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WAO News and Notes - Announcing Events and Programs

Volume 5, Issue 3

WAO Events and Programs - March 2008

Introducing a new resource, the World Allergy Organization Journal (WAO Journal), the official publication of the World Allergy Organization (WAO). Packed full of original research, in-depth reviews and up-to-the-minute reports, this online-only journal offers the ideal forum for allergy/immunology professionals worldwide to share knowledge and explore groundbreaking topics.

For the first six months of publication (January - June 2008), the WAO Journal will be available for FREE online. Visit www.waojournal.org now and you'll get instant access to cutting-edge discoveries published exclusively online - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Make sure to sign up for eAlerts at www.waojournal.org to receive notice that a new posting of the WAO Journal is online.

Information for the practicing allergist

Announcing The World Allergy Organization's e-learning CME Food Allergy program

Question: Your patient is 20 months old; though he has been avoiding cow's milk and hen's egg, his atopic eczema remains troublesome. Skin prick testing shows: Cow's milk - 3mm; Egg white - 10mm; Peanut - 8mm; Soy - 3mm; Positive control - 4mm; Negative control - 0mm. Would you organize a food challenge with cow's milk? To find out the views of WAO's experts, access our interactive case history and obtain 2 CME credits by successfully completing the final multiple choice questionnaire

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This month's highlighted GLORIA Module is: Module 2 - Allergic Conjunctivitis
This module concentrates more in-depth on stepwise diagnosis, treatment and pharmacotherapy of allergic conjunctivitis.

To learn more about GLORIA and to bring a GLORIA program to your society, click here.

WAF Materials Available

"The Application of Monoclonal Therapies and Therapeutics to Asthma and Allergy"
WAF presenter materials from the recent AAAAI Annual Meeting are now available for download on the WAF web page

Upcoming Worldwide Allergy Meetings

April
2nd International AllergoOncology Symposium
www.allergooncology.org
11-12 April 2008
Vienna, Austria

World Asthma & COPD Forum
26-29 April 2008
Dubai, OAE

The World Allergy Organization's mission is to be a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, advancing excellence in clinical care through education, research and training as a world-wide alliance of allergy and clinical immunology societies. Visit us on the Web at www.worldallergy.org

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