Is education at the crossroads?

between specialists and primary care physicians, to assist harmonisation, and to design and deploy relevant educational tools (see www.eaaci.net). However, the impact of allergies has only recently been recognised at the political level in Europe, mostly in relation to respiratory allergies. This is an important step, but it lags behind the observed epidemiological trends with increases in systemic disease entities such as food allergy. In all, there is little doubt that recognition and prioritisation of allergy education in primary care is probably the only way to improve patient outcomes and to prevent devastating consequences in public health.