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Academy News: April 2006
Lay Organizations
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th St. NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
Phone (202) 466-7643
Fax (202) 466-8940
www.aafa.org |
 AAFA’s new validated asthma program, “Wee Wheezers,” helps healthcare professionals teach parents of children under age 7 to recognize, prevent and manage asthma symptoms. Parents learn about asthma, resources for support, and how to communicate with physicians and caregivers. Parents attend four small group sessions, two hours each, and children attend two sessions with their parents.
This is another validated program from AAFA, proven through research to increase symptom-free days, decrease parental sleep interruptions and improve parental knowledge about asthma management. Visit the education section at www.aafa.org to learn more and to buy Wee Wheezers for your clinic.
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Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone (800) 929-4040
Fax (703) 691-2713
www.foodallergy.org |
 FAAN has two publications that may be of interest to AAAAI members. A Health Professional’s Guide to Food Challenges, by S. Allan Bock, MD, FAAAAI, and Shideh Mofidi, MS, RD, provides practical information for preparing a food challenge, including challenge substances, placebos and vehicles, and sample elimination diet.
The Food Allergy Training Guide for Hospital and Food Service Staff, also written by Mofidi, and edited by FAAN, is a comprehensive guide for capturing food allergy information from patients, distributing the information to the unit and kitchen staff, and preparing allergen-safe meals.
To order these materials, visit FAAN’s Web site, www.foodallergy.org, or call (800) 929-4040.
 The American Latex Allergy Association Web site update/reformat is ongoing, with new latex-free alternative product lists and updates to an online resource education manual. Visit www.latexallergyresources.org for details.
Be sure to sign up for a professional membership, which includes multiple latex allergy educational materials and resources for medical practices. As a lay organization to the AAAAI, and the only nonprofit latex allergy education and support organization in the United States, the American Latex Allergy Association depends on its members to help continue its mission.
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Immune Deficiency Foundation
40 West Chesapeake Avenue
Suite 308
Towson, MD 21204
Phone (800) 296-4433
www.primaryimmune.org |
 The Immune Deficiency Foundation Diagnostic and Clinical Care Guidelines for the Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, the first comprehensive guidelines on these diseases, is now available. In partnership with expert immunologists, IDF developed these guidelines to enhance earlier diagnosis, improve health outcomes, and increase access to specialized health care and optimal treatment for patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases.
The guidelines include recommendations, strategies and information that will assist physicians and patients in making educated decisions about appropriate health care for patients with primary immunodeficiencies. The development of the guidelines was funded by an educational grant from Talecris Biotherapeutics.
For a copy of the guidelines, visit www.primaryimmune.org or contact IDF at (800)296-4433.
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Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
2751 Prosperity Ave., Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone 800-878-4403
Fax (703) 573-7794
www.aanma.org
E-mail aanma@aol.com |
 AANMA is tackling illegal pharmacy manufacturing practices, government and private insurance fraud and abuse, and gaps in state and federal laws that expose patients to undue risk of suffering and death.
On May 3, AANMA will rally patients and physicians for Asthma Awareness Day Capitol Hill, calling on Congress to address these issues. Join AANMA and the Consumer Health Alliance for Safe Medication (CHASM) to ensure patients receive the FDA-approved nebulizer medications their doctors prescribe, not unapproved pharmacy-manufactured nebulizer medications. Tell Congress that healthcare policies must put patients first. Get the facts at www.aanma.org/cityhall.
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The American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
3419 Whispering Way Drive
Richmond, TX 77469
Phone (713) 498-8216
Fax (281) 238-9436
www.apfed.org
E-mail mail@apfed.org |
 APFED awarded its first travel grant to Miguel Stein, MD, to assist him in traveling to the 2006 AAAAI Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, FL, in March. APFED will accept Fellow-in-Training travel award applications for future AAAAI Annual Meetings on a continual basis for eosinophil research.
Eos Connection 2006, a patient education conference on eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), will be held August 4-6 in Cherry Hill, NJ. A seminar for medical professionals, worth four CME credits, will be hosted by APFED and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on August 4. For more information, visit www.apfed.org.
APFED is compiling a Political Action Team supporting legislative efforts affecting our population in Arizona, Kentucky and Ohio.
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