We are eager to welcome you to the EAACI Hybrid Congress 2022, which will this year be held in Prague, Czech Republic and online on 1-3 July 2022.
Following up on the hugely successful first EAACI hybrid congress held in Krakow, Poland last year, we will provide you again with the flexible format, which enables joining us either onsite in the picturesque, historical city of Prague or attend from the comfort of your homes. We are working on an exciting and constantly improving content, that will make your congress experience better than ever - with more possibility for interaction, a rich, top-quality scientific programme, and a smooth digital-physical flow.
The motto this year corresponds to the current research priority of our Academy: the One Health Approach. With this contemporary way of thinking we bring to your attention that the health of our environment, animals and plants is deeply linked to human health. Within the European Commission, the World Health Organisation and other key health opinion leaders, this approach has gained immense momentum, with new initiatives, research and multidisciplinary collaborations carving out an obvious and relevant space for us to join in with our expertise.
A multitude of common factors seems to be responsible for allergic diseases development, duration, and severity in all mammalian species. These include the effects of global warming, climate change, and air pollution which have already become clear; in addition to novel species of plants and animals in geographical regions where they have not been resident before; differences in blooming seasons; changes in the allergenicity of molecules due to CO2, ozone, or pollution contributing fine- and ultra-fine particles; the environmental hygiene status; body hygiene; diet and food composition; nutritional status; food processing; pollution of water, air, and environment; medications such as antibiotics or acid-suppressing drugs, the epithelial barrier hypothesis and many more. All these factors may have a varying influence on development and outcome of allergic diseases. Therefore, to successfully combine them, a well-coordinated approach both in humans and in animals is necessary. This involves a joint effort from all stakeholders, forging collaborations between our disciplines, governmental bodies, industry, and patients.
There is no better place to bring all these minds together than the EAACI Hybrid Congress 2022, which will provide three days of deep knowledge sharing, world-class lectures by our experts, and the possibility to brainstorm on these linkages, priorities, and challenges as the interdisciplinary community we are. The newest EAACI initiatives focusing on the topic of One Health will also be presented: the Research and Outreach Committee, the One Health Working Group’s most recent activities and the development of the new EAACI Environmental Guidelines, among others.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the EAACI Hybrid Congress 2022!
