2. The GA2LEN Urticaria Center of Reference and Excellence (UCARE) programme and network is part of the GA2LEN center of reference and excellence (CORE) initiative 2 2

3. Who is GA²LEN?
A consortium of 31 partners

4. What does GA²LEN do? Coprogrammes research in allergy
Accelerates the application of research results
Creates platforms & tools for research and dissemination
Creates awareness and disseminates better care

5. What is the GA²LEN CORE initiative?
Disease-specific networks of centers of reference and excellence for selected disease
Promote research, awareness and education
UCARE (urticaria), ADCARE (atopic dermatitis), ANACARE (anaphylaxis)

6. GA2LEN Urticaria Centers of Reference and Excellence (GA2LEN UCAREs)

7. GA2LEN Urticaria Centers of Reference and Excellence (GA2LEN UCAREs)
Aims
Provide excellence in urticaria management
Increase the knowledge of urticaria by research, studies and education
Promote the awareness of urticaria by advocacy activities

8. What does it take to be a GA2LEN UCARE?
Requirements
Infrastructure/setup 15
Management of urticaria 9
Clinical & Basic Research 5
Education 1
Advocacy 2 32

9. Requirements Apply Audit Certification How to become a GA2LEN UCARE 9 9

10. Requirements Apply Audit Certification How to become a GA2LEN UCARE
Download application form:
Complete, sign and send to: 10 10

11. The GA2LEN UCARE audit process 11 11

12. The GA2LEN UCARE audit process 12 12

13. The GA2LEN UCARE audit process

14. The GA2LEN UCARE network (March 2019)

15. The GA2LEN UCARE network (March 2019)
Certified Centers: 80
Applicant Centers: 17
Interested Centers: 11
Countries with UCAREs: 34
Africa:
Asia:
Australia & Oceania: 1
Europe:
North America:
South America: 5

16. GA2LEN UCARE meetings

17. GA2LEN UCARE meetings

18. GA2LEN UCARE Conference and Preceptorship 2019 - 06. &07. 12
GA2LEN UCARE Conference and Preceptorship &07.12., Istanbul, Turkey

19. GA2LEN UCARE projects www.ga2len-ucare.com
CURE The global chronic urticaria registry (lead investigator: Karsten Weller,
Status: RECRUITING
PREGCU Pregnancy and chronic crticaria: characteristics and outcomes of pregnancy in chronic urticaria patients
(lead investigator: Emek Kocatürk,
CURICT Chronic urticaria – patient use of information and communication technologies (lead investigator: Ivan Cherrez, 19

20. GA2LEN UCARE projects www.ga2len-ucare.com
UVERSICU Urticarial vasculitis versus chronic spontaneous urticaria Natural history, disease course and response to treatment
(lead investigator: Hanna Bonnekoh,
Status: RECRUITING
COLD-CE Cold urticaria and cold reduced reactions – a comprehensive evaluation (lead investigators: Mojca Bizjak and
Dorothea Terhorst-Molawi,
Status: STARTING SOON 20

21. Sponsors of the GA2LEN UCARE network and programme
Status
Uriach
silver
Courage+Khazaka
bronze
Moxie
Aralez