Eaaci
| Abbreviation | EAACI |
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| Formation | 1956 |
| Type | Professional academy (non-profit) |
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Region served
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Europe |
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Membership
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Allergists |
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President
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Antonella Muraro (2015-2017) |
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Main organ
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Allergy |
| Affiliations | Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies |
| Website |
The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (formerly the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology) is an international organisation of national associations and of individual persons, constituted as an association pursuant to Article 60et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code. The Academy is currently domiciled in Zurich, Switzerland.
The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is a non-profit organisation active in the field of allergic and immunologic diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, eczema, occupational allergy, food and drug allergy and anaphylaxis. EAACI was founded in 1956 in Florence, Italy and has become the largest medical association in Europe in the field of allergy and clinical immunology. It includes more than 8,000 individual members from 121 countries, as well as 42 National Allergy Societies.
The EAACI Constitution states: The Academy shall be a non-profit organisation in the area of allergology and clinical immunology aimed at:
In order to strengthen its influence on the work of the main clinical specialities where allergy and clinical immunology is of importance, the EAACI has formed five sections. These sections co-ordinate and represent the activities of all members and affiliates who have expressed a wish to join the Section and will act as a focus and point of contact for relevant specialty societies and non-members. The sections are: Asthma, Immunology, Dermatology, ENT, and Pediatrics.
The EAACI organises its main congress each June. It includes scientific communication of abstracts (posters and oral communications), workshops and symposia. The congress features extensive multi-day scientific programmes, with 7,000–8,000 international participating delegates, providing in-depth understanding and discussion within targeted medical communities on topics such as:
The EAACI congresses have been held in the following cities since 2000:
2000 – Lisbon
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