Jo Douglass

Outdoor pollen-related changes in lung function and markers of airway inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nur Sabrina Idrose, E Haydn Walters, Jingwen Zhang, Don Vicendese, Ed J Newbigin, Jo A Douglass, Bircan Erbas, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal article  |  2021  |  Clinical & Experimental Allergy

BACKGROUND: Experimental challenge studies have shown that pollen can have early and delayed effects on the lungs and airways. Her..

How can air quality affect health?

Jo A Douglass

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Over recent years, Australians have been subject to an unprecedented number of environmental events materially and visibly affecti..

Thunderstorm asthma: an overview of mechanisms and management strategies

Francis Thien, Janet M Davies, Mark Hew, Jo A Douglass, Robyn E O'Hehir

Journal article  |  2020  |  Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

INTRODUCTION: Epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) is due to a complex interaction of environmental and individual susceptibility f..

Clinical Practice of Allergen Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Asthma: An Expert Panel Report

Moises A Calderon, Susan Waserman, David I Bernstein, Pascal Demoly, Jo Douglass, Remi Gagnon, Constance H Katelaris, Harold Kim, Harold S Nelson, Yoshitaka Okamoto, Kimihiro Okubo, J Christian Virchow, Lawrence DuBuske, Thomas B Casale, G Walter Canonica, Hendrik Nolte

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) reduces symptoms and medication use associated with allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis ..

Is short-term exposure to grass pollen adversely associated with lung function and airway inflammation in the community?

Nur Sabrina Idrose, Rachel CA Tham, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, Dinh Bui, Jennifer L Perret, Don Vicendese, Edward J Newbigin, Mimi LK Tang, Fahad M Aldakheel, Nilakshi T Waidyatillake, Jo A Douglass, Michael J Abramson, Eugene Haydn Walters, Bircan Erbas, Shyamali C Dharmage

Journal article  |  2020  |  Allergy

BACKGROUND: The association between grass pollen exposure and early markers of asthma exacerbations such as lung function changes ..

2016 Thunderstorm-asthma epidemic in Melbourne, Australia: An analysis of patient characteristics associated with hospitalization

Nur-Shirin Harun, Philippe Lachapelle, Gayan Bowatte, Caroline Lodge, George Braitberg, Louis Irving, Timothy Hinks, Shyamali Dharmage, Jo Douglass

Journal article  |  2020  |  Canadian Journal of Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

A systematic review of the role of grass pollen and fungi in thunderstorm asthma

Nur S Idrose, Shyamali C Dharmage, Adrian J Lowe, Katrina A Lambert, Caroline J Lodge, Michael J Abramson, Jo A Douglass, Ed J Newbigin, Bircan Erbas

Journal article  |  2020  |  Environmental Research

BACKGROUND: Thunderstorm asthma is defined as epidemics of asthma occurring shortly after a thunderstorm. While grass pollen has b..

Skin Prick Test Predictive Values for the Outcome of Cashew Challenges in Children

Vicki McWilliam, Rachel L Peters, Katrina J Allen, Shyamali C Dharmage, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Mimi LK Tang, Joanne Smart, Kirsten Perrett, Dean Tey, Marnie Robinson, Mark Taranto, Jennifer J Koplin, Lyle C Gurrin, Terence Dwyer, Adrian Lowe, Melissa Wake, Colin Robertson, Susan Sawyer, George Patton, Jo Douglass, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

BACKGROUND: Cashew is a common cause of tree nut allergy in children. To date there have been few studies of diagnostic tests for ..

Equal or not? Women hold less prestigious roles at respiratory medicine conferences than men

Mayurapriya Raviskanthan, Megan Rees, Jo Douglass, Katherine Sleeman, Irene Higginson, Natasha Smallwood

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Respiratory Journal

DUPILUMAB IMPROVES LUNG FUNCTION ACROSS BASELINE DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS IN PATIENTS WITH EVIDENCE OF TYPE 2 INFLAMMATION AT BASELINE: THE LIBERTY ASTHMA QUEST STUDY

P Paggiaro, M Castro, WG Canonica, JA Douglass, Y Tohda, MS Rice, Y Deniz, P Rowe, N Amin, A Teper

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Thorax