World Allergy Organization

The World Allergy Organization (WAO) is an international umbrella organization of 109 regional and national allergology and clinical immunology societies that cooperate across 27 committees.[2] Since the first World Allergy Congress (WAC) held in Zurich, Switzerland in 1951, there have been 37 WACs, WAO International Science Conferences (WISC), and symposia.[3] Beyond sharing research findings, these meetings also allocate funds for postgraduate programs on allergy and clinical immunology.[2]

World Allergy Organization
Formation1951
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
President
Motohiro Ebisawa[1]
Secretary General and Treasurer
Mário Morais-Almeida
Websitehttp://www.worldallergy.org

History

After the International Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (renamed as World Allergy Organization) was founded at the 1951 International Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (renamed as World Allergy Congress), these major conferences were held triennially until the 2003 switch to a biennial format.[4]

Publications

The WAO publishes monthly issues of the open-access World Allergy Organization Journal with Alessandro Fiocchi and Erika Jensen-Jarolim serving as co-editors.[5] The articles are divided across "Environment and Allergy," "Drug Allergy and Hypersensitivity," "Food Allergy," "Diagnostics in Allergy," and "Allergen Immunotherapy" sections. WAO organizes an annual World Allergy Week from June 5-11th with the 2022 theme of "the asthma and allergy connection" focusing public attention on common asthma irritants, symptoms, and prevention methods.[6]

Partnerships

WAO is a member of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Science (CIOMS).[7] Its collaborations with the World Health Organization (WHO) include a January 2002 meeting on the "Prevention of Allergy and Allergic Asthma" held in Geneva, Switzerland that emphasized minimizing air pollution and teaching patients to carry epinephrine autoinjectors.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Board of Directors". World Allergy Organization. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  2. "About WAO". World Allergy Organization. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. "WAO Meetings". World Allergy Organization. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. Ring, Johannes (2011-09-03). "History of the World Allergy Organization: Personal Reflections of a Board Member, Vice President, Congress Organizer, and Journal Editor". The World Allergy Organization Journal. 4 (9): 147–150. doi:10.1097/WOX.0b013e318231667d. ISSN 1939-4551. PMC 3488919. PMID 23268463.
  5. "Home Page". World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  6. Shiraz, Zarafshan (2022-06-10). "World Allergy Week 2022: Common Allergens That Can Lead to Allergic Asthma, Symptoms, Tips to Reduce/Eliminate Allergens". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  7. "CIOMS Members". Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  8. World Health Organization (January 2002). "Prevention of Allergy and Allergic Asthma". Institutional Repository for Information Sharing.
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