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CSACI History

THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

The CSACI had its beginnings in 1945. That year, a group of physicians came together at the Canadian Medical Association meeting and founded the Canadian Society for the Study of Allergy (CSSA). Within one year, the membership grew to twenty-five, and the first scientific meeting was held in Banff, AB in 1946. In 1956, the CSSA changed its name to the Canadian  Academy of Allergy, and in 1967, the present name, the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology was adopted. The society established a permanent secretariat in Ottawa in 1996. The Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF) was founded as a charity in the same year. The CSACI remains one of the oldest specialty societies in Canada.

The CSACI has always been active in supporting education and research in the subspecialty. It lobbied for and was successful in obtaining accreditation for Clinical Immunology and Allergy as a medical subspecialty in 1968. The society has convened scientific meetings annually for its members. Prior to 1978, the meetings were held in conjunction with the Canadian Medical Association. From 1978 to 1999, they were held concurrently with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada annual meeting. Since 2000, the CSACI has been holding its own, independent, annual meeting.

Today’s CSACI is the premier Canadian organization for health professionals in the field of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology. The society provides leadership and expertise in the subspecialty. It also provides a place for members to interact, network, and learn from each other. The CSACI is a member society of the World Allergy Organization (WAO), as well as the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). It also works closely with patient information organizations to improve the lives of Canadians with allergic and immunologic disease.

Our Past Presidents

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR STUDY OF ALLERGY

1945 – 1946 H.K. DETWEILER
1946 – 1947 C.H.A. WALTON
1947 – 1948 I. ERB
1948 – 1949 J.F.C. ANDERSON
1949 – 1950 B. ROSE
1950 – 1951 B. ROSE
1951 – 1952 P. SPRAGUE
1952 - 1953 C.H.A. WALTON
1953 - 1954 C.H.A. WALTON


CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ALLERGY

1954 – 1955 C.H.A. WALTON
1955 – 1956 C.H.A. WALTON
1956 - 1957 B. ROSE
1957 - 1958 T.M. SIENIEWICZ
1958 - 1959 J.D.L. FITZGERALD
1959 – 1960 C.H.A. WALTON
1960 – 1961 J. LEGER
1961 – 1962 J.H. TOOGOOD
1962 – 1963 C. COLLINS-WILLIAMS
1963 – 1964 H.L. BACAL
1964 – 1965 H.S. MITCHELL
1965 – 1966 L. LOEB
1966 – 1967 S.O. FREEDMAN
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CANADIAN SOCIETY OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY


1967 – 1968 J .D. HORAN
1968 - 1969 F. LEGER
1969 – 1970 A. KNIGHT
1970 – 1971 A. EISEN
1971 – 1972 C. LANGLOIS
1972 – 1973 J. DAY
1973 – 1974 P. DELORME
1974 – 1975 W. CHODIRKER
1975 – 1976 K.S. TSE
1976 – 1977 J. DOLOVICH
1977 – 1978 H.M. BLUMER
1978 – 1979 D.R. McCOURTIE
1979 – 1980 M. DROUIN
1980 – 1982 P. SMALL
1982 – 1984 F.E.R. SIMONS
1984 – 1986 J. GREENBAUM
1986 – 1988 W.H. YANG
1988 – 1990 D. DANOFF
1990 – 1992 D. STARK
1992 – 1994 B. MOOTE
1994 – 1996 G. SUSSMAN
1996 – 1998 Z. CHAD
1998 – 2000 A. BECKER
2000 – 2002 E. LEITH
2002 – 2004 R. SCHELLENBERG
2004 – 2006 S. WASERMAN
2006 – 2008 C. FRANKISH
2008 – 2010 R. WARRINGTON
2010 – 2012 S. CARR
2012 – 2014 P. KEITH
2014 – S. KAPUR

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