Allergology/Immunology International Hybrid Symposium of Armenia
The Allergology/Immunology International Hybrid Symposium of Armenia was conducted through the collaborative efforts of the “Arabkir” Medical Center, International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), in partnership with the Ministry of Health and professional associations within Armenia’s healthcare sector.
The conference was held in a hybrid format, bringing together a diverse audience, including family physicians, pediatricians, allergists, infectious disease specialists, dermatologists, pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, intensive care specialists and emergency medicine specialists, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this field.
Presentations were delivered by experts from Armenia, as well as renowned hospitals and universities in the USA and Europe. The distinguished guests of the conference included Susanne Halken, Clinical Professor of Pediatric Allergology at the Research Unit of Pediatrics at the University of Southern Denmark; Philippe Eigenmann, Professor of Pediatric Allergology at the Geneva University Hospital; and Ana Margarida Neves, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and Coordinator of the Department of Pediatric Allergology at the Department of Pediatrics.
The symposium was chaired by Raffi Tachdjian, MD, Master of Public Health, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Philippe Eigenmann from the Geneva University Hospital and Astghik Baghdasaryan from “Arabkir” MC-ICAH served as co-chairs.
