World Primary Immunodeficiencies (PI) Week 2025
To coincide with World PI Week (22 - 29 April 2025), a new ASCIA Project Officer has been appointed, to progress implementation of the ASCIA Immunodeficiency Strategy for Australia and New Zealand. Whilst World PI Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness and improve diagnosis and treatment of PI, this new role will ensure that ASCIA can progress the Strategy all year round. Read more here
Other Immunodeficiency News
Patient/carer support organisations, IDFA, IDFNZ and AusPIPS are hosting collaborative webinars in 2025 which are recorded and available online. Read more here
The Journal of Human Immunity (JHI) is a new publication for research into human immunity, with a focus on inborn errors of immunity. Manuscript submissions for JHI are now welcome. Read more here
New and updated ASCIA checklists
New and updated ASCIA checklists are available on the ASCIA website to help guide management of the following conditions:
- Acute urticaria and chronic urticaria - new
- Non-allergic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis - new
- Anaphylaxis - updated to be consistent with 2025 versions of ASCIA Action Plans for Anaphylaxis
New ASCIA Website – Feedback Welcome
Management of the ASCIA website will change to White Peak Digital in mid-2025, due to the retirement of the principals from Impagination, ASCIA webmasters since 2007. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with Impagination for more than 17 years, which has contributed enormously to the success of ASCIA’s website and online training.
To prepare for developing a new ASCIA website in late 2025, we invite you to complete a short survey from White Peak Digital by 14 May 2025, which will help guide development of the new website: https://forms.gle/Pb6NcgBE9wkhASgH7
ASCIA Submissions
In March 2025 ASCIA submitted a new application to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) for a Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) item number for supervised oral food challenges (OFC), as part of National Allergy Council projects assigned to ASCIA.
ASCIA advocates on behalf of ASCIA members to government and other organisations by lodging submissions which are listed on the ASCIA website.
ASCIA has already lodged 15 submissions in 2025, including several letters of support for applications to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC).
Recent Anaphylaxis and Allergy Updates
New ARISE allergic rhinitis (hay fever) trial
New international consensus report on anaphylaxis
ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training approved by RACGP, ACCRM and PSA
New allergy assistTM program to support rural doctors with specialist allergy advice
Regularly Updated ASCIA webpages
The following ASCIA webpages are regularly updated:
ASCIA Reports
ASCIA Quicklinks
Locate a Specialist
ASCIA Submissions
Allergy/Immunology Positions
Allergy/Immunology Research
Conference, Meetings and Events Calendar
Referral to Allergy/Clinical Immunology Services
ASCIA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of all sponsors listed on the ASCIA website www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/sponsors
