Susanna Palkonen is the Executive Officer at the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations. Susanna is a Member of the EU Consultative Forum on Environment and Health of the European Commission Directorate General (DG) Environment, DG Health and Consumers (SANCO) Indoor Air Quality Expert Group and Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact of Asthma (ARIA) Initiative Guidelines Advisory Committee. Her special interests are prevention and environment and health from the patients' perspective.