DHS2026 Program

DAY 1: Drug Allergy and the Skin (Friday 23 October 2026)
14:00 Welcome to Country and Opening Remarks Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia)
SCAR Plenary 1
14:20 The immunological and clinical truths of multi-drug hypersensitivity Professor Elizabeth Phillips (USA)
Session 1: Novel Approaches to Diagnosis in SCAR
Chair: Prof JasonTrubiano (Australia)
14:50 The Forgotten 'SCAR' - Emerging Phenotypes TBC
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
SCAR Plenary 2
16:30 Insights from AUS-SCAR–New mechanisms that will drive novel diagnostics and therapeutics Dr Samantha Chan (Australia)
Session 2: SCAR in Practice and International Consensus
Chair: Prof Jonny Peter (South Africa)
17:00 Pathways to Prescribing–Cross-reactivity in SCAR Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia)
17:20 Novel Therapies from Case Report to Practice Prof Johannes Kern (Australia)
17:40 A Global View of SCAR–Clinical Lessons Learned from International Registries Prof Jonny Peter (South Africa)
18:00 Q&A
18:10 CLOSE
Parallel Session - Antibiotic Allergy in Practice: Empowering Allied Health and Primary Care - iNAAN
Chair: A/Prof Jonathan Sandoe (United Kingdom)
16:30 A photo speaks a thousand words – Role of spot diagnosis in drug allergy Dr Michelle Goh (Dermatologist, Australia)
16:50 What to put in my drug allergy toolkit? Risk assessment and beyond Ms Elise Mitri (Pharmacist, Australia)
17:10 Prescribing in practice – Phone a Friend Case Scenarios by Dr Morgan Rose & Dr Richard Sullivan (Infectious Diseases Physicians, Australia)
17:30 The common mimics of drug allergy – Tricks of the Trade Prof Connie Katelaris (Allergist, Australia)
17:50 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)
8:55 Welcome and Introduction Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia) & Prof Phillip Li (Hong Kong)
Session 1: Clinical Trials & The Drug
Chair: Dr Fionnuala Cox (Ireland)
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
Session 2: Clinical Trials & The Patient
Chair: Dr Ana Copaescu (Canada)
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 Phillip Li (Hong Kong)
13:15 LUNCH
Session 3: Drug Allergy & Health Systems
Chair: Ms. Elise Mitri (Australia)
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
Session 4: NACE Hot Pubs Session
Chair: Prof Kirsten Perrett (Australia)
15:40 Oral Abstracts
Session 5: Rapid Fire Dogma from Around the Globe
Chair: Dr Maja Bulatović-Ćalasan (Netherlands)
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)
9:00 Welcome and Introduction Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia)
9:05 Drug Allergy Plenary 1– Drug Allergy Year in Review
Chair: Dr Santiago Alvarez-Arango (USA)		 Prof Maria Torres (Spain)
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
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)
Session 1: Anaphylaxis and Complex Drug Allergy
Chair: Prof Elizabeth Phillips (USA)
10:00 Excipient Testing in Perioperative Practice: Implications of the New EAACI 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 Q&A
11:45 Drug Allergy Plenary 2
Debate: The Future of Drug Allergy is; In vivo vs. ex vivo Testing
Chair: Prof Lene Garvey (Denmark)		 Prof Vito Sabato (Belgium) vs. Prof Jonny Peter (South Africa)
12:15 LUNCH
Session 2: Common Drugs–Complex problems
Chair: Dr Jack Godsell (Australia)
13:00 NSAID Allergy Prof Maria Torres (Spain)
13:30 Skin Testing Concentrations: More than a decade of evidence and Updated EAACI Recommendations Prof Lene Garvey (Denmark)
Moderated Q&A post
13:50

Drug Allergy Plenary 3
Debate: Desensitisation is Dead
TBC vs. Dr Fionnuala Cox (Ireland)
Chair: Prof Muhamad Shamji (United Kingdom)
 
14:20 BREAK
Session 3: Rapid Fire Complex Cases
Chair: Dr Samantha Chan (Australia)
14:45 More than the beta-lactam Dr Kyra Chua (Australia)
15:00 Can't get enough Prof Jonny Peter (South Africa)
15:15 The Ring of Fire Dr Evelyn Andrews (Australia)
15:30 TBC Dr Lim Xin Rong (Singapore)
15:45 Symposium Close and Farewell Prof Jason Trubiano (Australia)