Advances in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

描述(申请人提供)：过敏是个人使用替代和补充药物(CAM)最常见的原因之一。关于CAM在治疗过敏、哮喘和免疫学方面的报道太多了，但在国家认可的论坛上提出的科学研究、全体会议和研讨会却很多。目的：本申请计划探索“最先进的”CAM实践，并将其“整合”到两个主要过敏和免疫学组织(美国过敏、哮喘和免疫学会(ACAAI)和美国过敏、哮喘和免疫学会(AAAAI))的年度会议上：1)为提交与过敏、哮喘和免疫疾病有关的严谨原始科学信息提供初始基础设施；2)在国家组织的框架内发展一个持续的科学论坛；3)产生新的研究想法并促进合作；以及4)出版会议记录并提供与本申请相关的持续互联网资源网站。这将由由受人尊敬的过敏和免疫学研究人员组成的CAM监督委员会(CAMOC)与UMDNJ哮喘和过敏研究中心以及替代和补充医学研究中心共同协调。CAM咨询委员会(CAMAB)将由来自国家专业组织的领导人组成，以提供多学科小组讨论，并为这些学科制定与过敏、哮喘和免疫学相关的CAM研究优先事项。初步工作：在即将举行的每一次年度会议(ACAAI 11/01和AAAAI 03/02)上都设立了单一讲习班。已获得在ACAAI(11/14/02)举办的全天CAM专题讨论会的承诺和会议记录的出版。暂定时间表包括CAM概述；哮喘的草药概述；过敏的顺势疗法概述；特应性皮炎的益生菌概述；医疗法律方面和不良反应。摘要：这一应用将为建立一个持续的论坛提供催化剂，以审查和促进基于科学的研究，评估CAM在过敏、哮喘和免疫学方面的影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Allergy is one of the most common reasons that individuals use alternative and complementary medicine (CAM). There is a plethora of reports regarding CAM in the treatment of allergy, asthma and immunology, but there is a dirth of scientific studies, plenary sessions, workshops presented in the nationally recognized forums. Objective: This application plans to explore "state of the art" CAM practices and "integrate" them into the annual meetings of the 2 major Allergy and Immunology organizations (American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and immunology (AAAAI) by: 1) providing the initial infrastructure for the submission of rigorous original scientific information related to allergic, asthmatic and immunologic disorders; 2) developing an ongoing scientific forum within the framework of the national organizations; 3) generating new research ideas and facilitating collaboration; and 4) publishing the proceedings and providing an ongoing internet resource site related to this application. This will be coordinated by the CAM Oversight Committee (CAMOC) consisting of respected allergy and immunology researchers in conjunction with the UMDNJ - Asthma & Allergy Research Center and the Center for the Study of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The CAM Advisory Board (CAMAB) will be constituted with leaders from professional national organizations to provide multidisciplinary panel discussions and to generate CAM research priorities for these disciplines as they relate to allergy, asthma and immunology. Preliminary Work: Single workshops have been instituted at each of the upcoming annual meetings (ACAAI 11/01 and AAAAI 03/02). Commitments for a whole day CAM symposium at the ACAAI (11/14/02) and the publication of the proceedings have been obtained. The tentative schedule provides for the Overview of CAM; Overview of Herbal Medicine in Asthma; Overview of Homeopathy in Allergies; Overview of Probiotics in Atopic Dermatitis; Medico-Legal Aspects and Adverse Reactions. Summary: This application will provide the catalyst for establishing an ongoing forum for the review and promotion of scientifically based research assessing the impact of CAM in allergy, asthma and immunology.