ABOUT KAAACI
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The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology (KAAACI) has been devoted to improve the treatment of allergic diseases and promote the understanding of allergy, asthma and clinical immunology. For nearly 40 years, the KAAACI has also been an active advocate of clinical and basic research.
Founded in 1972 with fifty-eight members, the KAAACI has since grown into a global organization. The number of dedicated members has skyrocketed to reach 1,160 in 2010.
The 1980s was a period of great transition for the Academy. The Korean Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a scientific quarterly journal, made its debut in 1981, and has steadily influenced the allergy community in Korea. The KAAACI became increasingly active in many international meetings.
The KAAACI expanded tremendously, both in size and social influence, in the 1990s and 2000s. The number of allergy-related illnesses increased rapidly over these years and allergy became a social issue. The Academy’s role and responsibilities also increased.
The Academy regularly held international conferences. Annual congresses held in spring and autumn attracted around 400 participants. The KAAACI has successfully made a bid for hosting the World Allergy Congress 2015.
The Korean Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology is a scientific quarterly journal published by the KAAACI. First published in 1981, this journal has now become a prominent publication that motivates KAAACI members toward more in-depth research.
In 1993, the KAAACI started to publish National Allergy Guidelines to educate doctors and to reduce suffering among growing number of allergy patients in Korea.
Since 2009, Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research (AAIR), an English journal (http://e-aair.org/), has been published by the KAAACI together with the Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease by the extraordinary effort of the members, This journal had seen registered to Pubmed.
National Guideline for the Management of Asthma, 1998
National Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Allergic Rhinitis, 1999
Guidelines for the Management of Urticaria, 2001
Asthma and Allergic Diseases, 2002
National Guideline for the Management of Asthma (revised edition), 2005
National Allergy Guideline, 2005
The KAAACI has hosted many conferences over the past decades, building experience and widening its networks.
1st Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
May 19832nd Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
Oct. 19841st WPAS & 3rd Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
May 19862nd WPAS & 4th Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
May 19883rd WPAS & 5th Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
Jun. 19914th WPAS & 6th Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
Jun. 19915th WPAS & 7th Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
Jun. 19978th Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
Nov. 19996th WPAS
Oct. 20009th Korea-Japan Joint Allergy Symposium
Nov. 20015th APAAACI & the 7th WPAS
Oct. 20028th WPAS
Oct. 2004KAAACI-WAO Joint Congress & the 9th WPAS
Nov. 2006KAAACI-ARIA-INTERASMA Joint Congress 2007 & WHO/GARD Meeting
May 2007KAAACI-WPAO Joint Meeting
Oct. 2008Japan-Korea Joint Symposium
Oct. 2009Korea-Japan Joint Symposium
May 2010The KAAACI maintains extensive networks with other organizations within Korea and around the world.
Dept. of Pathology, Seoul National Univ.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Seoul National Univ.
Dept. of Pediatrics, Yonsei Univ.
Dept. of Dermatology, Catholic Univ.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Seoul National Univ.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Univ.
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National Univ.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Catholic Univ.
Dept. of Pediatrics, Sungkyunkwan Univ.
Dept. of Pediatrics, Catholic Univ.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Ulsan Univ.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang Univ.
Dept. of Pediatirics, Hallym Uni.