIA Primary Immunodeficiency) training meeting in May 2019.
ASCIA 2019 Conference (4-6 September 2019) in Perth, Western Australia. This will be held in conjunction with the CFAR Symposium, Medical Associate, Nurse, Dietitian, Immunopathology and GP Updates, and the ASCIA-DAA CAL Dietitians Course.
ASCIA Council face to face meetings in February, July and September 2019.
ASCIA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September 2019.
National Allergy Strategy meetings.