Start your day with invigorating educational sessions
Get your mornings moving in the right direction at the Annual Meeting, Nov. 7 - 11 in Houston. Our 90-minute plenaries provide insightful information you can u…
Reviewing comorbidities associated with atopic dermatitis and management of chronic pruritis.
Good August to everybody! School already has, or will soon start, for learners from kindergarten to medical school. The heat of the summer is in full blast in …
From the desk of the EMD: Taking the pulse of the American physician
Bill Finerfrock, the College’s lobbyist in Washington, DC, sent me a survey that had just been published by The Physicians Foundation. I had never heard …
The Gold Headed Cane – An award of excellence and tradition
Three nominees have been selected for the 2019 Gold Headed Cane award, one of the most prestigious awards the College offers.The Nominees this year are Gary Gr…
The College and Pfizer announce competitive grant opportunity
The College is collaborating with Pfizer on an exciting new grant opportunity to translate the College’s Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Yardstick into practice in pati…
Evidence for using point-of-care ultrasonography as a clinical office tool, the venom immunotherapy shortages as an example of payment structure of medical services, and value of the ABAI MOC program
Most of us in North America are in the midst of the summer heat. This has made indoor (or at least shaded outdoor) activities a must for most of us. I can thin…
Is it rush or cluster immunotherapy?
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
Managed care contracting – the devil is in the details
Do you take an active role in negotiating contracts with managed care companies, or do insurers simply dictate contract terms to you? If you’re part of a…
Vision 2020: We’re almost there.
With only about 18 months to go, we are close to the conclusion of Vision 2020 – the strategic initiative we began in 2014 to solidify the College’…
Evaluation and management of drug allergy
For those reading this who reside in the United States I hope you had a great Fourth of July weekend as we celebrated our great country. For those living elsew…
From the desk of the EMD: Retiree in training
With the average age of the board-certified allergist in their 50s, many of us are thinking about retirement. But even allergy Fellows-in-Training need to make…
Current practices and perceptions on sublingual immunotherapy and galactose a-1, 3-galactose phenotypes
I am guessing that by now most of you are staying inside as much as possible this long, hot summer, which has really just begun in many parts of the country. I…
Ask the expert – choose your topic
One of the best reasons to attend the College’s Annual Meeting is the opportunity to interact with your colleagues and one-on-one with the experts in the field…
Be prepared for weather and other emergencies
Hurricanes, wild fires, floods, tornados, earthquakes and dangerously cold weather! It seems like there isn’t a region of the United States - or the worl…
Speaking opportunities strengthen global and domestic partnership
We live and work in a global society. Allergists’ expertise goes beyond their local practices and research centers. Many of our members have the honor of…
Allergist is new AMA president-elect
Congratulations to Susan Bailey, MD, FACAAI, on her election as president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA)! Dr. Bailey is a long-time College fe…
Non-Ige-mediated food allergic gastrointestinal disorders: feeding difficulties in children and food sensitivities involving the gut
June is finally here and school is out. The long, hot summer (at least for most of us in the U.S.) has begun. Hopefully you will have some quality downtime wit…
College fellow runs for AMA president-elect
Susan Bailey, MD, FACAAI, current Speaker of the House of Delegates for the American Medical Association (AMA), is running for AMA president-elect next week du…
From the desk of the EMD: Will allergists become extinct?
I have had a great career in allergy. It would not surprise me if just about every board-certified allergist in their sixties and seventies would agree that it…
Your questions answered
We asked Michael Blaiss, MD, FACAAI, executive medical director, to comment on how committees can go about implementing new projects.Q: What should committees …
