Nurses

This webpage includes links to:

ASCIA Nurses' Meetings and Professional Development | ASCIA Nurses ' Areas of Interest 

ASCIA Nurses' Meetings and Professional Development

ASCIA Annual Conference

Registrations are open for the ASCIA 2024 Conference at https://ascia2024.com

The ASCIA 2024 Conference in Adelaide will include meetings that are specific to nurses:

• ASCIA 2024 Allergy Update Day for Nurses on Friday 6th September. This is in addition to the allergy sessions in the main program on Wednesday and Thurday.
• ASCIA 2024 Immunodeficiency Update Day for Nurses on Thursday 5^th September. This is in addition to the main program on Friday 6^th September being dedicated to immunodeficiency, autoimmunity and autoinflammatory disorders.

ASCIA Membership

To review services and benefits of ASCIA Associate membership go to https://www.allergy.org.au/about-ascia/ascia-initiatives#p1

In addition, ASCIA Associate (Nurse) members are invited to regular ASCIA Nurses Zoom meetings.

Other opportunities for upskilling nurses

• ASCIA e-training courses - allergy  https://etraininghp.ascia.org.au/ 
• ASCIA e-training courses - immunodeficiency https://immunodeficiency.ascia.org.au/
• University accredited postgraduate courses (e.g. University of South Australia course https://study.unisa.edu.au/short-courses/professional-certificate-in-allergy-nursing/) 

ASCIA Nurses' Areas of Interest 

There are two broad areas of interest for ASCIA Associate (Nurse) members:

• Allergy - Zoom meetings are chaired by Jan Belcher
• Immunodeficiency – Zoom meetings are chaired by Rachael Dunn

Since 2020, regular Zoom meetings are held to enhance communication between nurses who are ASCIA Associate members, and  provide opportunities for online discussions about current issues regarding allergy and clinical immunology.

Content updated July 2024