COVID-19 pandemic: Practical considerations on the organization of an allergy clinic - an EAACI/ARIA Position Paper

O Pfaar; L Klimek; M Jutel; C A Akdis; J Bousquet; H Breiteneder; S Chinthrajah; Z Diamant; T Eiwegger; W J Fokkens; H W Fritsch; K C Nadeau; R E O'Hehir; L O'Mahony; W Rief; V Sampath; M Schedlowski; M Torres; C Traidl-Hoffmann; D Y Wang; L Zhang; M Bonini; R Brehler; H A Brough; T Chivato; S Del Giacco; S Dramburg; R Gawlik; A Gelincik; K Hoffmann-Sommergruber; V Hox; E Knol; A Lauerma; P M Matricardi; C G Mortz; M Ollert; O Palomares; C Riggioni; J Schwarze; I Skypala; S Untersmayr; J Walusiak-Skorupa; I Ansotegui; C Bachert; A Bedbrook; S Bosnic-Anticevich; L Brussino; G W Canonica; V Cardona; P Carreiro-Martins; A A Cruz; W Czarlewski; J A Fonseca; M Gotua; T Haatela; J C Ivancevich; P Kuna; V Kvedariene; D Larenas-Linnemann; A Latiff; M Morais-Almeida; J Mullol; R Naclerio; K Ohta; Y Okamoto; G L Onorato; N G Papadopoulos; V Patella; F S Regateiro; B Samolinski; C Suppli Ulrik; S Toppila-Salmi; A Valiulis; M T Ventura; A Yorgancioglu; T Zuberbier; I Agache

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COVID-19 pandemic: Practical considerations on the organization of an allergy clinic - an EAACI/ARIA Position Paper

O Pfaar, L Klimek, M Jutel, C A Akdis, J Bousquet, H Breiteneder, S Chinthrajah, Z Diamant, T Eiwegger, W J Fokkens, H W Fritsch, K C Nadeau, R E O'Hehir, L O'Mahony, W Rief, V Sampath, M Schedlowski, M Torres, C Traidl-Hoffmann, D Y WangL Zhang, M Bonini, R Brehler, H A Brough, T Chivato, S Del Giacco, S Dramburg, R Gawlik, A Gelincik, K Hoffmann-Sommergruber, V Hox, E Knol, A Lauerma, P M Matricardi, C G Mortz, M Ollert, O Palomares, C Riggioni, J Schwarze, I Skypala, S Untersmayr, J Walusiak-Skorupa, I Ansotegui, C Bachert, A Bedbrook, S Bosnic-Anticevich, L Brussino, G W Canonica, V Cardona, P Carreiro-Martins, A A Cruz, W Czarlewski, J A Fonseca, M Gotua, T Haatela, J C Ivancevich, P Kuna, V Kvedariene, D Larenas-Linnemann, A Latiff, M Morais-Almeida, J Mullol, R Naclerio, K Ohta, Y Okamoto, G L Onorato, N G Papadopoulos, V Patella, F S Regateiro, B Samolinski, C Suppli Ulrik, S Toppila-Salmi, A Valiulis, M T Ventura, A Yorgancioglu, T Zuberbier, I Agache

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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has evolved into a pandemic infectious disease transmitted by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Allergists and other healthcare providers (HCPs) in the field of allergies and associated airway diseases are on the front line, taking care of patients potentially infected with SARS-CoV-2. Hence, strategies and practices to minimize risks of infection for both HCPs and treated patients have to be developed and followed by allergy clinics.

METHOD: The scientific information on COVID-19 was analysed by a literature search in MEDLINE, PubMed, the National and International Guidelines from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the Cochrane Library, and the internet.

RESULTS: Based on the diagnostic and treatment standards developed by EAACI, on international information regarding COVID-19, on guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations, and on previous experience, a panel of experts including clinicians, psychologists, IT experts, and basic scientists along with EAACI and the "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)" initiative have developed recommendations for the optimal management of allergy clinics during the current COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations are grouped into nine sections on different relevant aspects for the care of patients with allergies.

CONCLUSIONS: This international Position Paper provides recommendations on operational plans and procedures to maintain high standards in the daily clinical care of allergic patients while ensuring the necessary safety measures in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	648-676
Number of pages	29
Journal	Allergy
Volume	76
Issue number	3
Early online date	12 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/all.14453
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

allergen immunotherapy
allergy clinic
anaphylaxis
asthma
clinical trials
COVID-19
Position Paper
psychological impact
SARS-CoV-2

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Pfaar, O., Klimek, L., Jutel, M., Akdis, C. A., Bousquet, J., Breiteneder, H., Chinthrajah, S., Diamant, Z., Eiwegger, T., Fokkens, W. J., Fritsch, H. W., Nadeau, K. C., O'Hehir, R. E., O'Mahony, L., Rief, W., Sampath, V., Schedlowski, M., Torres, M., Traidl-Hoffmann, C., ... Agache, I. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic: Practical considerations on the organization of an allergy clinic - an EAACI/ARIA Position Paper. Allergy, 76(3), 648-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.14453

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