Dr. Tak Lee passed away on 26 August 2022.

<Obituary by Dr. Marco Ho and Professor Gary Wong>

<Obituary by Christopher Lai>

The HKIA Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on 9 November 2021 with the AGM 2021. For full list of awardees and their citations, please <click here> to view.

The BSACI are the UK’s leading organisation for healthcare professionals caring for patients with allergy. They would like to invite you to join their annual conference which this year will focus on ‘Allergy and immunology across a lifetime’. World leading experts will share their expertise on the most current and topical issues in allergy and clinical practice and offer the latest insights in basic science.

To view the full programme and secure your place at the conference visit www.bsacimeeting.org

Dr. William Frankland MBE (“Bill” as he is known all over the world) passed away on 2nd April, 2020 at the grand age of 108 years.

He was an amazing man, superb clinician scientist, brilliant raconteur, close colleague and a good friend. He was the grandfather of the specialty of Allergy in the UK and a global icon.

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• Review of monoclonal antibody therapies in asthma and allergic diseases - a new paradigm for precision medicine
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• Nightmares, hallucinations, depression: side effects of asthma drug prescribed to children for minor coughs and hay fever
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• 2020 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: Characteristics of Chinese fish-allergic patients: Findings from double-blind placebo-controlled food challenges
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We cordially invite you to participate in the Hong Kong Institute of Allergy Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 (HKIA ASM 2024) which will be held on 6 October 2024 (Sunday) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Theme of this year's Meeting is "A New Era of Allergies Prevention" which aims to highlight novel discoveries in mechanisms and development of cutting-edge treatment and preventative paradigms for allergic diseases. Programme highlights include Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Eczema, Food Allergy, Immunology and Allergy, Wheezing Illness and RSV Prevention, and Practical Sessions on Aeroallergen Tests. Please click HERE to know more information on programme.

(Video Lecture from July to August is opened for online registration)

Please be updated that the Certificate Course jointed organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Allergy and the Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong is now open for registration: https://www.fmshk.org/Certificate_Course_C409.html
CME / CNE /CDE (Dietitians) accreditations will be available.

The Guided Tour to the Hong Kong Palace Museum and Networking Dinner was organized on 28 June 2024 (Friday). It provided participants with a memorable experience blending cultural exploration and networking opportunities.

Participants explored the rich heritage of the Hong Kong Palace Museum through expertly guided tour and gained insights into remarkable artifacts and exhibitions. After the tour, participants enjoyed a vibrant networking dinner filled with engaging conversations, traditional flavors, and a welcoming atmosphere that fostered connections among guests.

The HKIA e-Newsletter (Spring 2024 issue) was launched in April 2024. Click here to read the newsletter.

PRAISE-HK means Personalized Real-time Air Quality Informatics System for Exposure – Hong Kong. It is a new mobile app launched by the HKUST Institute for Environment. It aims to help users reduce their exposure to outdoor air pollution. HKIA is in full support to this app. Hopefully, it will help build Hong Kong into a world-class smart and healthy city.

HKIA’s analysis of the current provision of Allergy services has just been abstracted online by the Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29223147/. The full paper is published in the Journal’s December issue.

As expected there is an overall unmet need of Allergy specialists in Hong Kong. Importantly there is an imbalance between adult and paediatric allergists with 5 fold more paediatric allergists relative to their adult counterparts per head of population. Unless this is rectified there will be very serious problems as the numbers of allergic children outgrow paediatric care.

Please read the paper and if you agree please update your managers and help us to lobby for an expansion of Allergy services in Hong Kong.

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of HKIA, the council has published 2 anniversary books, one on institute’s development and the other one for public education on allergy. Please click the below to download the books.
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Our Visiting Professional Programmes (VPPs), also known as attachments, are offered to clinicians who wish to undertake a period of observership or undertake hands on clinical practice and experience Guy’s and St Thomas’ in operation as a quaternary London teaching hospital. Programmes typically range from six weeks to twelve months.
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"World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution 2016" by the International Energy Agency has been published.
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HKIA is publishing a series of 12 educational articles in the Hong Kong Economic Journal (信報醫療版) biweekly starting from 25 May 2016. They can be read as below:
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Please be advised that Environmental Protection Department will launch a video series entitled "Clean Air and You" which are available in three languages, including Cantonese, English and Putonghua. You can download the episodes from their website at: http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/
english/environmentinhk/air/
prob_solutions/clean_air_you.html