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Leading the way in allergology
Two Associate Editors of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
(AACI) were amongst those receiving high accolades at the Annual meeting
of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology held in
Quebec City, Canada from 20th-23rd October. All abstracts from the
conference are available in the recent supplement.
Dr Wade Watson received the Jerry Dolovich Award, and the David
McCourtie Award was presented to Dr Harold Kim for their respective
contributions to the society and field of allergy. Dr Watson is
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics and is Head,
Division of Allergy at Dalhouse University, with special interests in
Medical Education and food allergy. Dr Kim has been a practicing
allergist for 14 years, with interests in asthma, allergic rhinitis,
food allergy, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy and sinusitis.
Prestigious awards were also presented to Dr Jean Marshall and Dr
Mariana Castells. Dr Marshall, who received the CSACI Award for
Research, has a particular interest in mast cells, with studies aiming
to improve understanding of allergic and inflammatory disease, as well
as cancer and viral infections. Dr Castells accepted the Bram Rose Award
in recognition of her role in the field of drug allergy and
desensitization. She has been a role model to allergists and
immunologists for over 15 years and her role as an academic teacher,
clinician and researcher continues to grow.
The awards were presented at a dinner and ceremony incorporating a
highly successful, charitable silent auction in aid of the Canadian
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation, which is dedicated to funding
research into allergic disease as well as educating health care
professionals, patients and the public about advances in the field.
Both Dr Watson and Dr Kim have also made a significant contribution to
the recent supplement “Practical Guide for Allergy and Immunology in
Canada” published in AACI. As stated in the introduction to the
supplement, this collection of review articles aims to “provide medical
students, medical residents, primary-care practitioners and other
healthcare professionals with a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow,
series of articles on all of the common conditions we deal with in the
field of allergy and immunology”.
AACI is the official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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