WAO House of Delegates
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

REMINDER! WAO House of Delegate nominations for the 2009-2011 term must be submitted to the WAO Secretariat by 25 September 2009! Please contact Kate Kirchner with any questions: kkirchner@worldallergy.org.

The Global Resources in Allergy (GLORIA) curriculum educates medical professionals worldwide, through local, state, regional and national presentations. Modules are created from established guidelines and recommendations to address different aspects of allergy-related patient care. To learn more, click here.

Upcoming GLORIA Placements

Joint Congress on Total Lung Health and Allergy
Bangladesh Society of Allergy and Immunology
14-15 October 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Speaker: Ruby Pawankar
Module: Immunotherapy

WAO EXPERT INTERVIEWS
New Conversations with Allergy and Clinical Immunology Experts

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WAO Clinical Allergy Tips

Read about the latest topic in this series of clinical insights and techniques.

What tips for practicing allergists do you have to share? Contact Stuart Friedman, MD, Medical Editor, at: info@worldallergy.org.

New Quiz

Check Your Allergy Quotient. The WAO Allergy Quiz is a new feature edited by Dr. Glenis Scadding posted on the home page.

Which of the following statements about the influenza vaccine are true? Take the quiz.

Help Promote the
New WAO Position Paper

"A World Allergy Organization Position Statement: Recommendations for Competency in Allergy Training for Undergraduates Qualifying as Medical Practitioners"

Primary care physicians, rather than trained specialists, treat the majority of patients with common allergic diseases around the world, and the burden of allergic diseases is increasing. This document contains guidelines for inclusion of allergy education and training in the undergraduate medical curriculum. The guidelines will help ensure that medical graduates have the basic knowledge required to recognize and treat common allergic diseases at the primary care level, and to identify when to refer the more complex problems to appropriate organ-based or allergy specialists.

Please promote the paper in your Member Society journal and newsletters. The paper is available as an article in the World Allergy Organization Journal (www.WAOJournal.org).

WAO Leaders to
Receive Prestigious Awards

Professor G. Walter Canonica, President of the World Allergy Organization, and Professor Yehia El-Gamal, Member of the Board of Directors, will be recognized by the American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) during the 2009 Annual Meeting 5-10 November 2009 in Miami, Florida USA. They will receive the International Distinguished Fellow award for outstanding contributions in allergy, asthma or immunology in their countries. Congratulations to Professors Canonica and El-Gamal!