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Plenary Sessions

Monday, 6 December 2010

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08:00-10:00


Update on asthma and lower airway co-morbidities
Chairpersons: Hassan Alrayes, Ali Ben Kheder and Ashok Shah
08:00
Welcoming Remarks
08:05
Epidemiology and risk factors for asthma and COPD
Giovanni Viegi
08:30
Severe asthma in children
Lanny Rosenwasser
08:55
Pathophysiology and remodeling of asthma
Stephen T. Holgate
09:20
NHLBI: Asthma phenotypes
Richard F. Lockey
09:45
Question & Answer

13:00-15:00


Asthma & upper airway co-morbidities
Chairpersons: Shirina Alsowaidii and Anwar Sallam
13:00
Welcoming Remarks
13:05
Asthma and allergic rhinitis: The link
Ruby Pawankar
13:30
Asthma and evidence-based management of allergic rhinitis
G. Walter Canonica
13:55
Asthma and rhinosinusitis
Michael A. Kaliner
14:20
Non-allergic rhinitis and asthma
Glenis Scadding
14:45
Question & Answer

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

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08:00-10:00


Asthma and endocrine co-morbidities
Chairpersons: Abdulrahman Al Frayh, Waleed Al-Herz and Young Joo Cho
08:00
Welcoming Remarks
08:05
Dietary factors, obesity and pediatric asthma
Paul Greenberger
08:30
Asthma and obesity in adults
Dennis Ledford
08:55
Asthma and pregnancy
Harold Nelson
09:20
Gender and development of asthma
Robert Lemanske
09:45
Question & Answer

14:30-16:30


Asthma and COPD: Present and future therapies
Chairpersons: Karnen Baratawidjaja and Felicidad Cua-Lim
14:30
Welcoming Remarks
14:35
Novel therapies for asthma and COPD
Paul O'Byrne
15:00
Future use of biologics in asthma and allergy
Lanny Rosenwasser
15:25
Anti-IgE treatment in severe asthma
Thomas B. Casale
15:50
Controversies in LABA
Stephen Peters
16:15
Question & Answer

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

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08:00-09:30


Asthma and atopic eczema, food allergy, anaphylaxis
Chairpersons: Hani Ababneh and MK Agarwal
08:00
Welcoming Remarks
08:05
Atopic eczema and respiratory allergy
Adnan Custovic
08:30
Asthma and food allergy
Alessandro Fiocchi
08:55
Treatment of anaphylaxis
Richard F. Lockey
09:20
Question & Answer

14:00-16:00


Psychological and societal dimensions of asthma
Chairperson: Mirza Al-Sayegh 
14:00
Welcoming Remarks
14:05
Developmental and behavioral problems in children and adolescents
Michael S. Blaiss
14:30
Sucessful models of asthma management
Louis-Philippe Boulet
14:55
Asthma as a public health concern
Giovanni Viegi
15:20
Asthma care in resource-poor settings
Mario Sanchez-Borges
15:45
Question & Answer