Arrive early; stay late!
Updated August 29, 2018Our Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle is all-new this year, with great new features, enhanced social events and so much more. It&rsqu…
Executive Committee Decisions
Following are key actions taken by the Executive Committee during its Feb. 12 and Apr. 2 teleconferences. Authorized the president to sign a Partnership A…
Past President Dana Wallace, MD, FACAAI’s advice to College women
We asked Dana Wallace, MD, FACAAI, past president of the College (2010-2011), to comment on how our organization has changed in recent years and to s…
Bottom-up strategic planning
As the demographics of our committees continue to change, and become more representative of our membership at large, we’re also changing the way we set t…
Women in allergy
For the first time in its history, the College has more women than men volunteering to serve on committees. It is one of the many ways the College is changing …
We’re getting more diverse!
The College is committed to being a responsive organization that reflects the membership at large. Our committee demographics are a barometer of that commitmen…
What are the codes for SLIT? We’ve got it!
The Advocacy Council often gets questions from College members wondering what the correct codes for SLIT are. Luckily, we’ve got the answers!What are the…
Effect of traffic pollution on asthma and a challenging clinical case
As the beginning of summer approaches and May draws to a close, I hope you have had time to read various articles in the pages of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma…
Saturday is simply presidential
We’ve spent countless hours redesigning the Annual Scientific Meeting to give you an all-new experience this year. With 90-minute sessions, new formats and eas…
Is your communication with patients HIPAA-compliant?
Increasingly, patients are looking for fast, easy ways to communicate with their allergists – and for their allergists to communicate with them. Email, texts a…
Environmental impact on allergy and asthma
By now I hope everyone has received their copy of the May issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. This month’s emphasis is on environmental impa…
High-five – free patient education
A big part of being an allergist is making sure our patients, young and old, understand their conditions and what treatments are available. A classic way to do…
Help spread the word about early peanut introduction
You know giving peanut products to infants can help reduce the risk of peanut allergies – but do your non-allergist colleagues know? How about your patie…
Curbing step-therapy abuses
Many allergists have contacted us about payer step-therapy requirements and what can be done to ensure patients get the treatments they need. What is step-ther…
Review your financial data before it becomes public
Did you or your practice receive payments from drug companies, device manufacturers or group purchasing organizations in 2017? These payments may have been for…
Use our valuable summer tips to promote your practice
It’s time to think about how to promote your practice this summer, and our article templates make it easy.The College’s Marketing Toolkit has a lot…
When to use biologics, plus JAK/STATs for asthma
I hope you have had a great April so far and are looking forward to summer. I trust all of you have received your April issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma …
Cost-saving tips from your colleagues
Allergy practices are feeling squeezed on all sides, with reductions in reimbursement, potential penalties from MIPS and challenges collecting from patients wi…
Step up this spring
Spring is in bloom – step up and lend a hand in your community by offering free allergy and asthma screenings. It might sound like a big task, but the College …
Your practice can save time and money
As part of its Administrative Simplification Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established standards to streamline communications be…
