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Volume 6, Issue 10 WAO Events and Programs - October 2009

World Allergy Congress (WAC) 2009 - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6-10 December 2009

In This Edition

WAO Journal October Issue Now Online!
House of Delegates - Selections Are Due
World Allergy Congress 2009
NEW! "Websites that Complement & Assist in Patient Education"
WAO International Scientific Conference 2010
NEW! Allergy Quiz Question
Help Promote WAO Position Paper on Undergraduate Training
Profs Canonica and El-Gamal Recognized by ACAAI
NEW! WAO Publications List
Announcing recipient of Henning Løwenstein Award
Directory of Pollen Count Web Sites
Information for the practicing allergist
WAO Members
Recent postings - Don't Miss Hot Topics
Editorial Opportunity - Web Regional Editor, Europe

Information for the Practicing Allergist

All of this and more available at
www.WorldAllergy.org

Announcing the 1st WAO theme-based,
international scientific conference!

International Scientific Conference, Dubai

WAO International Scientific Conference
Asthma and Co-morbid Conditions:
Expanding the Practice of Allergy for
Optimal Patient Care
www.worldallergy.org/2010dubai

A unique forum for clinicians, researchers, physicians and allied health professionals with interests in asthma, allergy, immunology, pediatrics, co-morbid conditions and pulmonology.

Latest developments in research
Clinical issues
Review of current theory and practice
Hands-on, problem-based learning

Conference President: Richard F. Lockey
Conference Organizing Chair: Ruby Pawankar
WAO President: G. Walter Canonica

New! Easy Access to List of
WAO Publications

For your ease of reference, a list of papers sponsored or endorsed by the World Allergy Organization is now available on the website. The list will be updated continually. Please contact us if you notice that a document is missing.

http://www.worldallergy.org/publications/

WAO Henning Løwenstein Research Award 2009 Winner Selected

Stephen Till Congratulations to Dr. Stephen J. Till (London, United Kingdom), the winner of this year's WAO Henning Løwenstein Research Award. He will receive €20,000 and a travel grant to attend the WAO Congress in Buenos Aires, December 6-10, 2009.

The WAO Henning Løwenstein Research Award is a biennial award given to a young scientist who has shown excellence within the field of allergy. Dr. Till will be presented with the award during a dedicated luncheon session at the WAO Congress on Wednesday the 9th of December, and he will present his results that led to the award.

Directory of Pollen Count Web Sites
New service to WAO member societies

Under the editorial and project leadership of Dr. Fares Zaitoun, WAO has begun to develop and maintain online a list of pollen count sites and other pollen information. Currently, visitors can search the list by region, country, language and type of information (Pollen levels, General information, Technical resources). The list is not complete, but information will be added continually.

If you know of a pollen site that is not in the database, please contact the WAO Secretariat.

http://www.worldallergy.org/pollen/

WAO House of Delegates

Important Deadline! WAO House of Delegate selections for the 2009-2011 term must be submitted to the WAO Secretariat by the 2nd of November 2009! Please contact Kate Kirchner with any questions: kkirchner@worldallergy.org.

WAO Clinical Allergy Tips

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

Websites that complement and assist in patient education
By Stuart A. Friedman, MD

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.

A patient with severe asthma has nasal polyposis that recurs rapidly after surgery. Which of the following tests would you perform? Take the quiz.

Help Promote the
Latest WAO Position Paper

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

Around the world, primary care physicians, rather than trained specialists, treat the majority of patients with common allergic diseases. 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 identify when to refer the more complex problems to appropriate allergy or organ-based 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.

WAO Position Paper on Undergraduate Training in Allergy

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!

WAO Members

Do you have a clinical question? Take a moment to Ask the Expert.
Stay connected to Allergists around the world, join the WAO Membership Directory.
To apply to become a Member Society of the World Allergy Organization, click here.

www.WorldAllergy.org

Recent Postings

WAO Clinical Allergy Tips
Brief presentations on insights and techniques of interest or value to the clinician

WAO-AAAAI Immunology Series
Online Lectures with CME - Also Excellent for Trainees

Allergy Patient Information Online
Links to websites around the world

WAO Webinars
WAO lectures delivered live over the Internet to WAO Member Society meetings and congresses

Your global community of learning and practice for allergy, asthma and immunology! www.worldallergy.org

World Allergy Organization Journal
Volume 2, Issue 10
October 2009

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Synergistic Induction of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3α/CCL20 Production by Interleukin-17A and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Nasal Polyp Fibroblasts
Manabu Nonaka, MD, PhD; Nozomu Ogihara, MD; Akira Fukumoto, MD, PhD; Atsuko Sakanushi, MD; Kaoru Kusama, MD; Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD; and Toshiaki Yagi, MD, PhD
JAPAN

REVIEW ARTICLE

Mast Cell Regulation of the Immune Response
John J. Ryan, MD; Johanna K. Morales, MD; Yves T. Falanga, MD; Josephine F.A. Fernando, MD; and Matthew R. Macey
USA

How To Access the WAO Journal

Current Members of WAO Member Societies:

Go to the WAO Web site (www.worldallergy.org). Click "Members Only" and you will be provided instructions on how to access the full text of all articles published in the WAO Journal. To enjoy continual access, return to www.WorldAllergy.org and Members Only each time.

Not a Member?

Please visit www.WAOJournal.org
Click on "Subscriptions" in the left column to view pricing information and to sign up.
View Abstracts for free.

Publish Your Paper for a Global Audience!
The World Allergy Journal accepts original scientific and clinically relevant information concerned with the practice of allergy and clinical immunology including state-of-the-art review articles and editorials on translational and clinical medicine. If you have an original contribution not previously published, visit www.WAOJournal.org and click on "Instructions for Authors". Please note that the Journal will be retroactively indexed.

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

World Allergy Organization (WAO)
Secretariat
555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823
Email: info@worldallergy.org

You have received this message because you are a member of a WAO Member Society, you have subscribed for the monthly e-letter or had previous contact with the World Allergy Organization. If you would prefer not to receive further messages from WAO, please reply to this message with REMOVE in the subject line.

Made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis.

And with support through an unrestricted education grant from EAMG.

Volume 6, Issue 10 WAO Events and Programs - October 2009

In This Edition *WAO Journal* October Issue Now Online! House of Delegates - Selections Are Due World Allergy Congress 2009 NEW! "Websites that Complement & Assist in Patient Education" WAO International Scientific Conference 2010 NEW! Allergy Quiz Question Help Promote WAO Position Paper on Undergraduate Training Profs Canonica and El-Gamal Recognized by ACAAI NEW! WAO Publications List Announcing recipient of Henning Løwenstein Award Directory of Pollen Count Web Sites Information for the practicing allergist WAO Members Recent postings - Don't Miss Hot Topics Editorial Opportunity - Web Regional Editor, Europe Information for the Practicing Allergist Monthly Scientific Journal Reviews Translations Reviews of New Medical Books Teaching Case Reports Expert Interviews - Conversations All of this and more available at www.WorldAllergy.org Announcing the 1st WAO theme-based, international scientific conference! WAO International Scientific Conference Asthma and Co-morbid Conditions: Expanding the Practice of Allergy for Optimal Patient Care www.worldallergy.org/2010dubai A unique forum for clinicians, researchers, physicians and allied health professionals with interests in asthma, allergy, immunology, pediatrics, co-morbid conditions and pulmonology. Latest developments in research Clinical issues Review of current theory and practice Hands-on, problem-based learning Conference President: Richard F. Lockey Conference Organizing Chair: Ruby Pawankar WAO President: G. Walter Canonica New! Easy Access to List of WAO Publications For your ease of reference, a list of papers sponsored or endorsed by the World Allergy Organization is now available on the website. The list will be updated continually. Please contact us if you notice that a document is missing. http://www.worldallergy.org/publications/ WAO Henning Løwenstein Research Award 2009 Winner Selected Congratulations to Dr. Stephen J. Till (London, United Kingdom), the winner of this year's WAO Henning Løwenstein Research Award. He will receive €20,000 and a travel grant to attend the WAO Congress in Buenos Aires, December 6-10, 2009. The WAO Henning Løwenstein Research Award is a biennial award given to a young scientist who has shown excellence within the field of allergy. Dr. Till will be presented with the award during a dedicated luncheon session at the WAO Congress on Wednesday the 9th of December, and he will present his results that led to the award. Directory of Pollen Count Web Sites New service to WAO member societies Under the editorial and project leadership of Dr. Fares Zaitoun, WAO has begun to develop and maintain online a list of pollen count sites and other pollen information. Currently, visitors can search the list by region, country, language and type of information (Pollen levels, General information, Technical resources). The list is not complete, but information will be added continually. If you know of a pollen site that is not in the database, please contact the WAO Secretariat. http://www.worldallergy.org/pollen/	WAO House of Delegates Important Deadline! WAO House of Delegate selections for the 2009-2011 term must be submitted to the WAO Secretariat by the 2nd of November 2009! Please contact Kate Kirchner with any questions: kkirchner@worldallergy.org. WAO Clinical Allergy Tips Read about the latest topic in this series on clinical insights and techniques. Websites that complement and assist in patient education By Stuart A. Friedman, MD 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. A patient with severe asthma has nasal polyposis that recurs rapidly after surgery. Which of the following tests would you perform? Take the quiz. Help Promote the Latest WAO Position Paper "A World Allergy Organization Position Paper: Recommendations for Competency in Allergy Training for Undergraduates Qualifying as Medical Practitioners" Around the world, primary care physicians, rather than trained specialists, treat the majority of patients with common allergic diseases. 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 identify when to refer the more complex problems to appropriate allergy or organ-based 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. WAO Position Paper on Undergraduate Training in Allergy 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! WAO Members Do you have a clinical question? Take a moment to Ask the Expert. Stay connected to Allergists around the world, join the WAO Membership Directory. To apply to become a Member Society of the World Allergy Organization, click here. www.WorldAllergy.org Recent Postings WAO Clinical Allergy Tips Brief presentations on insights and techniques of interest or value to the clinician WAO-AAAAI Immunology Series Online Lectures with CME - Also Excellent for Trainees Allergy Patient Information Online Links to websites around the world WAO Webinars WAO lectures delivered live over the Internet to WAO Member Society meetings and congresses

World Allergy Organization Journal Volume 2, Issue 10 October 2009 ORIGINAL ARTICLES Synergistic Induction of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3α/CCL20 Production by Interleukin-17A and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Nasal Polyp Fibroblasts Manabu Nonaka, MD, PhD; Nozomu Ogihara, MD; Akira Fukumoto, MD, PhD; Atsuko Sakanushi, MD; Kaoru Kusama, MD; Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD; and Toshiaki Yagi, MD, PhD JAPAN REVIEW ARTICLE Mast Cell Regulation of the Immune Response John J. Ryan, MD; Johanna K. Morales, MD; Yves T. Falanga, MD; Josephine F.A. Fernando, MD; and Matthew R. Macey USA How To Access the WAO Journal Current Members of WAO Member Societies: Go to the WAO Web site (www.worldallergy.org). Click "Members Only" and you will be provided instructions on how to access the full text of all articles published in the *WAO Journal. To enjoy continual access, return to www.WorldAllergy.org and Members Only each time. Not a Member?* Please visit www.WAOJournal.org Click on "Subscriptions" in the left column to view pricing information and to sign up. View Abstracts for free. Publish Your Paper for a Global Audience! The World Allergy Journal accepts original scientific and clinically relevant information concerned with the practice of allergy and clinical immunology including state-of-the-art review articles and editorials on translational and clinical medicine. If you have an original contribution not previously published, visit www.WAOJournal.org and click on "Instructions for Authors". Please note that the Journal will be retroactively indexed.
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 World Allergy Organization (WAO) Secretariat 555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100 Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 Email: info@worldallergy.org You have received this message because you are a member of a WAO Member Society, you have subscribed for the monthly e-letter or had previous contact with the World Allergy Organization. If you would prefer not to receive further messages from WAO, please reply to this message with REMOVE in the subject line. Made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis. And with support through an unrestricted education grant from EAMG.