Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2018 Feb;29(1):9-17. doi: 10.1111/pai.12833.
The history of pediatric allergology (PA) in Europe is relatively youthful, dating back to 1984, when a small group of pediatricians founded the European Working Group on Pediatric Allergy and Immunology-later giving rise to ESPACI (European Society on Pediatric Allergology and Clinical Immunology). In 1990, the first dedicated journal, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (PAI), was founded. There are striking differences across Europe, and even within European countries, in relation to the training pathways for doctors seeing children with allergic disease(s). In 2016, the EAACIClemens von Pirquet Foundation (CvP) organized and sponsored a workshop with the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Pediatric Section. This collaboration focussed on the future of PA and specifically on education, research, and networking/ advocacy. The delegates representing many countries across Europe have endorsed the concept that optimal care of children with allergic diseases is delivered by pediatricians who have received dedicated training in allergy, or allergists who have received dedicated training in pediatrics. In order to meet the needs of children and families with allergic disease(s), the pediatric allergist is highly encouraged to develop several networks. Our challenge is to reinforce a clear strategic approach to scientific excellence to across our member base and to ensure and enhance the relevance of European pediatric research in allergy. With research opportunities in basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiologic trials, more trainees and trained specialists are needed and it is an exciting time to be a pediatric allergologist.
儿科过敏学（PA）在欧洲的历史相对较年轻，可以追溯到 1984 年，当时一小群儿科医生成立了欧洲儿科过敏和免疫学工作组-后来发展成为 ESPACI（欧洲儿科过敏和临床免疫学学会）。1990 年，第一本专门的期刊《儿科过敏与免疫学》（PAI）创刊。在培训儿科过敏症患儿的医生方面，欧洲各国之间甚至在欧洲国家内部都存在显著差异。2016 年，EAACIClemens von Pirquet 基金会（CvP）与欧洲过敏与临床免疫学学会（EAACI）儿科分会共同组织并赞助了一次研讨会。这次合作集中讨论了 PA 的未来，特别是教育、研究、网络/宣传。代表欧洲许多国家的代表们认可了这样一个概念，即接受过敏专业培训的儿科医生或接受儿科专业培训的过敏专家为患有过敏疾病的儿童提供最佳护理。为了满足患有过敏疾病的儿童和家庭的需求，强烈鼓励儿科过敏专家建立多个网络。我们的挑战是加强在整个会员基础上的卓越科学战略方法，确保并加强过敏领域欧洲儿科研究的相关性。随着基础、转化、临床和流行病学试验的研究机会的出现，需要更多的受训者和训练有素的专家，现在是成为一名儿科过敏专家的令人兴奋的时刻。
