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World Allergy Organization (WAO)–IAACI
WAO Congress–XVIII ICACI Final Program
ABOUT THE WORLD ALLERGY ORGANIZATION
The World Allergy Organization (WAO)–IAACI is an international umbrella organization whose members consist of 60 national allergology and
clinical immunology societies, three regional and two affiliate organizations from around the world. By collaborating with Member Societies,
WAO provides educational outreach programs, symposia and lectureships to approximately 38,000 individual members in 92 countries.
World Allergy Organization Mission
The World Allergy Organization (WAO)–IAACI exists to build a global alliance of allergy
societies to advance excellence in clinical care, research, education and training.
Programs
The GLORIA program educates medical professionals worldwide through
regional and national presentations and local training. GLORIA educational
modules are developed to promote the World Allergy Organization’s (WAO)
mission - to optimize allergy care worldwide. GLORIA broke ground in 2001
with its first module focusing on allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis.
Local dissemination is achieved as each WAO Member Society is given training and educational materials to present to health professionals
throughout their country. Potential audiences include: emergency room specialists, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists, family/general practitioners,
allied health professionals, medical students, pharmacists, patients and caregivers.
Future modules will cover the symptomatic treatment of allergic asthma and allergic emergencies and immunotherapy – from immediate
treatment to diagnosis and long-term management. These modules will be available to Member Societies in 2004. Aspects of the World Health
Organization (WHO)/World Allergy Organization (WAO) project, Prevention of Allergy and Asthma (PAA), will be incorporated into future
GLORIA programs.
To apply to host a GLORIA program, please contact the WAO Secretariat at: 611 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA, Tel: +1 414
276 1791, Fax: +1 414 276 3349, E-mail: info@worldallergy.org Web site: www.worldallergy.org
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca, Novartis and Pharmacia.
www.worldallergy.org
World Allergy Forum (WAF) is the longest running educational program series sponsored by the World Allergy
Organization-IAACI (WAO). World Allergy Forum symposia are held at major international allergy meetings. Each
symposium is developed by an international expert advisory panel to provide up-to-the-minute presentations on
scientific and clinical developments in the field of allergic disease.
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis.
Visit the World Allergy Organization’s Web site www.worldallergy.org to find a wealth of
resources on different aspects of allergy.
As the premier allergy site on the Web, www.worldallergy.org supports all WAO educational activities, providing materials specifically designed for
learning and training. Discover syllabus materials of WAO’s flagship program, Global Resources in Allergy (GLORIA), view abstracts and slides from
the World Allergy Forum (WAF) program series or gain further insight into allergic diseases through educational modules specifically designed for
health professionals.
To emphasize advice given in consultations, direct your patients and their caregivers to www.worldallergy.org for patient specific versions of the
educational modules. The new interactive body image in the Allergic Diseases Resource Center enables patients to highlight a body area and link
directly to information describing an allergy that commonly affects that body part.
The WAO site links to a vast network of major allergy organizations around the globe. Find useful information on WAO Member Societies and in
some instances, link directly to Member Society Web sites for further information. Check the calendar of Worldwide Allergy Meetings for details of
allergy meetings throughout the world.
WAO sends a monthly e-newsletter to over 8,000 health professionals and patients. These e-newsletters announce new educational materials or press
releases on the site and important information regarding WAO Congresses and other meeting activities. Sign up to receive our e-newsletter by
contacting the WAO Secretariat by visiting www.worldallergy.org or emailing info@worldallergy.org.
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech, Inc. and Novartis.