COMFA Consensus Meeting 2023

11th-12th May in London, UK

It is our pleasure to announce the forthcoming COMFA consensus meeting scheduled to take place in London, UK. We cordially invite individuals who have lived experience of food allergy, health professionals, researchers, and representatives of other relevant groups to participate in this meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss the outcomes of the Delphi process and to come to an agreement on the final core outcomes for food allergy.

Comfa Consensus Meeting
COMFA • Core Outcome Measures for Food Allergy • COST Action CA18227

The preliminary program for the meeting is following:

Thursday, 11 May 2023
Primary objective: To reach a final agreement on the core outcome set in food allergy, completing the COMFA project
09:30 – 10:00
COMFA meeting Registration
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome and Introduction
Robert Boyle, Imperial College London, UK
Christian Apfelbacher, University of Magdeburg, Germany
Daniel Munblit, King’s College London, U
10:10 – 10:30
COMFA Project Overview
Daniel Munblit, King’s College London, UK
10:30 – 10:45
Results of the Delphi Process
Anastasia Demidova, Independent Researcher, Cyprus
10:45 – 11:00
Q&A Session
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee-break
11:15
Introduction of the meeting facilitator
11:15 – 12:30
Included and Excluded Outcomes Presentation, Discussion and Voting
  • Presentation of the outcomes that were included and excluded in the Delphi process
  • Breakout group discussions to further explore the included and excluded outcomes
  • Voting
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
14:00-15:15
Presentation of Outcomes Neither Included nor Excluded, Discussion and Voting
  • Presentation of the outcomes that were included and excluded in the Delphi process
  • Breakout group discussions to further explore the included and excluded outcomes
  • Voting
15:15-15:30
Coffee-break
15:30-16:45
Discussion and Voting on Outcomes Neither Included nor Excluded
  • Breakout group discussions to further explore the included and excluded outcomes
  • Voting
16:45-17:00
Results of the first day and Closing Remarks
Robert Boyle, Imperial College London, UK
Christian Apfelbacher, University of Magdeburg, Germany
Daniel Munblit, King’s College London,
18:30 – 20:30
COMFA Social Dinner
Friday, 12 May 2023
Primary objective: To discuss the implementation, dissemination, and future research directions for the agreed-upon core outcome set in food allergy
09:30-9:45
Welcome and Recap of Day 1
Christian Apfelbacher, University of Magdeburg, Germany
9:30-10:30
Interactive Discussion of the final Core Outcome Set and Implementation Strategies for the Core Outcome Set
  • Final arguments and remaining voting (if needed)
  • Presentation and discussion on best practices for implementing the core outcome set in clinical trials and observational research of interventions
  • Further work required for adaptations to use in clinical practice
10:30-11:00
STSM Presentations
11:00-11:15
Coffee-break
11:15-13:15
COMFA Management Committee meeting
Moderation: Daniel Munblit, King’s College London, UK
13:15-13:30
Closing Remarks
Robert Boyle, Imperial College London, UK
Christian Apfelbacher, University of Magdeburg, Germany
Daniel Munblit, King’s College London, UK