2010 WAO International Scientific Conference: Postgraduate Courses

Aspirin desensitization - WATS2
Speakers: Marek L. Kowalski and Hae-Sim Park

Exhaled NO and other markers of inflammation - WATS2
Speaker: Myron Zitt

Managing smoking cessation clinics
Speakers: Bassam Mahboub, Riccardo Polosa and Giovanni Viegi

Nasal endoscopy and challenge tests - WATS2
Speakers: Abdulla Ibrahim, Dennis Ledford and Ruby Pawankar

Spirometry
Speakers: Omar Al Rawas, Thomas B. Casale and Stephen Peters

Sputum analysis/BAL analysis
Speakers: Neil Barnes, Louis-Philippe Boulet and Paul O'Byrne

Asthma self-management (SM) plans - WATS2
Speakers: Ignacio J. Ansotegui, Tari Haahtela and Nizar Kherallah

CPAP and sleep disorders - WATS2
Speaker: Fulvio Braido

Clinical methods for distinguishing COPD and asthma - WATS2
Speakers: Hatem Al Ameri, Stephen Peters and Eric Bateman

Dietary factors and weight management
Speakers: Michael S. Blaiss and Paul Greenberger

Inhalation devices
Speakers: Suleiman Al Hammadi, Sandra González-Díaz and Pramod Kelkar

Investigating and managing upper airway disorders
Speakers: G. Walter Canonica, Omer Kalayci and Michael A. Kaliner

Asthma control measures in research and clinical practice
Speakers: Sergio Bonini and Paul O'Byrne

Food allergy: Diagnosis and treatment - WATS2
Speakers: Sami Bahna, Motohiro Ebisawa and Alessandro Fiocchi

Managing chronic cough
Speakers: Pramod Kelkar and Riccardo Polosa

Optimizing asthma management & treatment through behavior modification - WATS2
Speakers: Fulvio Braido, Harold Nelson and Mario Sanchez-Borges

Practical aspects of managing rhinitis and asthma in children - WATS2
Speakers: Salem Al Tamemi, Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani and Michael S. Blaiss

Role of bone scanning in asthma and osteoporosis
Speakers: Dennis Ledford and Richard F. Lockey

Asthma education
Speakers: Tari Haahtela, Michael A. Kaliner and Tatiana Slavyanskaya

Bronchial provocation tests in adults and children
Speakers: Omer Kalayci and Lanny Rosenwasser

Practical aspects of immunotherapy - WATS2
Speakers: G. Walter Canonica and Harold Nelson

Preventing asthma exacerbations - WATS2
Speakers: Thomas B. Casale, Nizar Kherallah and Marek L. Kowalski

Skin testing: Theory and practice
Speakers: Sami Bahna, Sandra González-Díaz and Fares Zaitoun

When and how to use epinephrine / Treatment of anaphylaxis
Speakers: Richard F. Lockey and Myron Zitt

Postgraduate Courses