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Registration for AllerGen's 2012 Research Conference – Innovation from cell to society7
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*This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Hotel Accommodations
The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, ON, has set aside rooms under AllerGen’s name at a rate of $185.00 per night. Attendees must book their own rooms.
The Fairmont Royal York has created a personal website to reserve rooms for the AllerGen conference.
Trainees’ rooms must be double occupancy in order to qualify for AllerGen’s travel reimbursement.
Conference Program
NEW!!! 9th Annual Air Quality and Health Workshop - March 6-7, 2012 Vancouver Marriot Pinnacle, BC
Two day workshop that focuses on asthma, the roles of environmental exposures, genetics and epigenetics, outdoor air pollution and, indoor and outdoor air and asthma exacerbations, air quality tools for managing asthma risks, asthma in changing climates as well as Radon related information such as distribution in BC, health impacts, testing and mitigation.
Press Release
AllerGen NCE celebrates its collaboration with Anaphylaxis Canada and Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI), and Leap Learning Technologies (a young Canadian start-up company based in Hamilton, ON) that has resulted in an award winning on-line training course that aims to increase anaphylaxis education among school personnel.
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Australia Available
Post-doctoral research positions available to join Professor Phil Hansbro in the Microbiology, Asthma and Airways research group to work on NHMRC/ARC funded projects in Australia.
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NEW!!! Anaphylaxis (severe allergies) Awareness – in the news
The Canadian Anaphylaxis Initiative, supporting families across Canada caring for loved ones with severe allergies, issues a press release.
October 24 press release - Families discuss with MP next steps on Anaphylaxis Motion M-230
About Canadian Anaphylaxis Initiative
Canadian Anaphylaxis Initiative (CAI) is a network of Canadian families formed to raise greater awareness of the realities Canadians with severe allergies face every day. Their primary goal is to urge Parliamentarians and federal officials to respond to allergy concerns involving public awareness and education, food safety, transportation, and research; with an ultimate goal to reduce the risks of preventable anaphylactic attacks throughout Canada.
The CAI has made progress by working closely with MP Dean Allison in raising awareness with his Parliamentary colleagues. The Niagara West – Glanbrook MP has Motion M-230 in the House of Commons which reads: That in the opinion of the House, anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians and the government should take the appropriate measures necessary to ensure these Canadians are able to maintain a high quality of life.
Photo (l to r): Lead members of the CAI and MP Dean Allison: Gladys Vergis-Mayo, Cindy Paskey, MP Dean Allison, Mindi Ferkul, Debbie Bruce, Chris George, Roy Mayo
Website: Canadian Anaphylaxis Initiative www.cai-allergies.ca
Take Action
Does your MP support Motion M-230? Call, and ask. Seek support on behalf of all Canadian families living with severe allergies.
AllerGen Emerging Clinician-Scientist Research Fellowship 2012-2013
Request for Applications
The goal of the AllerGen Emerging Clinician-Scientist Research Fellowship 2012-2013 is to enable Canadian Clinical Immunologists and Allergists to pursue allergy, asthma and/or anaphylaxis academic research training immediately following their Clinical Immunology and Allergy sub-specialty clinical training in order to:
- Strengthen the academic capacity of Canadian Clinical Immunology and Allergy sub-specialists
- Increase Canadian capacity for translational Clinical Immunology and Allergy research
- Facilitate enhanced patient care through excellence in basic and clinical Allergy and related immune disease research.
Eligible academic foci include basic and/or clinical research related to allergy, asthma and/or anaphylaxis.
Request for Applications: English | French
Application Form: English | French
New Symposium: Gene-environment interactions using genome-wide data
Karolinska Institutet, IMM and the AllerGen Network organise an open symposium on August 29th, 2011
http://www.imm.ki.se/AllerGen.htm
Location: Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
Room: Nobel Forum
Time: 10.00-16.00.
Deadline: August 10th
The speakers include two leading scientist in the field, prof Peter Kraft from Harvard and prof Stephanie London from NIEHS/NIH as main speakers, as well as colleagues at IMM and MEB; Matteo Bottai, Henrik Källberg and Erik Ingelsson.
Final program and registration
The symposium is free of charge and lunch will be provided for registered participants.
Contact Erik.Melen@ki.se
NEWS!!! Niagara MP Reintroduces Motion To Raise Awareness For AnaphylaxisFor more information click here |
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1st International Symposium on the Economics of Asthma and Asthma Care
This symposium will explore existing economic research on asthma and plan future research opportunities by examining the broad range of economic implications and impacts of asthma in Canada and the rest of the world.
Format:
The symposium will include a keynote presentation, sessions and interactive roundtable discussions. This event is designed to address specific questions culminating in the establishing of a future-oriented research agenda.
Run with Asthma Society of Canada in Toronto!
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Save the date for Sunday October 16th as Team Asthma comes together for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5km. For more information, please click here, visit our Team Asthma fundraising page, or contact rob@asthma.ca for more details on how to join us! |
The four seasons of hay fever
Pollen from trees, grass and weeds and mould spores responsible
By Daniel Schwartz, CBC News
Expert contribution by Drs. Denburg and Larche
Posted: May 24, 2011 7:59 AM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/24/f-seasonal-allergy.html
Allergies: why we get them
Investigating clues to a modern medical mystery with two experts in the field
By Daniel Schwartz, CBC News
Expert contribution by Drs. Denburg and Larche
Posted: May 26, 2011 5:27 PM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/26/f-allergy-why.html
On April 11, 2011 in Montreal, QC, AllerGen announced Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, from McGill University and the Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, as the inaugural winner of a prestigious national Emerging Clinician-Scientist Research Fellowship award valued at $250,000. This award is an innovative solution to the shortage of allergy and clinical immunology researchers and specialists in Canada.
AllerGen will be attending:
Canadian Respiratory Conference, April 28-30, 2011, Niagara Falls, ON
Anaphylaxis Canada’s Spring Conference, May 7, 2011 – Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, ON
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