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AIFA research grants 2023
Thank you to our generous supporters, who have enabled the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) to offer eight research grants to ASCIA members in 2023. To find out how to submit an expression of interest for an AIFA grant in 2023 read more here
AIFA ensures that 100% of donations and sponsorship goes directly to fund grants for allergy and immunology research. Read more here
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Improving access to quality healthcare for people with allergies
The National Allergy Council Shared Care project aims to improve access to quality healthcare for people with allergies, particularly in regional, rural and remote areas. Consultation meetings are being held in May and June 2023. ASCIA’s involvement in the project includes education and training of health professionals. To register for a consultation meeting being held in May and June 2023 go here.
To subscribe to communications about this project go to Shared care for allergy bulletin
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ASCIA DA CAL food allergy course
Congratulations and thank you to the team of ASCIA dietitians who were educators in ASCIA DA CAL Medical Nutrition Therapy in Food Allergy and Intolerance course for dietitians.
This course was held in Melbourne, 2-3 March 2023, involved more than 40 delegates and was sold out. Due to the high demand for this course, we are planning to host the course in Sydney in late 2023, Adelaide in early 2024 and Auckland in late 2024. |
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Guideline for management of inflammatory arthritis
Organisations and members of the public with an interest in the pharmacological management of inflammatory arthritis are invited to submit their comments and suggestions on Version 3.0 of the draft Australian Living Guideline for the Pharmacological Management of Inflammatory Arthritis.
Submissions will help inform and contribute to its development, and are due by 30 April 2023. Read more here
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What is the breadth of clinical immunology?
The Clinical Immunology Committee (CIC) of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS), has set out to understand how we define Clinical Immunology around the globe. To obtain a global understanding of the topic, they are inviting clinical immunologists to complete a short questionnaire that should take less than 10 minutes.
The results will be presented at the IUIS Congress later this year.
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ASCIA e-training feedback surveys
To help ASCIA to continue improving ASCIA anaphylaxis and allergy e-training courses for health professional, schools, children’s education/care services and community, a short survey is now included at the end of each of the courses, which only takes a few minutes to complete. All information collected will be anonymous.
Improvements to these courses that are made as a result of feedback will be undertaken as part of ASCIA's involvement in the National Allergy Council (NAC) Share Care Model (SCM) project and the NAC Schools/Childcare project
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ASCIA immunodeficiency e-training for health professionals
In 2022 ASCIA developed two new e-training courses for health professionals about immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IRT) and hereditary angioedema (HAE), which can be accessed here.
In 2023 ASCIA will be use anonymous feedback to help us to improve these courses, by including short surveys that will only take a few minutes to complete. Read more here.
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Allergy and immunology meetings in 2023
We look forward to seeing you at meetings this year, including, the ASCIA 2023 Conference in September and immunodeficiency meetings in April and May 2023.
These meetings and other events are on the ASCIA Calendar
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Recent ASCIA website updates
New mammalian meat and tick allergy FAQ
CHOICE allergen immunotherapy research study
ASCIA submissions to PBAC lodged in January 2023
Pharmac to fund EpiPens from February 2023
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ASCIA webpages listed below are regularly updated
ASCIA Submissions
Publications
Research Studies
Locate a Specialist
Allergy/Immunology Positions
Conference, Meetings and Events Calendar
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www.allergy.org.au | contact us
The purpose of ASCIA is to advance the science and practice of allergy and clinical immunology, by promoting the highest standard of medical practice, training, education and research, to improve the health and quality of life of people with allergic diseases, immunodeficiencies and other immune diseases.
AIFA is dedicated to improving the health of people with allergy and other immune diseases by funding medical research and raising awareness. 