WAO News and Notes - Announcing Events and Programs
Volume 5, Issue 11 WAO Events and Programs - November 2008
World Allergy Congress (WAC) 2009 - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6-10 December 2009
Information for the practicing allergist

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WAOJ TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 2008, Volume 1, Issue 11

Original Article
Eight Years of Severe Allergic Reactions in Finland: A Register-Based Report
Soili Mäkinen-Kiljunen; Tari Haahtela

Original Article
An Unusual Cause of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Yuen Su; Constance Katelaris

Allergic Diseases Resource Center
Prof. Robert Heddle and Dr. David Golden have provided an educational summary on Allergy to Insect Stings and Bites. To read their review on the current state of knowledge regarding this important topic, click here.

WAO Webinar Archive

NEW!

Presentations given via the Internet as "webinars" by WAO members will be recorded and archived for viewing on the WAO web site, starting this month.

Now available! Click here to access the page

"Asthma and GERD" by Dr. Dennis Ledford, presented during the Highlights in Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Meeting in Genoa, Italy, 30-31 October.

"The Path from the Common Cold to Asthma: Implications for Asthma Treatment" by Dr. Shyam Mohapatra, presented during the XIX World Congress of Asthma, hosted by Interasma in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 5-8 November.


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Upcoming International GLORIA Placements

Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology
December 12-13, 2008
Ahmedabad, India
GLORIA Faculty: Ruby Pawankar
GLORIA Modules: Immunotherapy; Anaphylaxis

International GLORIA is supported through unrestricted educational grants from:

DEYDyax


Upcoming US GLORIA Placements

Greater Washington Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Society
December 3, 2008
Washington D.C.
GLORIA Faculty: Marianne Frieri
GLORIA Modules: Food Allergy

Broward Palm Beach Allergy Society
December 5, 2008
Boca Raton, Florida
GLORIA Faculty: John Oppenheimer
GLORIA Modules: Allergic Conjunctivitis; Allergic Rhinitis

Alan Cazort Allergy Society of Arkansas
December 11, 2008
Little Rock, Arkansas
GLORIA Faculty: David Khan
GLORIA Modules: Urticaria

South West Allergy Forum
January 17, 2009
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México
GLORIA Faculty: David Khan
GLORIA Modules: Anaphylaxis; Drug Allergy

US GLORIA is funded through unrestricted educational grants from:

DEYAlcon
Schering-PloughMEDA Pharmaceuticals
sanofi-aventisDyax

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