Atopic and Respiratory Diseases
Care Reimagined:
From Prevention to Better Outcomes
MAY 20 – 23, 2027 SARAJEVO
Atopic and Respiratory Diseases
ADNAN ČUSTOVIĆ
AI in diagnosing and treating food allergy and anaphylaxis: Ready to go in 2026?
Environmental control in the primary prevention of asthma
GIDEON LACK
Oral tolerance induction for preventing food allergy
How to introduce allergens early into the infant diet?
WISIA WEDZICKA
Early COPD: Lessons from the BEACON cohort
COPD Exacerbation: Prevention and the role of Biologics
PAUL TURNER
Eosinophilic oesophagitis
Food Challenges: Everything you ever wanted to know but never dared to ask
MOHAMED SHAMJI
Molecular and Cellular Pathways Underlying Successful Allergen Immunotherapy
Bridging basic science, biomarkers, and artificial intelligence
NEIL PEARCE
Bias and Directed Acyclic Graphs (including exercise)
Approaches to causal inference
What can we learn from international comparisons of asthma and other NCDs
DERMOT RYAN
The patient pathway through the healthcare system for allergic and respiratory diseases
Differentiating allergic from non-allergic rhinitis
TONYA WINDERS
Introductory lecture – Patient – Healthcare Professional Dialog
Panel Discussion – Building Better Care Together: Patients, Education, and Policy
MARIA TORRES
Diagnostic Certainty in Drug Allergy: Evidence-Based Strategies from History to Provocation
Risk stratification in drug allergy
BRANKA MARINOVIĆ
Introductory lecture – Patient – Healthcare Professional Dialog
Atopic Dermatitis as a Public Health Priority: Aligning with the WHA Resolution on Skin Diseases as a Global Health Priority
Panel Discussion – Building Better Care Together: Patients, Education, and Policy
DEBORAH LAWLOR
How exposures from gestation, childhood, and adolescence through to adulthood and older age shape long-term health trajectories?
Triangulation of evidence from different sources
MATEA DELIU
Integration of virtual and community-based care to deliver holistic and patient-centred services
Digital AI tools to enhance clinical workflows and deliver better outcomes
INGRID TERREEHORST
Cross-Reactivity in beta-lactam allergy: clinical implications
Eosinophilic Esophagitis and immunotherapy, do or don’t?
NIVES PUSTIŠEK
Secondary prevention of AD through improvement of mental health zdravlja
MARINA ATANASKOVIĆ MARKOVIĆ
Desensitization in drug allergy in children: turning risk into safety
Vaccination of children with known allergy to vaccine components
MIRJANA TURKALJ
Can allergen immunotherapy prevent the development of allergic diseases?
Biological drugs in the prevention of food allergies
AMILA HADŽIMURATOVIĆ
Food Challenges: Everything you ever wanted to know but never dared to ask
DŽAN AHMED JESENKOVIĆ
Epidemiology in the Balkans
PHILIPP LATZIN
The Role of Bacterial Lysates
DARIJE ČUSTOVIĆ
Applied methods in asthma and allergy research
Welcome Note
Dear colleagues and friends,
It is our privilege and honour to welcome you to participate in the 7th International AAA Congress in Sarajevo – May 29– 31 2026.
The AAA Congress brings together specialists, physicians, and healthcare professionals to share valuable scientific knowledge on asthma, COPD, allergies, atopic dermatitis and related conditions. AAA Congress has been a unique opportunity to exchange on current issues on atopic diseases, offering and outstanding scientific program, including presentations by world-renowned speakers. The 7th AAA Congress will continue its tradition of excellence and you are welcome to take part to this unique international event.
Progress happens when great minds work together to solve the toughest challenges. One of the AAA Congress’s greatest achievements is its ability to create partnerships and communities to share the updated knowledge and best world practices. Extensive efforts in innovative prevention, monitoring and immune modulation interventions together with integrative approaches are needed to circumvent the unmet needs in atopic and respiratory diseases. Such innovative solutions ultimately lead to better patient outcomes, fewer hospital visits and reduced healthcare costs.
The Scientific Programme will present the best in science and educational sessions from distinguished researchers from across the globe. Covering key topics, the 7th AAA Congress provides a multidisciplinary forum for allergists, pulmonologists, dermatologists, pediatricians, clinical immunologists and primary care physicians.
I look forward to welcoming participants and friends to the 7th International AAA Congress. These meetings would not be possible without your continuous endeavor for high quality learning opportunities and scientific interactions. Join AAA to celebrate innovation as the game-changing approach to the complex health, social, economic and environmental challenges that influence allergic diseases and asthma.
Yours sincerely,
Adnan Custovic DM MD PhD FRCP FMedSc
Professor of Paediatric Allergy
The Scientific Committee of the AAA Congress
ATOPY: MARCHING WITH ALLERGIES
The AAA Association BiH together Family Medicine Physicians Association held the first AAA Congress in June 2019. The AAA Congress gathers experts and scientists working and interested in the fields of allergy and airways diseases. Beside physicians, AAA Congress gathers patients in order to give them opportunity to acquire additional knowledge as well as possibility for interaction with specialists.
To advance the mission as a resource and advocate in the field of atopic diseases, advancing excellence in clinical care through education, research and training, the AAA theme-based Congress has been launched.
Welcome to Sarajevo
Sarajevo is very proud of its centuries-old multiculturality, which is due to the fact that Christians (Orthodox and Catholics), Muslims and Jews… have been living here with one another for ages.
This well-established coexistence in Sarajevo has led to a unique, rich and enchanting mix of cultures which acts very much like a powerful magnet, attracting visitors from all corners of the globe.
Fees and Registration
- Early bird fees
(until 20.03.2026.) - GENERAL ADMISSION
- NURSES
- STUDENT
- GALA DINNER
- Early bird fees
(until 20.03.2026.) - EUR 180
- EUR 110
- EUR 40
- GALA DINNER
- Standard fees
(until 20.5.2026.) - EUR 220
- EUR 150
- EUR 70
- EUR 70
- Late/on-site
(20.05. – 31.05.2026.) - EUR 300
- EUR 170
- EUR 90
- GALA DINNER
Package Accommodation and Registration Fee (General Admission)
package stay, 29.05.2026. – 31.05.2026.
- Single use
- Swissotel
- Hotel 2
- The price is valid until 22.04.2026.
- Single use
- EUR 499
- /
- The price is valid until 22.04.2026.
- Double use
- EUR 535
- /
- The price is valid until 22.04.2026.
Prices are per room for package stay of 2 nights (29th of May till 31th of May 2026.)
All prices include:
- Breakfast on 30th, and 31th of May
- Working lunches on 30th and 31th of May
- Coffee breaks as listed in the Program
Online Registration
Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this adding value Congress! The 7th AAA Congress 2026 will welcome basic and translational scientists, pediatricians, dermatologists, pulmonologists, clinical immunologists, allergists and researchers interested in exploring the fields of atopic diseases.
Payment
Payment should be done by direct bank transfer.
Please note that bank transmission fees have to be paid by the transmitter. Bank details are as follows:
International transfer
Organization: DIV MEDIA O.D.
ID number: 4302855220009
IBAN/Account number: BA393387304815208426
SWIFT: UNCRBA 22
Name of Bank: Unicredit Bank
Adress: Trg oteškog bataljona 59, Sarajevo
Local transfer
Organizacija: DIV MEDIA O.D.
ID broj: 4302855220009
Bankovni račun: 3387302215107130
Naziv banke: Unicredit banka
Adresa/Adress: Trg oteškog bataljona 59, Sarajevo
A copy of the bank receipt must be scanned and sent by email with your registration email address to congress@aaa-congress.com
Please bear in mind that an international bank transfer can take up to 5 days to reach our account. If payment is not received by the corresponding deadline (early or standard registration), the subsequent rate will automatically apply
Online registration is open! Register online today!
Meet the speakers
Adnan Čustović
AAA Congress
Maria Torres
AAA Congress
Branka Marinović
AAA Congress
Wisa Wedzicka
AAA Congress
Philipp Latzin
AAA Congress
Tonya Winders
AAA Congress
Gideon Lack
AAA Congress
Paul Turner
AAA Congress
Mohamed Shamji
AAA Congress
Nives Pustišek
AAA Congress
Neil Pearce
AAA Congress
Dermot Ryan
AAA Congress
Matea Deliu
AAA Congress
Ingrid Terreehorst
AAA Congress
Deborah A Lawlor
AAA Congress
Marina Atanasković Marković
AAA Congress
Mirjana Turkalj
AAA Congress
Amila Hadžimuratović
AAA Congress
Džan Ahmed Jesenković
AAA Congress
Darije Čustović
AAA CongressAbstract Submission
We invite clinicians, researchers, and young investigators to submit abstracts for the 7th AAA Congress, taking place May 29–31, 2026 at Swissotel Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Abstracts are welcome across all areas of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, including asthma, food allergy, anaphylaxis, atopic dermatitis, immunodeficiencies, allergen immunotherapy, biologics, and more.
Submission deadline: May 13, 2026 (11:59 PM, GMT+1, Sarajevo time). Accepted/rejected notifications will be sent by May 19, 2026.
Why Submit?
- Free registration for selected presenting authors
- Published in the Congress Abstract Book
- Best abstract awarded €150 prize
Guidelines
- Full guidelines are available in this PDF file
- Original, unpublished work not previously presented at international congresses
- Written in English; max 300 words (excluding title, authors, affiliations)
- Must include: Title, Authors (presenting author underlined), Affiliations, Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion
- Accepted abstracts will be presented as poster presentations (B1 or A0 format).
- Submission via the online form on the AAA Congress website
Abstract submission is open! Submit your abstract online today!
Sponsorship
Key Reasons to Participate
- Obtain exposure and network with the key opinion leaders in the field
- Gain invaluable visibility for your product, service or program
- Make important contacts with industry colleagues
- Receive professional input on your product or service
- Hear the late-breaking and cutting edge science presented during the scientific sessions
- Participate in scientific discussions
Stand Out from the Crowd
Sponsorship with AAA Congress allows you to reach a niche group of physicians and researchers in one location. As a sponsor, you will enjoy enhance visibility and valuable opportunities.
Please review the wide selection of sponsorship packages and select the one that fits you. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to set your company apart!
Sponsorship & Exhibition Prospectus
- Details on branding opportunities
- Details on educational opportunities
- Exhibiting opportunities
Who Supports AAA Congress Activities?
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Medical Supply and Equipment Companies
- Associations and Non-Profit Organizations
- Government Organizations
- Medical Publishers
Become a Sponsor
To secure your company participation and for more information on the congress please contact:
Phone: +387 62 725 608
Email: congress@aaa-congress.com
ORGANIZERS
KEY PARTNERS
SUPPORTED BY
SPONSORS
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Adnan Čustović (chair)
Paul Turner (co-chair)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Vildana Begić Mujkić
Amila Hadžimuratović
Džan Ahmed Jesenković