An ASCIA Report on Highlights 2023-2024 is on the ASCIA website https://www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/highlights

This three page Report comprises:

• General highlights, including "More than 3 million annual pageviews (~250.000 per month) of the ASCIA website"* 
• Ten year milestones 2014-2024, including "ASCIA establishing AIFA to support medical research in 2014"**
• ASCIA National Allergy Council projects, including "Funding of health professional education and training initiatives in 2024"***

*More than 3 million pageviews of the ASCIA website

Annual ASCIA website visits continued to increase, with more than 3 million pageviews (~250,000 per month), 2 million sessions (visits) and 1.9 million users (unique visitors) from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. www.allergy.org.au  The ASCIA website continued to be reviewed and updated, with more than 50 new resources developed and more than 100 resources updated.

**ASCIA established AIFA to support medical research

Generous donors and sponsors have enabled the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) to award over $790,000 to 46 research projects since 2014. Since 2021, lead research project investigators who received AIFA grants have presented at the ASCIA Annual Conference AIFA Symposium.

***Funding health professional education and training

ASCIA is facilitating improved access and timely delivery of quality allergy education and training initiatives to upskill health professionals, as part of the National Allergy Council Shared Care for Allergy project. In 2024 ASCIA invited Expressions of Interests (EOIs) from ASCIA members for funding of initiatives. ASCIA received 18 EOIs and 5 were selected for funding. https://allergy.org.au/national-allergy-strategy

More highlights are available here 

This news item was issued on 16 October 2024 by Jill Smith, CEO of ASCIA, the peak professional body for clinical immunology and allergy in Australia and New Zealand.