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Practice Notes from the AAAAI New! Fulfill MOC Requirements with JACI: In Practice Beginning with the May/June 2016 issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, readers will now be able to satisfy Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. The Difficult Cases series in JACI: In Practice is now approved by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology to satisfy the self-assessment requirement of MOC Part II. Readers will first assess what they already know by taking a baseline test at jaci-inpractice.org/cme/home. After reading the Difficult Cases feature, AAAAI will send follow up instructions to earn MOC credit and participants should watch their email accounts for this information. Difficult Cases include both printed and online materials and are based on the Difficult Cases Course at the AAAAI Annual Meeting, which is coordinated by the New Allergist/ Immunologist Assembly. The print component is a 500-word summary that includes the case report as well as a summary of the major teaching points of the case. The complete discussion, which may include slides presented at the Annual Meeting, is published online and can be accessed from jaci-inpractice.org. Remember to bookmark the MOC Activities page of the AAAAI Continuing Education Center to access all of the AAAAI’s MOC activities. Visit education.aaaai.org.
Looking for Monumental Ideas for Your Practice? Register Now for the 2016 Practice Management Workshop Registration is now open for the 2016 AAAAI Practice Management Workshop July 22-24 in Washington, DC. This unique AAAAI annual event focuses on the day to day issues that all A/I physicians face e whether in solo private practice, a multi-specialty group or the academic setting. It is specifically programmed by practicing allergists for practicing allergists. The weekend will start at 2:00 pm on Friday with a special session on “Governmental Policy and Allergy Practice: What You Need to Know,” presented by William Rogers, MD, ICD-10 Ombudsman and Director of the Physician
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Regulatory Issues Team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) alongside Emily Graham, RHIA, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs at Hart Health Strategies. You will not want to miss this Washington insider presentation. The most popular topics include coding, human resources and financial management, but the Practice Management Workshop Planning Committee has developed several never-before-seen presentations, including: Owner, Partner, Employee: Navigating the Medical Maze. This session includes tips for physicians nearing retirement and how to accurately assess the value of an allergy practice. Don’t Leave Money on the Table! Managing Cash Flow in a High Deductible Health Plan World. This session addresses how practices need to change/adapt their payment processes in light of new high deductible plans and self-pay patient collections. Patient and Community Advocacy and Education: Making a Difference in your Community. This engaging session will look at how practices can get involved in local and regional health advocacy initiatives of value to their practice and their patients, and how to they can utilize community organizations’ resources in those efforts. The First Five Years in Practice. Geared towards brand new allergists, this session addresses a variety of practice management issues from a “just starting out” viewpoint, including common practice challenges in the early year, financial and quality benchmarks and how to market or promote a new practice. Registration is $450 for members and staff from a member practice; $100 for FITs; $550 for non-members and staff from non-member practices. The Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill group rate is $159 per night single/double. Register online by visiting aaaai.org/practicematters.
Claim Your Credits from Los Angeles If you attended the 2016 Annual Meeting and need to claim CME/CE credits, visit annualmeeting.aaaai.org for a direct link to the credit claiming system. The deadline to claim credits is December 31, 2016. Any requests received after this deadline will be subject to an administrative fee. Contact the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or email [email protected] with any questions.
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Practice Notes from the AAAAI Register for the Life Spectrum of Asthma by July 22, Discounted Rates Available for FITs and Allied Health
Immunopathologic Features of Asthma Exacerbations: Mario Castro, MD, MPH Acute Physiologic Characteristics and Long Term Clinical Consequences of Asthma Exacerbations: Stephen P. Peters, MD, PhD, FAAAAI Precision Asthma Therapy: Picking the Right Biologic for the Right Patient: Thomas B. Casale, MD, FAAAAI Saturday, July 30 Preventing and Treating Severe Asthma Severe Asthma: Can it be Prevented or Reversed?: Sally E. Wenzel, MD, FAAAAI Airway Structural Alterations that Contribute to Severe Asthma: Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., MD Novel Molecular Targets for Severe Asthma: Harald E. Renz, MD, FAAAAI Differentiating Difficult to Treat from Severe Asthma: Monica Kraft, MD
Do not wait to register for the Life Spectrum of Asthma live course in Chicago from July 29-31. Online registration will close on July 22 and hotel reservations must be made before July 8 to secure group rates. As you know, this unique course will provide allergy/immunology specialists with the tools they need to be recognized as the experts in the use of biologics and immunoinflammatory modulating agents to treat asthma. It will include a combination of lecture and interactive small-group learning activities to facilitate the transition of new concepts for asthma diagnosis and treatment into practice. An initiative of AAAAI Immediate Past-President Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., MD, FAAAAI, the Life Spectrum of Asthma is built around four themes: Asthma Inception and Progression; Reducing and/or Eliminating Asthma Exacerbations; Preventing and Treating Severe Asthma; Asthma and COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS). Each theme will have its own plenary, a series of symposia, and case discussion workshops so you can immediately apply what you have learned. Physicians will be able to earn up to 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsÔ while minimizing the amount of time away from their practice or institution. Continue reading to preview the course agenda for the Life Spectrum of Asthma. Read the full agenda and register at aaaai.org/lifespectrum. Friday, July 29 Asthma Inception and Progression When and How Does Asthma Begin?: Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., MD, FAAAAI Immunology of Childhood Asthma: Patrick G. Holt, DSc Early Life Events in Asthma Expression: Fernando D. Martinez, MD Treatment Approaches to Preschool Wheezing Illnesses: Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, FAAAAI Saturday, July 30 Reducing and/or Eliminating Asthma Exacerbations Identifying Biologic Targets to Attenuate or Eliminate Asthma Exacerbations: William W. Busse, MD, FAAAAI
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Sunday, July 31 Asthma and COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) Moving from the Oslerian Paradigm to the Post-genomic Era: Are Asthma and COPD Outdated Terms?: Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Asthma and COPD: Arthur F. Gelb, MD Influence of Environmental Factors on Asthma and COPD: David B. Peden, MD, MS, FAAAAI Precision Therapy for ACOS: Joe W. Ramsdell, MD
Did you know that fellows-in-training and allied health members can register for the Life Spectrum of Asthma at a discounted rate? Contact [email protected] to register at this exclusive $100 rate.
Free Online Educational Modules Improve Knowledge of Adverse Reactions to Foods Do you want to learn more about adverse reactions to foods? Visit the Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org to find free courses on the diagnosis and treatment of peanut allergy and atopic dermatitis caused by food allergy. The first course in the series, Diagnosis and History of Natural Peanut Allergy, can be found in the Recent Courses box on the Continuing Education Center’s homepage. This course covers a variety of topics that are important when evaluating a patient for peanut allergy, such as details about testing and interpreting the results. Information pertinent to allergist/immunologists, fellows-in-training and allied health providers about persistence and resolution of peanut allergy is also highlighted.
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Practice Notes from the AAAAI Reserve a Copy of the 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting The AAAAI 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be available in early summer, provides you with an excellent opportunity to expand your overall knowledge and clinical skills while you maintain your certification e on your time, at your convenience. You can pre-order your copy in the AAAAI Education Center at education.aaaai.org/VAM2016. The 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting will include recordings of over 75 sessions from the live AAAAI Annual Meeting, including: Presentation slides along with video and audio for the Plenary and Keynote sessions Presentation slides synchronized with the audio recordings for selected courses, symposia, workshops, pro/con debates and allied health sessions As a Virtual Annual Meeting purchaser, you may: Claim CME or CE Credits online by viewing recorded sessions Train medical students, fellows-in-training and new staff working in your office Review sessions you attended or catch sessions you missed at the Annual Meeting Prepare for certification/recertification exams and meet Maintenance of Certification requirements
Price Reduced for 2015 Virtual Annual Meeting The price of the 2015 Virtual Annual Meeting has dropped for members (from $209 to $159) and non-members (from $259 to $209). To order, visit the Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org/15VAM. CME/CE credit is available through June 30, 2017, for the 2015 recordings.
Asthma Measure Wins NQF Endorsement Maintenance The AAAAI is the steward of several asthma measures originally developed by the Physician Consortium for Performance
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Improvement (PCPI) Foundation and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). We are happy to announce that a quality measure from the AAAAI Quality Clinical Data Registry (AAAAI QCDR) has been recently endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF). “Measure PQRS#53 (NQF #0047) Asthma: Pharmacologic Therapy for Persistent Asthma e Ambulatory Care Setting” is one of 31 measures available in the registry for the 2016 reporting year. To learn more about the AAAAI QCDR and view all measures associated with the AAAAI QCDR, visit the Practice Resources page at aaaai.org. The AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Task Force on Quality Performance Measures and the AAAAI Measures Stewardship Committee reviewed the Pharmacologic Therapy for Persistent Asthma measure (NQF #0047), due for National Quality Forum endorsement maintenance consideration in 2015, and determined that the AAAAI should defend its endorsement. The NQF Pulmonary and Critical Care Measures Panel, cochaired by David Lang, MD, FAAAAI, reviewed the testing documentation and other materials submitted in support of the measure and voted for its continued endorsement. Lang was excused from this discussion. Following public comment and NQF Board approval, the measure should receive national endorsement for three more years. This measure is in use in the CMS Physician Quality Reporting System, the AAAAI QCDR, and several other quality reporting programs. It was created by the PCPI and the AAAAI assumed stewardship responsibility for this and other PCPI measures in 2015. What does NQF endorsement mean? NQF endorsement is a rigorous measure evaluation by the NQF Steering Committee. Their recommendations are posted for NQF member and public comment. NQF member votes, final review and approval by the Consensus Standards Approval Committee (CSAC) and NQF Board endorsement are necessary. The NQF uses four main criteria: 1. Importance to Measure and Report. It must demonstrate the importance of measuring and reporting in a way that maintains focus on priority areas, especially where the evidence is highest that measurement can have a positive impact on healthcare quality. 2. Scientific Acceptability of Measure Properties. The measure must be scientifically acceptable, so, when implemented, it will produce consistent (reliable) and credible (valid) results about the quality of care. 3. Feasibility. It must be feasible to collect and retrieve data that is readily available for measurement without undue burden. 4. Usability and Use. The measure must be useable and relevant to ensure that intended users e consumers, purchasers, providers and policy makers e can understand the results of the measure and find them useful for quality improvement and decision-making.
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Practice Notes from the AAAAI Earn Credit with New Allergen Immunotherapy Series: Making IT Count Improve your understanding of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) by using the AAAAI’s new series of online courses, Making IT Count. Making IT Count engages learners through the latest research on AIT, including patient simulations, all while earning CME credits. This free series consists of a didactic module that reviews the basics of the mechanisms and administration of AIT and nine case simulations which will allow participants to practice applying these recommendations in patient encounters. Several courses are already online with more to be added throughout 2016. Visit the Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org/immunotherapy-education. Making IT Count is funded through an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
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Lay Organizations The AAAAI places a high value on its relationships with patient advocacy organizations in support of our mutual concern for the needs of people with allergy, asthma and immunologic disease and their families. In particular, the AAAAI has an ongoing relationship with a group of organizations with whom we partner on various projects as needs and opportunities arise. We encourage you to visit these organizations’ websites for more information on their initiatives and missions. Allergy & Asthma Network www.AllergyAsthmaNetwork.org. American Latex Allergy Association www.latexallergyresources.org American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) www.apfed.org Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) www.aafa.org Alaska Chapter: www.aafaalaska.com California Chapter: www.aafa-ca.com Greater Kansas City Chapter: www.aafakc.org Maryland/Washington DC Chapter: www.aafa-md.org Michigan Chapter: www.aafamich.org New England Chapter: www.asthmaandallergies.org Texas Chapter: www.aafatexas.org St. Louis Chapter: www.aafastl.org Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED) www.curedfoundation.org Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) www.foodallergyawareness.org Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) www.foodallergy.org Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) www.primaryimmune.org International FPIES Association www.fpies.org The Mastocytosis Society (TMS) www.tmsforacure.org US Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA) www.haea.org
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Looking for Monumental Ideas for Your Practice? Register Now for the 2016 Practice Management Workshop Registration is now open for the 2016 AAAAI Practice Management Workshop July 22-24 in Washington, DC. This unique AAAAI annual event focuses on the day to day issues that all A/I physicians face e whether in solo private practice, a multi-specialty group or the academic setting. It is specifically programmed by practicing allergists for practicing allergists. The weekend will start at 2:00 pm on Friday with a special session on “Governmental Policy and Allergy Practice: What You Need to Know,” presented by William Rogers, MD, ICD-10 Ombudsman and Director of the Physician
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Regulatory Issues Team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) alongside Emily Graham, RHIA, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs at Hart Health Strategies. You will not want to miss this Washington insider presentation. The most popular topics include coding, human resources and financial management, but the Practice Management Workshop Planning Committee has developed several never-before-seen presentations, including: Owner, Partner, Employee: Navigating the Medical Maze. This session includes tips for physicians nearing retirement and how to accurately assess the value of an allergy practice. Don’t Leave Money on the Table! Managing Cash Flow in a High Deductible Health Plan World. This session addresses how practices need to change/adapt their payment processes in light of new high deductible plans and self-pay patient collections. Patient and Community Advocacy and Education: Making a Difference in your Community. This engaging session will look at how practices can get involved in local and regional health advocacy initiatives of value to their practice and their patients, and how to they can utilize community organizations’ resources in those efforts. The First Five Years in Practice. Geared towards brand new allergists, this session addresses a variety of practice management issues from a “just starting out” viewpoint, including common practice challenges in the early year, financial and quality benchmarks and how to market or promote a new practice. Registration is $450 for members and staff from a member practice; $100 for FITs; $550 for non-members and staff from non-member practices. The Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill group rate is $159 per night single/double. Register online by visiting aaaai.org/practicematters.
Claim Your Credits from Los Angeles If you attended the 2016 Annual Meeting and need to claim CME/CE credits, visit annualmeeting.aaaai.org for a direct link to the credit claiming system. The deadline to claim credits is December 31, 2016. Any requests received after this deadline will be subject to an administrative fee. Contact the AAAAI executive office at (414) 272-6071 or email [email protected] with any questions.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
Practice Notes from the AAAAI Register for the Life Spectrum of Asthma by July 22, Discounted Rates Available for FITs and Allied Health
Immunopathologic Features of Asthma Exacerbations: Mario Castro, MD, MPH Acute Physiologic Characteristics and Long Term Clinical Consequences of Asthma Exacerbations: Stephen P. Peters, MD, PhD, FAAAAI Precision Asthma Therapy: Picking the Right Biologic for the Right Patient: Thomas B. Casale, MD, FAAAAI Saturday, July 30 Preventing and Treating Severe Asthma Severe Asthma: Can it be Prevented or Reversed?: Sally E. Wenzel, MD, FAAAAI Airway Structural Alterations that Contribute to Severe Asthma: Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., MD Novel Molecular Targets for Severe Asthma: Harald E. Renz, MD, FAAAAI Differentiating Difficult to Treat from Severe Asthma: Monica Kraft, MD
Do not wait to register for the Life Spectrum of Asthma live course in Chicago from July 29-31. Online registration will close on July 22 and hotel reservations must be made before July 8 to secure group rates. As you know, this unique course will provide allergy/immunology specialists with the tools they need to be recognized as the experts in the use of biologics and immunoinflammatory modulating agents to treat asthma. It will include a combination of lecture and interactive small-group learning activities to facilitate the transition of new concepts for asthma diagnosis and treatment into practice. An initiative of AAAAI Immediate Past-President Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., MD, FAAAAI, the Life Spectrum of Asthma is built around four themes: Asthma Inception and Progression; Reducing and/or Eliminating Asthma Exacerbations; Preventing and Treating Severe Asthma; Asthma and COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS). Each theme will have its own plenary, a series of symposia, and case discussion workshops so you can immediately apply what you have learned. Physicians will be able to earn up to 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsÔ while minimizing the amount of time away from their practice or institution. Continue reading to preview the course agenda for the Life Spectrum of Asthma. Read the full agenda and register at aaaai.org/lifespectrum. Friday, July 29 Asthma Inception and Progression When and How Does Asthma Begin?: Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., MD, FAAAAI Immunology of Childhood Asthma: Patrick G. Holt, DSc Early Life Events in Asthma Expression: Fernando D. Martinez, MD Treatment Approaches to Preschool Wheezing Illnesses: Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, FAAAAI Saturday, July 30 Reducing and/or Eliminating Asthma Exacerbations Identifying Biologic Targets to Attenuate or Eliminate Asthma Exacerbations: William W. Busse, MD, FAAAAI
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Sunday, July 31 Asthma and COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) Moving from the Oslerian Paradigm to the Post-genomic Era: Are Asthma and COPD Outdated Terms?: Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Asthma and COPD: Arthur F. Gelb, MD Influence of Environmental Factors on Asthma and COPD: David B. Peden, MD, MS, FAAAAI Precision Therapy for ACOS: Joe W. Ramsdell, MD
Did you know that fellows-in-training and allied health members can register for the Life Spectrum of Asthma at a discounted rate? Contact [email protected] to register at this exclusive $100 rate.
Free Online Educational Modules Improve Knowledge of Adverse Reactions to Foods Do you want to learn more about adverse reactions to foods? Visit the Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org to find free courses on the diagnosis and treatment of peanut allergy and atopic dermatitis caused by food allergy. The first course in the series, Diagnosis and History of Natural Peanut Allergy, can be found in the Recent Courses box on the Continuing Education Center’s homepage. This course covers a variety of topics that are important when evaluating a patient for peanut allergy, such as details about testing and interpreting the results. Information pertinent to allergist/immunologists, fellows-in-training and allied health providers about persistence and resolution of peanut allergy is also highlighted.
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Practice Notes from the AAAAI Reserve a Copy of the 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting The AAAAI 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be available in early summer, provides you with an excellent opportunity to expand your overall knowledge and clinical skills while you maintain your certification e on your time, at your convenience. You can pre-order your copy in the AAAAI Education Center at education.aaaai.org/VAM2016. The 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting will include recordings of over 75 sessions from the live AAAAI Annual Meeting, including: Presentation slides along with video and audio for the Plenary and Keynote sessions Presentation slides synchronized with the audio recordings for selected courses, symposia, workshops, pro/con debates and allied health sessions As a Virtual Annual Meeting purchaser, you may: Claim CME or CE Credits online by viewing recorded sessions Train medical students, fellows-in-training and new staff working in your office Review sessions you attended or catch sessions you missed at the Annual Meeting Prepare for certification/recertification exams and meet Maintenance of Certification requirements
Price Reduced for 2015 Virtual Annual Meeting The price of the 2015 Virtual Annual Meeting has dropped for members (from $209 to $159) and non-members (from $259 to $209). To order, visit the Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org/15VAM. CME/CE credit is available through June 30, 2017, for the 2015 recordings.
Asthma Measure Wins NQF Endorsement Maintenance The AAAAI is the steward of several asthma measures originally developed by the Physician Consortium for Performance
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Improvement (PCPI) Foundation and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). We are happy to announce that a quality measure from the AAAAI Quality Clinical Data Registry (AAAAI QCDR) has been recently endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF). “Measure PQRS#53 (NQF #0047) Asthma: Pharmacologic Therapy for Persistent Asthma e Ambulatory Care Setting” is one of 31 measures available in the registry for the 2016 reporting year. To learn more about the AAAAI QCDR and view all measures associated with the AAAAI QCDR, visit the Practice Resources page at aaaai.org. The AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Task Force on Quality Performance Measures and the AAAAI Measures Stewardship Committee reviewed the Pharmacologic Therapy for Persistent Asthma measure (NQF #0047), due for National Quality Forum endorsement maintenance consideration in 2015, and determined that the AAAAI should defend its endorsement. The NQF Pulmonary and Critical Care Measures Panel, cochaired by David Lang, MD, FAAAAI, reviewed the testing documentation and other materials submitted in support of the measure and voted for its continued endorsement. Lang was excused from this discussion. Following public comment and NQF Board approval, the measure should receive national endorsement for three more years. This measure is in use in the CMS Physician Quality Reporting System, the AAAAI QCDR, and several other quality reporting programs. It was created by the PCPI and the AAAAI assumed stewardship responsibility for this and other PCPI measures in 2015. What does NQF endorsement mean? NQF endorsement is a rigorous measure evaluation by the NQF Steering Committee. Their recommendations are posted for NQF member and public comment. NQF member votes, final review and approval by the Consensus Standards Approval Committee (CSAC) and NQF Board endorsement are necessary. The NQF uses four main criteria: 1. Importance to Measure and Report. It must demonstrate the importance of measuring and reporting in a way that maintains focus on priority areas, especially where the evidence is highest that measurement can have a positive impact on healthcare quality. 2. Scientific Acceptability of Measure Properties. The measure must be scientifically acceptable, so, when implemented, it will produce consistent (reliable) and credible (valid) results about the quality of care. 3. Feasibility. It must be feasible to collect and retrieve data that is readily available for measurement without undue burden. 4. Usability and Use. The measure must be useable and relevant to ensure that intended users e consumers, purchasers, providers and policy makers e can understand the results of the measure and find them useful for quality improvement and decision-making.
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Practice Notes from the AAAAI Earn Credit with New Allergen Immunotherapy Series: Making IT Count Improve your understanding of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) by using the AAAAI’s new series of online courses, Making IT Count. Making IT Count engages learners through the latest research on AIT, including patient simulations, all while earning CME credits. This free series consists of a didactic module that reviews the basics of the mechanisms and administration of AIT and nine case simulations which will allow participants to practice applying these recommendations in patient encounters. Several courses are already online with more to be added throughout 2016. Visit the Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org/immunotherapy-education. Making IT Count is funded through an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
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Lay Organizations The AAAAI places a high value on its relationships with patient advocacy organizations in support of our mutual concern for the needs of people with allergy, asthma and immunologic disease and their families. In particular, the AAAAI has an ongoing relationship with a group of organizations with whom we partner on various projects as needs and opportunities arise. We encourage you to visit these organizations’ websites for more information on their initiatives and missions. Allergy & Asthma Network www.AllergyAsthmaNetwork.org. American Latex Allergy Association www.latexallergyresources.org American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) www.apfed.org Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) www.aafa.org Alaska Chapter: www.aafaalaska.com California Chapter: www.aafa-ca.com Greater Kansas City Chapter: www.aafakc.org Maryland/Washington DC Chapter: www.aafa-md.org Michigan Chapter: www.aafamich.org New England Chapter: www.asthmaandallergies.org Texas Chapter: www.aafatexas.org St. Louis Chapter: www.aafastl.org Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED) www.curedfoundation.org Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) www.foodallergyawareness.org Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) www.foodallergy.org Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) www.primaryimmune.org International FPIES Association www.fpies.org The Mastocytosis Society (TMS) www.tmsforacure.org US Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA) www.haea.org
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