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Sunday, 5 December 2010

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17:15-18:15


Hereditary Angioedema (HAE): Spotlight on the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment
Chairperson: Lanny Rosenwasser
17:15
Welcoming Remarks
17:20
Clinical presentation and differential diagnosis
Timothy J. Craig
17:40
Treatment options of HAE
Konrad Bork
18:00
Discussion

Monday, 6 December 2010

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10:30-12:00


Asthma and co-morbidities
Chairpersons: Zeinab Awad, Habib Douagui and Revaz I. Sepiashvili
10:30
Welcoming Remarks
10:35
Asthma and rheumatic disorders and vasculitis
Lanny Rosenwasser
10:55
Asthma and osteoporosis and osteopenia
Dennis Ledford
11:15
Asthma in the elite athlete
Sergio Bonini
11:35
Discussion

Asthma and upper airway co-morbidities: Research and clinical practice updates
Chairpersons: Hussain Abdul Rahman, Elham Hossny and Noel Rodriguez-Perez
10:30
Welcoming Remarks
10:35
Asthma, rhinosinusitis and otitis media with effusion
Ruby Pawankar
10:55
Practical aspects of managing asthma and rhinosinusitis in the clinic
Michael A. Kaliner
11:15
Asthma and nasal polyps
Hae-Sim Park
11:35
Asthma and aspirin sensitivity
Marek L. Kowalski
11:55
Discussion

Update on asthma research and clinical practice
Chairpersons: Mohamad Ehlayel and Jung-Won Park
10:30
Welcoming Remarks
10:35
Asthma control: Setting goals
Eric Bateman
10:55
Difficult-to-control asthma
Paul O'Byrne
11:15
Asthma exacerbation and reducing emergency room visits
Tari Haahtela
11:35
Discussion

15:30-17:00


Asthma and upper airway co-morbidities: Looking ahead
Chairpersons: Carla Irani and Ho Joo Yoon
15:30
Welcoming Remarks
15:35
Asthma and vocal cord dysfunction
Dennis Ledford
15:55
Asthma, GERD and laryngeal pharyngeal reflux (LPR)
Richard F. Lockey
16:15
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea
Fulvio Braido
16:35
Discussion

Asthma in the elderly
Chairpersons: Young-Koo Jee, Yousser Mohamed and Fadhel Saleh
15:30
Welcoming Remarks
15:35
Asthma and co-morbidities in the elderly
Neil Barnes
15:55
Life-Long asthma and its relationship to COPD
Stephen T. Holgate
16:15
Overcoming gaps and optimizing management of asthma in the elderly
Louis-Philippe Boulet
16:35
Discussion

15:30-17:15


Asthma and upper airway co-morbidities in the Gulf and Near East
Chairpersons: Nermina Arifhodzic　 and Syed M. Hasnain
15:30
Welcoming Remarks
15:35
Genetics of asthma
Saleh Al-Muhsen
15:55
Triggers of childhood asthma
Zeina Baz
16:15
Asthma and rhinitis
Mona Al-Ahmad
16:35
Asthma and sleep disorders
Ashraf Al Zaaibi
16:55
Discussion

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

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10:30-12:00


An overview of pediatric asthma
Chairpersons: Shereen Reda and Meenu Singh
10:30
Welcoming Remarks
10:35
Wheezing pre-asthma phenotypes in pre-school children
Robert Lemanske
10:55
Asthma and allergies in school-age children and adolescents
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani
11:15
Prevention of pediatric asthma and allergies
Tari Haahtela
11:35
Discussion

Asthma, endocrine disorders and iatrogenesis
Chairpersons: Motohiro Ebisawa and Lubna Hwejeh
10:30
Welcoming Remarks
10:35
Asthma treatment and the HPA axis
Paul Greenberger
10:55
Asthma and endocrine disorders
Dennis Ledford
11:15
Asthma co-morbidities in pregnancy
Sandra González-Díaz
11:35
Discussion

New concepts in severe asthma
Chairpersons: Asma Al Nuaimi and Rabih Halwani
10:30
Welcoming Remarks
10:35
Asthma phenotypes: A clinically useful concept
Adnan Custovic
10:55
Defining and diagnosing severe asthma
Eric Bateman
11:15
Small airways disease in asthma
Stephen Peters
11:35
Discussion

13:00-14:30


Sanofi-Aventis: Allergic airways diseases: From the evidence to clinical practice
Chairperson: Mario Sanchez-Borges
13:00
Welcoming Remarks
13:05
Burden of allergic diseases in Midle East countries
Faheem Tadros
13:25
From clinical evidence to real practice
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani
13:45
Allergic airways diseases: Evidence based medicine
G. Walter Canonica
14:05
Discussion

17:00-18:30


Immunotherapy and immune modulators in asthma and allergic rhinitis
Chairpersons: Ahmed Elbousify and Nagata Makoto
17:00
Welcoming Remarks
17:05
Subcutaneous immunotherapy
Harold Nelson
17:25
Sublingual immunotherapy for patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma
G. Walter Canonica
17:45
Novel strategies and future directions in immunotherapy
Glenis Scadding
18:05
Discussion

The multiple faces of asthma
Chairpersons: Alessandro Fiocchi and Paul Greenberger
17:00
The three dimensions of asthma: Asthma type, asthma severity and asthma personality
Jan Lötvall
17:20
Immunological mechanisms of asthma phenotypes
Christian Virchow
17:40
Environmental influences on asthma and alllergy phenotypes
Omer Kalayci

17:00-19:00


Asthma and COPD
Chairpersons: Hasan Al-Dhekri and Kamal Hanna
17:00
Welcoming Remarks
17:05
Biomarkers in the assessment of asthma and COPD
Louis-Philippe Boulet
17:25
Diagnosing and managing asthma and COPD
Neil Barnes
17:45
Smoking cessation
Riccardo Polosa
18:05
Allergen avoidance strategies to reduce morbidity in asthma
Adnan Custovic
18:25
Discussion

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

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09:30-11:00


Asthma and ocular allergy co-morbidity
Chairpersons: Manana V. Chikhladze, Maitham Husain and Barbara Rogala  
09:30
Welcoming Remarks
09:35
Epidemiology and pathomechanisms of ocular allergy
Michael S. Blaiss
09:55
Asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis co-morbidity and quality-of-life
Fulvio Braido
10:15
Treating the ocular component of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
Sergio Bonini
10:35
Discussion

11:00-12:30


Asthma and concomitant chest diseases
Chairpersons: Hasan Al-Dhekri and Pawel Gorski 
11:00
Welcoming Remarks
11:05
Occupational rhinitis and asthma
Hae-Sim Park
11:25
Asthma, cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis
Neil Barnes
11:45
Cough variant asthma
Pramod Kelkar
12:05
Discussion

Asthma and viral infections
Chairpersons: Nizar Kherallah and Anwar Sallam
11:00
Welcoming Remarks
11:05
Early viral infections: Their role in the development of asthma
Robert Lemanske
11:25
Managing the wheezing infant
Alessandro Fiocchi
11:45
Non-viral triggers of asthma exacerbation
Louis-Philippe Boulet
12:05
Discussion

11:00-12:45


Asthma and chest co-morbidities in the Middle East
Chairpersons: Hussain Al Kendi, Abdenour Benyounes, Richard F. Lockey and Zineb Sayah
11:00
Welcoming Remarks
11:05
Asthma and smoking
Mohammad Reza Masjedi
11:25
Asthma management strategies in the Middle East
Majdi Idrees
11:45
The impact of olive pollens in allergy and asthma in Jordan
Hani Ababneh
12:05
Discussion
12:25
Monoclonal antibodies in asthma therapy - Middle East perspective
Yehia El-Gamal