DHS2026 Program
DAY 1: Drug Allergy and the Skin (Friday 23 October 2026) |
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| 14:00 | Welcome to Country and Welcome to The Doherty Institute and EAACI DHS 2026 |
Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) & Prof Mohamed Shamji (United Kingdom) |
| 14:15 | The AUS-SCAR State of Play – The Australasian View | Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) |
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SCAR Plenary 1 Chair: Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) |
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| 14:20 | The immunological and clinical truths of multi-drug hypersensitivity | Professor Elizabeth Phillips (USA) |
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Session 1: Novel Approaches to Diagnosis in SCAR Chair: Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) |
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| 14:50 | The Forgotten 'SCAR' - Emerging Phenotypes | Prof Lee Haur Yueh (Singapore) |
| 15:10 | The old and new of in vivo diagnostics in SCAR | Dr Ana Copaescu (Canada) |
| 15:30 | New insights into ex vivo diagnostics in SCAR | Prof Jettanong Klaewsongkram (Thailand) |
| 15:50 | Q&A | |
| 16:00 | BREAK | |
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SCAR Plenary 2 |
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| 16:30 | Insights from AUS-SCAR–New mechanisms that will drive novel diagnostics and therapeutics | Dr Samantha Chan (Australia) |
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Session 2: SCAR in Practice and International Consensus Chair: Prof Jonny Peter (South Africa) |
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| 17:00 | The drugs that cause SCAR – A global view | Dr Erika Lee (Canada) |
| 17:10 | Treatment of SJS/TEN – Pro/Con Debate | Prof Johannes Kern (Australia) & Prof Lee Haur Yueh (Singapore) |
| 17:40 | Panel Discussion: Prof Elizabeth Phillips, Prof Jonny Peter, Prof Johannes Kern, Prof Lee Haur Yueh, Dr Michelle Goh, Dr Lisa Rae. Moderator: Prof Jason Trubiano | |
| 18:00 | Q&A | |
| 18:10 | CLOSE | |
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Parallel Session - Antibiotic Allergy in Practice: Empowering Allied Health and Primary Care - iNAAN Chair: A/Prof Jonathan Sandoe (United Kingdom) & Dr Morgan Rose (Australia) |
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| 16:30 | A photo speaks a thousand words – Role of spot diagnosis in drug allergy | Dr Michelle Goh (Dermatologist, Australia) |
| 16:45 | The common mimics of drug allergy – Tricks of the Trade | Prof Connie Katelaris (Allergist, Australia) |
| 17:10 | What to put in my drug allergy toolkit? Risk assessment and beyond | Ms Elise Mitri (Pharmacist, Australia) |
| 17:20 | Prescribing in practice – Phone a Friend | Case Scenarios by Dr Morgan Rose & Dr Richard Sullivan (Infectious Diseases Physicians, Australia) |
| 17:30 | Panel Discussion: Antibiotic allergy assessment outside the allergy clinic: Enablers and Barriers of Non-Allergist Assessment Programs | |
| 18:10 | Welcome drinks at the Doherty Institute | |
DAY 2: Antimicrobial Allergy – Practice from Evidence (Saturday 24 October 2026) |
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| 8:55 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) & Prof Philip Li (Hong Kong) |
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Session 1: Clinical Trials & The Drug Chair: Dr Fionnuala Cox (Ireland) |
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| 9:00 | From PALACE to penicillin allergy practice | Dr Ana Copaescu (Canada) |
| 9:20 | Be PREPARE(D) for cephalosporin testing | Dr Joseph De Luca (Australia) |
| 9:40 | Putting the S for safety in Sulfa antibiotic testing | Dr Morgan Rose (Australia) |
| 10:00 | Vancomycin Hypersensitivity: From Bench to Practice Across Immediate and Delayed Reactions | Dr Santiago Alvarez-Arango (USA) |
| 10:20 | Q&A | |
| 10:30 | BREAK | |
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Session 2: Clinical Trials & The Patient Chair: Dr Ana Copaescu (Canada) |
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| 11:00 | General Practice Insights from ALABAMA | A/Prof Jonathan Sandoe (UK) |
| 11:20 | Challenges in Paediatrics | Prof Michaela Lucas (Australia) |
| 11:40 | Penicillin Allergy Practice in Pregnancy | A/Prof Natasha Holmes (Australia) |
| 12:00 | Direct Oral Challenge in Practice: Phenotypic and Clinician-Determined Risk from iNAAN | Ms Elise Mitri (Australia) |
| 12:20 | Q&A | |
| 12:30 | Low is Low–Pro/Con Debate | Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) & Prof Philip Li (Hong Kong) |
| 13:00 | LUNCH | |
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Session 3: Drug Allergy & Health Systems Chair: Ms. Elise Mitri (Australia) |
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| 14:00 | Patient Antibiotic Allergy SELF Assessment–Are We There Yet? | Dr Morgan Rose |
| 14:20 | Digital Health Solutions in Antibiotic Allergy | Dr Maja Bulatović-Ćalasan (Netherlands) & Dr Rick Pleijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 14:40 | Unifying beta-lactam Cross-Reactivity–Implications for Practice | Dr Ingrid Terreehorst (Netherlands) |
| 15:00 | Q&A | |
| 15:10 | BREAK | |
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Session 4: NACE Hot Pubs Session Chair: Prof Connie Katelaris (Australia) |
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| 15:40 | Oral Abstracts | |
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Session 5: Rapid Fire Dogma from Around the Globe Chair: Dr Maja Bulatović-Ćalasan (Netherlands) |
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| 16:40 | Pre-exposure penicillin allergy testing | Dr Melinda Juan (China) |
| 16:50 | Drug Allergy Resensitisation | Prof Philip Li (Hong Kong) |
| 17:00 | Multi-Step challenges | Prof Suran Fernando (Australia) |
| 17:10 | Premedication | Dr Jack Godsell (Australia) |
| 17:20 | CLOSE | |
DAY 3: Drug Anaphylaxis & Beyond (Sunday 25 October 2026) |
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| 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) |
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Drug Allergy Plenary 1 Chair: Dr Santiago Alvarez-Arango (USA) |
9:05 | Drug Allergy Year in Review |
Prof Maria Torres (Spain) |
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Parallel Session
(10:00 – 12:00): Allergy Testing Bootcamp - Practical and Clinical Skills in Drug Allergy Leads: Ms Elise Mitri, Ms Rebecca Hall, Dr Morgan Rose, A/Prof Jonathan Sandoe, Dr Michelle Goh, Dr Gemma Reynolds, Mr Neil Powell |
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| 10:00 | Welcome and brief Introduction | Ms Elise Mitri (Australia) |
| 10:05 | Operationalising Antibiotic Allergy Best Practice in the Hospital Setting | Dr Gemma Reynolds (Australia) |
| 10:25 | A New Frontier: Breaking Barriers to Practical Antibiotic Allergy Care in Primary Care | A/Prof Jonathan Sandoe (UK) |
| 10:40 | Practical Skills in Drug Allergy: Hands-on – Skin Testing and Drug Challenges | Dr Morgan Rose (Australia), Ms Rebecca Hall (Australia) |
| 11:40 | Recognition and Practical Management of a Positive Drug Challenge | Dr Michelle Goh (Australia) |
| 11:55 | Summary and Close | Ms Elise Mitri (Australia) |
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Session 1: Anaphylaxis and Complex Drug Allergy Chair: Prof Elizabeth Phillips (USA) |
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| 10:00 | Excipient Testing in Perioperative Practice: Implications of the New Guideline | Prof Lene Garvey (Denmark) |
| 10:30 | Beyond IgE – Mechanisms in Immediate Drug Hypersensitivity | Dr Jack Godsell (Australia) |
| 11:00 | The BATman – The Role of in vitro Diagnostics in Anaphylaxis | Prof Vito Sabato (Belgium) |
| 11:30 | NSAID Allergy | Prof Maria Torres (Spain) |
| 12:00 | Q&A | |
| 12:15 | LUNCH | |
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Session 2: Common Drugs–Complex problems Chair: Dr Jack Godsell (Australia) |
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| 13:00 | Drug Allergy Plenary 2: Debate – The Future of Drug Allergy is; In vivo vs. ex vivo Testing |
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| 13:30 | Drug Allergy Plenary 3: Debate – Desensitisation is Dead |
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| 14:00 | BREAK | |
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Session 3: Rapid Fire Complex Cases Chair: Dr Samantha Chan (Australia) |
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| 14:15 | A VISible Contrast | Dr Kyra Chua (Australia) |
| 14:30 | Can't get enough | Prof Jonny Peter (South Africa) |
| 14:45 | The Ring of Fire | Dr Evelyn Andrews (Australia) |
| 15:00 | Heart of the Matter | Dr Lim Xin Rong (Singapore) |
| 15:15 | Double Trouble | Dr Laura Scolamiero (Australia) |
| 15:30 | Symposium Close and Farewell | Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) |
