EAACI Summer Allergy School, Krakow, 18-21 August 2011

 

EAACI/GA2LEN Allergy School "Dermatitis & Eczema"

Organisers: European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), Jagiellonian University Medical College, Polish Society of Allergology
Date and location: 18–21 August 2011, Krakow, Poland

"Everyone knows how eczema looks like, yet no one knows what eczema is"
Heinrich Adolf Gottron (1890-1974)

Diseases from the spectrum of dermatitis and eczema are among most frequent diseases plaguing the mankind. Still not enough is being done in order to study, understand, and combat these diseases. Too many doctors are treating eczema and dermatitis without trying to understand what they are dealing with. This school is aimed at everyone interested in this fascinating topic. The Faculty consists of prominent researchers and excellent teachers from all over Europe, including:

Radoslaw Spiewak (Local Organising Committee, Poland)
Arnold Oranje (Local Organising Committee, Netherlands)
Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier (Local Organising Committee, Switzerland)
Agnieszka Dorynska (Local Organising Committee, Poland)

Flora de Waard-van der Spek (Netherlands)
Ana Gimenez-Arnau (Spain)
Clive Grattan (UK)
Cezary Kowalewski (Poland)
Antti Lauerma (Finland)
Roman Nowicki (Poland)
Vera Mahler (Germany)
Jean-Francois Nicolas (France)
Thomas Werfel (Germany)
Brunello Wüthrich (Switzerland)
Anna Zalewska-Janowska (Poland)

 

The course will include lectures which communicate basic and advanced knowledge (basic principles, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, indications for allergy testing, diagnostic methods, interpretation of results, novel diagnostic tests, prevention, therapy), workshops with interactive practical demonstration of skin tests and discussion of clinical cases. All sessions will be held in English. In order to achieve an intimate and collegial atmosphere, to leave plenty of space for discussion and obtain optimum conditions for practical aspects, the number of participants will be limited to 60.

Venue and Accommodation
Krakow (Cracow) is a very attractive tourist destination, and is well connected with Europe and the rest of world - via air, road and railway. The Allergy School will take place in Chopin hotel. The hotel is located in the centre of Krakow, opposite the Krakow Opera and close to shopping and financial centres. Only 900 m away from the Central Railway Station and one kilometer from the Old Town, the hotel is in walking distance from the city centre and easily accessible by public transport or by car. For more information please visit http://www.chopinhotel.com/en/location/.
Accommodation during the School is included in the registration fee. In order to arrange additional nights in the hotel, please contact directly the reception of Hotel Chopin:

CHOPIN HOTEL CRACOW
31-547 Krakow, Poland
ul. Przy Rondzie 2
Tel.: +48 12 299 00 38
Fax: +48 12 299 00 01
banquet@chopinhotel.com
www.chopinhotel.com

Social activities (Krakow sightseeing, a visit to the UNESCO class "O" medieval salt mine of Wieliczka, traditional Polish dinner) are planned and will be included into the fee.

Registration fee
The registration will be open until 15 July 2011.
Please note that the registration will be closed before 15 July in case that the expected number of registrations (60) is reached.

EAACI Junior Member EUR 250
EAACI Member EUR 350
Non Member EUR 500

The registration fee includes accommodation in a shared double room (3 nights), social events and all meals (except dinner on Saturday, 20 August).

Full information, programme and registration forms are available at:
http://www.eaaci.net/activities/allergy-schools/1626-2011-allergy-school-in-krakow-poland

Travel grants
A limited number of travel grants will be provided. Priority will be given to participants from low income countries and EAACI Junior members. If you wish to apply for a travel grant you need to present an abstract.

Polish allergists may also apply of travel grants from Polish Society of Allergology, more information at: http://www.pta.med.pl/granty.html

Abstract Submission
Submission of abstracts is not obligatory but encouraged. Only abstracts in the field of allergy and immunotherapy can be considered. Both scientific work and case presentations are welcome.
For abstract submission guidelines and abstract submission click here.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Krakow!

For more information on logistic aspects please contact:
EAACI HQ
Sladjana Scepan
Genferstrasse 21, 8002 Zurich
Tel: + 41 44 205 55 33
Fax: + 41 44 205 55 39
E-Mail: allergyschools@eaaci.net

For more information on the programme please contact:
Radoslaw Spiewak
Head of Department of Experimental Dermatology and Cosmetology
Faculty of Pharmacy,
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
email: r.spiewak@gazeta.pl

Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier
Chair Dermatology Section
Head of Allergy Station, Dept. of Dermatology
University Hospital Zurich
Gloriastr. 31
8091 Zurich, Switzerland
email: peter.schmid@der.usz.ch

Arnold Oranje
Department of Dermatology
University Hospital, Rotterdam
email: arnold.p.oranje@inter.nl.net

 

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