M Maurer, M Metz, C Bindslev-Jensen, J Bousquet, G W Canonica, M K Church, K V Godse, C E Grattan, M Hide, E Kocatürk, M Magerl, M Makris, R Meshkova, S S Saini, G Sussman, E Toubi, Z Zhao, T Zuberbier, A Gimenez-Arnau
BACKGROUND: GA²LEN, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network, has recently launched a program for the development, interaction, and accreditation of centers of reference and excellence in special areas of allergy embedded in its overall quality management of allergy centers of excellence. The first area chosen is urticaria. Urticaria is a common and debilitating condition and can be a challenge for both patients and treating physicians, especially when chronic. Centers of reference and excellence in urticaria (UCAREs) can help to improve the management of hard-to-treat conditions such as urticaria...
August 2016: Allergy