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Meetings & Seminars
- Upcoming Events
- 2008 Annual Meeting
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Philadelphia, PA Mar 14–18 2008
- Journalists: Register Now for the Allergists’ Annual Meeting
Newswise Medical News Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Aug 17 2007
- Latex allergy — Where are we now? PDF
presented by Chris Packham EnviroDerm Services BOHS Webinar Jun 21 2007
- Webinars cover occupational health
A range of topics widely relevant to occupational health professionals are lined up in a series of three webinars by BOHS Manufacturingtalk
- Preventing Latex Allergy PowerPoint
by Linda Coloumbe, RN Workplace Hazards Conference Marlboro, MA Jun 07 2007
- “Operating Department Nurses Knowledge of Natural Rubber Latex [NLR] allergy and the management of patients at risk of and with NLR allergies within the Operating Department” PDF
by Alison Rothwell (Ireland) European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) Congress Abstract
- 2006 Rapra Conference Proceedings Discuss the Chemical and Physical Properties of a New, Low Antigenic Protein Natural Rubber Latex
Business Wire Jan 24 2007
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- Three Gold and One Silver for Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) at ITEX 2006
Bernama PRWire Malaysia May 26 2006
- Latex in Food Service
submitted by Gregory A. Pallaske 2006 Conference for Food Protection (CFP) Columbus, OH Apr 7–12 2006
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- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting
Miami Beach, FL Mar 3–7 2006
- Alergias al látex: Una amenaza de vida
Radio Programas del Peru — RPP Noticias Lima, Peru Feb 24 2006
- Conference covers latex materials and additives
The Fourth International Conference on Latex will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 24th and 25th January 2006 Engineeringtalk Jul 21 2005
- New Business Item 91
National Education Association 2005 Annual Meeting Jul 07 2005 Archived version
- Relief For Latex Allergy Sufferers
The number of new cases of latex allergy appears to have fallen sharply in hospitals that have made the switch to powder-free latex gloves, recent studies suggest The Lamp New South Wales Nurses’ Association (NSWNA) Jul 01 2005
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- ‘Selecting the Right Glove’
Seminar/Workshop Papers Mar 2005
- AAAAI: Latex Allergy Test Discerns Which Patients Need Avoidance Management
by Paula Moyer DGDispatch Mar 23 2005
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- New Latex Allergy Test Discerns Relevant Allergens
by Paula Moyer, MA, RN Medscape Medical News Mar 23 2005 Registration (free) required
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- Final Program — 61st Annual Meeting PDF
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and
Immunology (AAAAI) Mar 18–22 2005 San Antonio, TX
- L’allergie au latex: un problème de santé publique majeur
El Moudjahid Algeria Jan 08 2005
- Selections From Main Plenary Session: “Affecting the Antibody”
CME by Mark T. O’Hollaren, MD Highlights of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2004 Annual Meeting Release date Dec 20 2004
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- Research Findings Unveiled on Common and Unusual Allergies
Newswise Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Nov 13 2004
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- Natural Rubber Latex Allergy: Current Considerations and Future Directions
AIHce 2004 handout by Angela Presson, MD, MPH American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition Atlanta, GA May 8–13 2004 [presentation best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later]
- Program all about MATEship
by Di Thomas The Border Mail NSW, Australia May 07 2004 Archived version
- Anesthesiologists getting into peoples genes to fight latex allergies
Notes from the 2003 American society of anesthesiologists annual meeting by Denise O’Brien, MSN, RN J of PeriAnesthesia Nursing Vol 19 No 2 Apr 2004
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- La asepsia aumenta la alergia infantil a los alimentos y al látex
Especialistas y padres debatieron en el Clínico sobre estas afecciones La Voz de Galicia (España) Apr 26 2004
- Seminario en el hospital Clínico Universitario sobre alergias a los alimentos y al látex
El Correo Gallego Apr 24 2004 Archived version
- How does the diagnosis of latex allergy affect people’s lives?
Poster Abstract AAD 62nd Annual Meeting by Victoria J Lewis, Barry Statham, Mabs Chowdhury J American Academy Dermatology Vol 50 No 3 Mar 2004, part 2
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- Anaphylaxis PDF
Faculty manuscript by Robert H. Brown, MD, MPH Pediatric Anesthesiology 2004 Winter Meeting Phoeniz, AZ March 4–7 2004 Archived version
- Program and Abstracts of Papers to be Presented During Scientific Sessions
AAAAI 60th Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Mar 19–23 2004 J Allergy Clin Immunol Vol 113 No 2 Feb 2004, Supplement
- Contact Dermatitis: Sometimes It’s in Your Face
Press Release American Academy of Dermatology Feb 06 2004
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- Community Bulletin Board
The Boston Globe Dec 04 2003
- Creating a latex safe environment PDF
conference presentation by John McLaughlin North Bristol NHS Trust A Safer Place to Work Nov 25 2003
- Anesthesiologists Getting Into People’s Genes To Fight Latex Allergies PDF
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting News Release Oct 13 2003
- Potential Genetic Marker for Developing Latex Allergy
American Society of Anesthesiologists 2003 Meeting Abstracts
- Asthma Workshop to be opened by new minister in European Week for Safety and Health
HSE Press Release Aug 27 2003
- Hot topics in public sector health and safety
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health UK Aug 05 2003
- EAACI: High Rate of Latex Allergy in Health-Care Workers
by Jill Stein DGDispatch News Jun 12 2003
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- Resolution 11
encourages all United Methodist facilities in Detroit Conference to become latex-safe Presented at the Detroit Annual Conference May 16–19 2003 Archived version
- Real World Cases: Latex Allergy PowerPoint
by Thomas W. Cutter, MD SAMBA (Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia) Annual Meeting 2003 May 2003
- Royal College of Nursing Congress 2003
- Latex Allergy Support Group on the Latex work
Asthma — Action Notes of Asthma Project Board Meeting at Rose Court, Health and Safety Executive Feb 24 2003 Archived version
- Program and Abstracts of Papers to be Presented During Scientific Sessions
AAAAI 60th Anniversary Meeting Denver, CO Mar 7–12 2003 J Allergy Clin Immunol Vol 111 No 2 Feb 2003, part 2
- Progress with the Asthma Strategy PDF
agenda paper by Donald Adey Health and Safety Commission — Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances (ACTS) Nov 21 2002
- Allergy to latex PowerPoint
by Dr. M. Mesdaghi Immunology, Asthma & Allergy Research Institute (IAARI) Tehran, Iran Nov 18 2002
- latex summit 2
report of the second ‘latex summit’ held at the TUC in November 2002 by Jane Paul Dec 22 2002
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- Protecting Workers from Dermal Exposure — The German Experience
Proceedings of the International Conference on Occupational & Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals: Science & Policy Arlington, VA Sep 8–11 2002
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- 1200 latex allergy victims a year need action from glove makers to government
Trades Union Congress Press Release Jul 13 2002
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- latex allergy: a meeting of minds
the latex summit report by Jane Paul Jul 13 2002
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- Union news: 1,200 reasons for gloves off on latex
Risks TUC’s weekly online bulletin Issue 62 Jun 13 2002
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- Program and Abstracts of Papers to be Presented During Scientific Sessions
AAAAI 58th Annual Meeting Mar 1–6 2002 J Allergy and Clin Immunol Vol 109 No 1 Jan 2002, part 2
- Minutes of Meeting PDF
District School Council Committee Education Centre, Dundas St. London May 23 2002
- A Cassava Gene Coding for a Glutamic Acid-Rich Protein Expressed During Storage Root Tissue Development and Related to the Latex-Allergen Family MS Word
poster by Cláudia Regina Batista de Souza, Luiz Joaquim Castelo Branco Carvalho, Elionor Rita Pereira de Almeida, and Eugen Silvano Gander Cassava, An Ancient Crop for Modern Times: Food, Health, and Culture Fifth International Scientific Meeting of the Cassava Biotechnology Network St. Louis, MO Nov 4–9 2001
- Making Hospital Gloves Safe: The Duke Experience
presentation from CleanMed 2001 by Karen Worthington, MS, RN, COHN-S May 04 2001
- Program and Abstracts of Papers to be Presented During Scientific Sessions
AAAAI 57th Annual Meeting Mar 16–21 2001 J Allergy Clin Immunol Vol 107 No 2 Feb 2001, part 2
- Setting Healthcare’s Environmental Agenda PDF
Papers and Proceedings from the October 16, 2000 Conference Health Care Without Harm
- Occupational Health and Safety White Paper PDF
by Susan Wilburn, MPH, RN Proceedings from Setting Healthcare’s Environmental Agenda Conference Health Care Without Harm
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- ICACI 2000 Online Abstracts
XVII International Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Sydney, Australia Oct 15–20 2000 search abstracts using keyword ‘latex’
- Advances in Contact Dermatitis and Dermatologic Allergy
by Michel A. McDonald, MD Medscape Conference Coverage, American Academy of Dermatology, Academy 2000 Aug 2–6 2000 Registration (free) required
- Update on Latex Allergy
by Bradley E. Chipps, MD, FCCP Medscape Conference Coverage, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 56th Annual Meeting Mar 06 2000 Registration (free) required
- Audio Interviews
by Heather Hatfield Medscape Conference Coverage, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 56th Annual Meeting Mar 3–8 2000 Registration (free) required
- “An update on the clinical aspects of latex allergies”
41-minute audio by Dr. John Molinari National Conference on Infection Control and Occupational Health in Dentistry Feb 19 2000
- Learning was a central process…
Materials Management in HealthCare Nov 1999
- ASA Press Release: Latex Could Cause Severe Allergic Reactions in Patient or Doctor During Surgery
Presented by Jonathan D. Katz, MD at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Oct 11 1999 Archived version
- Natural Rubber Latex Allergy: What Hazard Communicators Need to Know PDF
by Carl R. Hopper presentation at the SCHC (Society for Chemical Hazard Communication) Fall Meeting 1999
- Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital Offers Variety of Educational Opportunities to the Community
PR Newswire Source: Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital Jun 30 1999
- First joint NOLF and NFSNO meeting held
by Brenda S. Gregory Dawes AORN Journal Feb 1999
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- Program and Abstracts for the AAAAI 55th Annual Meeting
J Allergy Clin Immunol Vol 103 No 1 Jan 1999, part 2
- NE Regional Latex Allergy Symposium PDF
SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin Massachusetts Department of Public Health Jul 1998
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- Latex allergy teleconference to help nurses protect themselves
The American Nurse Vol 30 No 2 Mar/Apr 1998 Archived version
- Rubber/latex allergy videoconference set
Stanford Report Apr 29 1998
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- FDA Coordinates Live Teleconference on Latex Allergy
by Jonathan D. Katz, MD ASA Newsletter Vol 62 No 4 Apr 1998
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- AHA Cosponsors Videoconference on Latex Allergies
OHA News Ohio Hospital Association Apr 17 1998
- Natural Rubber/Latex Allergy: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention PDF
by Tracy Campos FDLI Update The Food and Drug Law Institute Issue 2 1998
- Live Satellite Videoconference On Natural Rubber/Latex Allergy To Be Broadcast Nationwide
American Pharmaceutical Association Feb 26 1998 Archived version
- International Symposium — Natural Rubber Latex Allergy
Allergologia et Immunopathologia Vol 26 Núm 1 Enero 1998 Registration (free) required
- Latex Allergies Focus of Government Conference
FDA News Oct 26 1992
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