2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Technologies of Care: Food Allergy Treatments in Japan and the UK
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22K01071
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
COOK EMMA 北海道大学, メディア・コミュニケーション研究院, 教授 (90745788)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2027-03-31
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| Keywords | food allergy treatments |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In 2023 I focused on gathering data on the current state of food allergy treatments options and advancements in the field by attending the European Academy of Allergy and Immunology (EAACI) conference online and the 第 72 回日本アレルギー学会学術大会 in person in Tokyo. I began coding and analysing the transcripts of 28 initial interviews I conducted in Japan in June and July 2022 and have begun to ascertain how treatment options shape understandings and experiences of food allergies. Continuing on from 2022, I participated in the COMFA initiative (https://comfa.eu) which brought together various stakeholders (including researchers, clinicians, patients and representatives from patient organisations) to develop a core outcome set for future food allergy clinical trials, which was published in 2024 in the journal Allergy. I also published an article in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy on anthropological and sociological approaches to food allergy that was aimed at a clinical audience.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
I had initially planned to organise in-hospital/in-clinic fieldwork to observe food allergy treatments and therapies in situ. Due to a variety of factors, however, I did not attempt to organise this in Japan or the UK but decided to first focus on analysing the initial data I gathered in 2022 and to attend relevant scientific conferences on allergy in Europe and Japan to ascertain the current status of food allergy treatments.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
It is my intention to try and secure access to observing food allergy treatments in hospitals/clinics in Japan in 2024. In addition I plan to conduct more interviews on food allergy treatment experiences with patients and their families in Japan in August. I will also attend the European Academy of Allergy and Immunology (EAACI) conference online in June, the 第 73 回日本アレルギー学会学術大会 in person in Kyoto in October, and the FAAM-Eurobat (Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Meeting) in Athens in November.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to scheduling conflicts I was unable to attend the EAACI conference in June 2023 in person and therefore I was unable to use the majority of the travel costs I had budgeted for 2023. I intend to use the leftover amount towards travel in 2024 and potentially also transcription costs for the interviews I plan to conduct.
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