Activity Report

World Allergy Week 2014

Anaphylaxis – When Allergies Can Be Severe and Fatal

View more online at: www.worldallergyweek.org

Communications Committee

Motohiro Ebisawa, Chair (Japan) Ruby Pawankar (Japan)

Paul Greenberger, Co-Chair () Paulo Barrera Perigault (Panama)

Mona Al Ahmad (Kuwait) Harald Renz (Germany)

Suwat Benjaponpitak () Noel Rodriguez (Mexico)

Ake Davidsson (Sweden) Menachem Rottem (Isreal)

Mohammad Gharagozlou (Iran) Glenis Scadding (UK)

Elham Hossny (Egypt) Elopy Sibanda (Zimbabwe)

Carla Irani (Lebanon) Mimi Tang (Australia)

Juan Carlos Ivancevich (Argentina) Steven Tilles (United States)

Amir Hamzah Latiff () Richard Weber (United States)

Hae Ran Lee (Korea) Thank you to participating WAO Member Societies!

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology German Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Indian Academy of Allergy

Argentine Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Japanese Society of Allergology

Argentine Society of Allergy and Immunopathology Korean Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Latin American Society of Allergy and Immunology

Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology Lebanese Society of Allergy and Immunology

Brazilian Society of Allergy and Immunopathology Mongolian Society of Allergology

Chilean Society of Allergy and Immunology Polish Society of Allergology

Czech Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Dutch Society of Allergology Allergy Society of South Africa

Egyptian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Turkish National Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Ukrainian Allergists Association

GA²LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network)

WAO is grateful for the participation of its Member Societies. If your Society participated in World Allergy Week 2014 and is not listed here, please send us your information for the next update ([email protected]).

View more coverage online at: www.worldallergyweek.org Special Thanks to these Patient Organizations for Events and Promotions

AllerGen ausEE Inc.

Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia Children’s Allergy & Asthma Education Centre

Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness Australia European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

Allergy Cookie Food Allergy Association to Guadalajara (Alerguada)

Allergy New Zealand Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE)

AllergyReady Fundación Creciendo con Alergias Alimentarias

Anaphylaxis Campaign UK Fundación Creciendo con Alergias Alimentarias

Anaphylaxis Canada Fundación para el Estudio del Asma y otras Enfermedades Alérgicas (FUNDALER) Asociación Española de Alérgicos a Alimentos y Látex (AEPNAA) GyeongGi – Do Atopy Asthma Education Information Center

Asociación Extremena de Alérgicos a Alimentos Immunitas Veras (Spain) (AEXAAL) National Asthma Council Australia Associação Brasileira de Asmáticos (ABRA) Northeast Georgia Food Allergy Support Group Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) TRIGGER Asthma Society of Canada

With Special Thanks to these Medical Facilities for Patient Events and Promotions

Alergia e Imunologia Dermatológica Instituto (Prof. Azulay) Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena (Seville, Spain)

Alergo Salud Hospital Universitario Virgen San Cecilio (Granada, Spain)

Alerguada (Asociación de Alérgicos a Alimentos de Guadalajara) Hospital Virgen del Camino

Children's Hospital of Ain Shams University Immunitas Vera

Children’s Medical Center (Texas) Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira (IPPMG – UFRJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Chonbook National University Hospital Instituto Fernandes Figueira (FIOCRUZ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Dallas Allergy Immunology Allergy & Immunology Centre GyeongGi – Do Atopy Asthma Education Information Center McMaster University (Canada) Hospital Central do Exército (HCE) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Poland – over 100 clinics in Poland Hospital Clínico San Carlos (, Spain) (http://www.odetchnijspokojnie.pl/ogolnopolski-tydzien-edukacji-nt- anafilaksji/) Hospital da Lagoa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro Hospital de Don Benito – Villanueva (Badajoz, Spain) Red Cross Children's Hospital Hospital do Servidor Publico Estadual (HSPE) (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Salvadorian Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado (HFSE) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Hospital General de la Defensa de Madrid Sri Sathya Sai Super Speciality Hospital Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara (Spain) Tan Tock Seng Hospital () (Facebook) Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron Toledo Hospital (Toledo, Spain) Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (UFRJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) (Niterói, Brazil) Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle (UNIRIO) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) University of Santo Tomas Hospital (Philippines) Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (UERJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Vittare Alergo Clínica Hospital São Zacharias (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Thank You to Blogs and Websites that Featured World Allergy Week 2014 Information

AllergyBytes Foodline Web Allergy Clinic Online Health eNews Allergy Experts Herencia Genetic y Enfermedad AllergyNotes Kristie’s Course Australia Wide First Aid MapleMouseMama Avid Allergy MedicalAlert Foundation BioPortfolio Neogen Blog Dairy Free Switzerland NZDoctor EpiCenter Medical Inc Pharmacy Today European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation Sakhisizwe

The Food Allergy Chronicles Scoop It Special Thanks to these Individuals for Events and Promotions

Ignacio Ansotegui (WAO Board of Directors, Secretary-General)

Tomas Chivato (Past-President, Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology)

Ves Dimov (WAO Junior Member Committee, Co-Chair)

Gabriel Galtolin (President, Argentine Association of Allergy and Immunology)

Sandra Gawchik (Guest on Doctor Radio)

Elham Hossny (WAO Board of Directors, Member-at-Large)

Han Ran Lee (President, Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Boleslaw Samolinski (President, Polish Society of Allergology)

Mario Sanchez Borges (WAO Board of Directors, President-Elect)

Margitta Worm (WAO Anaphylaxis Committee Member) Prof. Ruby Pawankar, WAO Past President Prof. Motohiro Ebisawa, Chair, WAO Communications Council

Press Conference in Japan Social Media Activity 7 to 13 April 2014 Facebook

Social Media Activity 7 to 13 April 2014 Twitter

Media Coverage During World Allergy Week 2014

20 Minutos E-Daily Inforsalus Región Digital

24 Baires El Economista (several articles) Jano Es Rioja

ABC Desevilla English News Journali La Rioja

ABC.es Entorno Inteligente Kookmin Daily Roodepoort Northsider

Al-Akhbar E.tv Sunrise Lebanese Daily

Al Mustaqbal Europa Press L’Hebdo Magazine Sevilla Actualidad

Al-Nahar Faro de Vigo El Liberal Sin Mordaza

Asteriscos TV Gazeta Wyborcza El Litoral El Sol

Bernama Gente BA Makamba Online StreetInsider

CLM24 Gente in Alcoreón Maritzburg Sun Las Tardes del Ciudadano García (Radio)

Código Mar del Plata Gente in Sevilla Mundiario Telam

La Crónica George Herald La Nación Teledario (TV)

Crónica Digital Goblemo de Extremadura Necochea Total Terra Argentina

Darío Critico Guada Que Nueva Al Carria The Times of India

Deia Guadalajara Diario Nuevo Diario Web Universia

El Día Digital Future TV Olmeda Uno Santa Fe

Diario Democracia Healio La Opinión de Málaga La Vanguardia

Diario La Verdad Hola Perfil La Verdad

Diario Popular Hoy El Periódico Voix du Liban

Diario Uno Ideal La Prensa La Voz (several articles)

El Digitial Acutualidad Información Porta Canal WN

Digital Extremadura Informaría Digital Poznan

Digital Journal La Información Quilmes Presente

Doctor Radio Informativo Stele Cinco La Razón WAO Member Societies – Snapshots American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Argentine Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Argentine Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Argentine Society of Allergy and Immunopathology

WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Brazilian Society of Allergy and Immunopathology

WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Chilean Society of Allergy and Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

WAO Member Societies – Snapshots GA2LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network)

WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Indian Academy of Allergy WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Dutch Society of Allergology (Netherlands) WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Polish Society of Allergology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Allergy Society of South Africa WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (SEAIC) WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Turkish National Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

WAO Member Societies – Snapshots Ukrainian Allergists Association Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Alerguada (Asociación de Alergicos a alimentos de Guadalajara) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots AllerGen Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Allergy Cookie Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Anaphylaxis Campaign (UK) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Anaphylaxis Canada Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Asociación Española de Alérgicos a Alimentos y Látex (AEPNAA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9H2Adjkh7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMVo_eGtww Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Asociacion Extemena de Alegicos a Alimentos (AEXAAL) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Associacao Brasileira de Asmaticos (ABRA) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Children’s Allergy & Asthma Education Centre Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots European Food Information Council (EUFIC) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OAyssaZJ78 Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Fundacion Creciendo con Alergias Alimentarias Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots FUNDALAR Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Immunitas Veras Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots National Asthma Council Australia Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Northeast Georgia Food Allergy Support Group Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots TRIGGER Medical Facilities – Snapshots Alergo Salud Medical Facilities – Snapshots Alergia e Imunologia Dermatologica Instituto (Prof. Azulay) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Children’s Hospital of Ain Shams University Medical Facilities – Snapshots Dallas Allergy Immunology Medical Facilities – Snapshots GyeongGi – Do Atopy Asthma Education Information Center Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Central do Exercito (HCE) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Clinico San Carlos (Madrid, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital de Don Benito – Villanueva (Badajoz, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado (HFSE) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital General de la Defensa de Madrid (Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara (Guadalajara, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron (, Spain)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAb8ll4_9Ug Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho (UFRJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitario Gaffree e Guinle (UNIRIO) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto (UERJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Sao Zacharias (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena (Seville, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Universitario Virgen San Cecilio (Granada, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Hospital Virgen del Camino (Navarra, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Instituto de Puericultura e Rediatria Martagao Gesteira (IPPMG – UFRJ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Over 100 Clinics in Poland

http://www.odetchnijspokojnie.pl/ogolnopolski-tydzien-edukacji-nt-anafilaksji/ Medical Facilities – Snapshots Policlinica Geral do Rio de Janeiro Patient Advocacy Organizations – Snapshots Salvadorian Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Medical Facilities – Snapshots Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology (SEIPAC) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Toledo Hospital (Toledo, Spain) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) (Niteroi, Brazil) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Singapore) Medical Facilities – Snapshots University of Santo Tomas Hospital (Philippines) Medical Facilities – Snapshots Vittare Allergo Clinica About The World Allergy Organization

The World Allergy Organization (WAO) is an international umbrella organization whose members consist of 95 regional and national allergology and clinical immunology societies from around the world. WAO’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 worldwide alliance of allergy and clinical allergy societies.

www.WorldAllergy.org