For many years, antihistamines have been a cornerstone of chronic urticaria therapy, but is there room for improvement? In this episode, Professor Martin Church reflects on the enormous progress that has been made in the field of urticariology over the course of his career and discusses what is yet to come for patients with this devastating disease.

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Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by “UCARE father”, Dr Luis Felipe Ensina, to discuss the frequently underestimated burden of urticaria, which Dr Ensina explains is not limited to the patients themselves, but may indirectly impact numerous friends and family members as well.

With the sixth consensus meeting on the international EAACI/GA²LEN/EuroGuiDerm guideline for urticaria fast approaching, Professor Marcus Maurer is joined by guideline development group member, Professor Torsten Zuberbier, who explains what we can expect from this new edition.

Patients with chronic conditions are increasingly seeking information from information and communications technologies (ICTs) to manage their health. As of yet, it is not known which general or specific ICTs patients use to obtain information on health-related topics and specifically on CU, or how patients perceive the currently available information via ICTs. Gaining knowledge on this is...

In cooperation with many experts, scientists and medthority, a podcast series on the subject of Urticara has been created under the title: All things urticaria. Further episodes are constantly being created. At Apple Podcasts you can currently find all available episodes. You can listen to them in your browser or in Apple Podcasts. Have fun with it....

The 5th GA²LEN Global Urticaria Forum is an international meeting about urticaria.

In 2020, the meeting will again be held in Berlin (Germany) from Wednesday 1 to Thursday 2 December 2020, with a Welcome Reception on Wednesday.

For UrticariaDay2020, we recorded a pilot series of podcasts “All things urticaria” with three episodes.

They are available on Spotify and medthority

Review the best practices for chronic spontaneous urticaria and ensure your treatment plan is up-to-date. www.medscape.org/viewarticle/935878

You’ll earn CPD credit from @Medscape Education.

In these podcasts our host, Professor Marcus Maurer, is joined by his friends and colleagues, Professor Ana Giménez-Arnau, Professor Karsten Weller and Professor Martin Metz, to discuss all things urticaria. www.medthority.com

What is urticaria, what are the causes, what is the prognosis, how can urticaria be treated? Join 30 minutes of live training for patients and tgheir relatives, followed by answering questions using the chat feature