Organisers: EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group

Shaped by the last Ice Age, lake Garda has always fascinated its visitors, starting with its first enthusiast Wolfgang Goethe. Lake Benacus (as it was called by the Romans and celebrated by one of their most illustrious poets, Catullus) is the biggest and most typical of the pre-alpine lakes. Its particular shade of sky-blue colour and diverse landscape with its surroundings has made it unforgettable. The southern part of the lake, where Garda is placed, is embraced by the gentle slopes of the Riviera of Olives, looks decidedly Mediterranean, however, just few km north, where Monte Baldo rises above it, the landscape changes its character and turns into a narrow fjord. The city of Verona is about 30 km away from the lake Garda. Recently awarded the status of a “World Heritage Site”, Verona has delighted painters, poets, travellers and celebrities for centuries. Verona is a work of art itself: a fascinating cross-roads of historical periods and cultures, a blend of both Nordic and Mediterranean influences, the city is at the same time both ancient and modern.

Scientific Programme

This Allergy School will be focused on specific aspects dealing with adverse drug reaction (ADR), including basic and applied clinical research.
In three days of active discussions, practical sessions and scientific information exchange, participants and faculty members from different countries will perform and optimise diagnosis and therapy of drug hypersensitivity. There will be several fascinating sessions performed by well-known experts in this field. The programme includes:
•    understanding the immunological basis of allergic reaction to drugs and their implication in the diagnosis
•    discussing specific problems in drug groups e.g. NSAID, betalactam AB, chemotherapeutics, radio contrast media etc.
•    interacting with speakers who are also authors of paper of these topics
All sessions will be held in English.
Click here to view the Final Programme.

Target Audience

The course trains young doctors in the management of adverse drug reactions and will prepare them to deal with specific problems by discussing up-to-date clinical case reports. The approach will be both theoretical and practical, including lab activities and interactive workshops on clinical case reports. Participants will try to solve, together with speakers, difficult cases of drug allergy.

CME Accreditation

The event will be CME accredited.

Arrival

There is a bus service from Verona airport to Verona bus and railway station every 20 min (AEROBUS). The single fare is EUR 4.50.

From Verona bus and railway station to Peschiera del Garda:
•    Bus Nr 62 and 64 (Verona – Garda Malcesine - Riva del Garda) to Peschiera railway station
•    Train from Verona to Peschiera

Venue and Accommodation

The Allergy School will take place in Corte Paradiso which is an historic building complex inside of which the careful recovery of the annexed courtyard has transformed the old rural courtyard into a splendid Relais composed of large and beautiful apartments.


Corte Paradiso
Localita Paradiso di Sopra
Peschiera del Garda
Verona, Italy
Tel. +39 045 640 18 14
Fax +39 045 640 18 07
E-mail: info@corteparadiso.com

Social activities

As in every EAACI Allergy School, there’s an insight in local culture, traditions and gastronomy during the afternoon breaks. This time there’s a bus tour around Verona and a wine tasting in Vallpolicella.

Registration fee

REGISTRATION CLOSED!

The registration will be open until 15 August 2011. We expect participants from all over Europe.
Please note that the registration will be closed before 15 August 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, 20 – 23 September), social events and all meals (from 21 to 23 September).

Click here to download the registration form.

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.
Click here to download the travel grant application form.

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 Peschiera del Garda (Verona).

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.org


For more information on the scientific programme, please contact

Patrizia Bonadonna
Unita Operativa di Allergologia
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata
Piazzale Stefani 1
Verona, Italy
Tel: + 39 045 812 25 56
E-Mail: Patrizia.bonadonna@ospedaleuniverona.it