World Allergy Training School (WATS)

A chronology of international programs organized and led.

Co-sponsored by the World Allergy Organization (WAO) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), WATS combines focused lectures with case-based and hands-on clinical workshops. Dr. Wallace served as organizer and faculty lead for the 19 documented programs below.

Complete chronology

Programs and workshop topics, 2013–2026.

This linked page keeps the primary Global Training page concise while giving conference planners and professional partners a clear record of program locations, dates, and teaching topics.

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Programs directed

WATS presentations and workshops

Year	Location	Lecture and workshop topics
2026	Cape Town, South Africa	Atopic dermatitis Skin treatment workshop Patch testing workshop
2025	Tbilisi, Georgia	Diagnostic testing Allergy skin testing workshop Atopic dermatitis Skin treatment workshop
2025	Baku, Azerbaijan	Diagnostic testing Allergy skin testing workshop Skin treatment workshop
2024	Yerevan, Armenia	Drug allergy Patch testing workshop Diagnostic testing Allergy skin testing workshop
2024	Asunción, Paraguay	Anaphylaxis lecture and workshop
2023	Arusha, Tanzania	Diagnostic testing Allergy skin testing workshop Contact dermatitis diagnosis and treatment Anaphylaxis management (two-day event)
2019	St. Petersburg, Russia	Diagnostic testing Allergy skin testing workshop
2019	Havana, Cuba	Diagnostic testing Allergy skin testing workshop
2018	Bangkok, Thailand	Diagnostic testing and allergen immunotherapy Allergy skin testing workshop
2018	Moscow, Russia	Diagnostic testing and allergen immunotherapy Allergy skin testing workshop Case studies in anaphylaxis
2018	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Diagnostic testing and allergen immunotherapy Allergy skin testing workshop Anaphylaxis: trends and treatment
2017	Cairo, Egypt	Diagnostic testing and allergen immunotherapy Allergy skin testing workshop
2017	Tbilisi, Georgia	Diagnostic testing and allergen immunotherapy Allergy skin testing workshop
2016	St. Petersburg, Russia	Food allergy: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management
2016	Puebla, Mexico	Food allergy: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management Anaphylaxis: preparing your office and staff for medical emergencies
2015	Seoul, Korea	Drug allergy: case-based learning
2015	Havana, Cuba	Anaphylaxis: causes, diagnosis, and treatment Anaphylaxis vs. acute urticaria — a case-based learning presentation Allergy skin testing lecture and workshop
2014	Maputo, Mozambique	Anaphylaxis: causes, diagnosis, and treatment Asthma vs. COPD Allergy skin testing and immunotherapy workshop
2013	Harare, Zimbabwe	Allergic rhinitis and sinusitis: diagnosis and management Anaphylaxis: causes, diagnosis, and treatment Atopic dermatitis Allergy skin-testing workshop

Teaching in practice

International faculty collaboration and hands-on learning.

Speakers and local organizers at the 2025 WATS program in Azerbaijan — Speakers and local organizers · Baku, Azerbaijan · 2025

Dana Wallace teaching an allergy skin testing workshop in Cuba in 2019 — Allergy skin testing workshop · Havana, Cuba · 2019

Dana Wallace leading a hands-on WATS workshop in Cairo in 2017 — Hands-on workshop · Cairo, Egypt · 2017

Dana Wallace teaching during the 2017 WATS workshop in Georgia — Clinical workshop · Tbilisi, Georgia · 2017

Participants and faculty at the 2014 WATS program in Mozambique — Participants and faculty · Maputo, Mozambique · 2014

Dana Wallace with WATS colleagues in Mongolia in 2018 — Faculty mentoring · Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · 2018

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