EAACI focuses on planetary health as a key feature of the research agenda
Nusantaranews, VALENCIA, Spain, June 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Closing Ceremony of the EAACI Congress 2024, a meeting forum for experts in Allergy and Immunology from countries all over the world, has taken place. At the closing of the Congress, Dr. María José Torres, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Allergology Service of the Regional University Hospital of Malaga, takes the lead as the new President of EAACI; she is the first Spanish professional to hold this position.
In her speech at today’s plenary session entitled “Drug allergy: today and tomorrow,” Dr. Torres stressed that “drug allergy is a huge burden on healthcare systems and represents, in some cases, a threat to the patient’s life.”
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in interest in the design of predictive models to stratify patients’ risk of being allergic. “It is essential to continue researching and working towards the goal of efficient precision medicine,” says Dr. Torres.
