Plenary Sessions

Monday, 6 December 2010

08:00 - 10:00

Plenary Session 1037: Update on asthma and lower airway co-morbidities
 Chairpersons: Hassan Alrayes, Ali Ben Kheder and Ashok Shah
08:00 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks
08:05 - 08:30
Epidemiology and risk factors for asthma and COPD | Giovanni Viegi (Italy)
08:30 - 08:55
Severe asthma in children | Lanny Rosenwasser (US)
08:55 - 09:20
Pathophysiology and remodeling of asthma | Stephen T. Holgate (United Kingdom)
09:20 - 09:45
NHLBI: Asthma phenotypes | Richard F. Lockey (US)
09:45 - 10:00
Question & Answer

13:00 - 15:00

Plenary Session 1039: Asthma & upper airway co-morbidities
 Chairpersons: Shirina Alsowaidii and Anwar Sallam
13:00 - 13:05
Welcoming Remarks
13:05 - 13:30
Asthma and allergic rhinitis: The link | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
13:30 - 13:55
Asthma and evidence-based management of allergic rhinitis | G. Walter Canonica (Italy)
13:55 - 14:20
Asthma and rhinosinusitis | Michael A. Kaliner (US)
14:20 - 14:45
Non-allergic rhinitis and asthma | Glenis Scadding (United Kingdom)
14:45 - 15:00
Question & Answer

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

08:00 - 10:00

Plenary Session 1040: Asthma and endocrine co-morbidities
 Chairpersons: Abdulrahman Al Frayh, Waleed Al-Herz and Young Joo Cho
08:00 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks
08:05 - 08:30
Dietary factors, obesity and pediatric asthma | Paul Greenberger (US)
08:30 - 08:55
Asthma and obesity in adults | Dennis Ledford (US)
08:55 - 09:20
Asthma and pregnancy | Harold Nelson (US)
09:20 - 09:45
Gender and development of asthma | Robert Lemanske (US)
09:45 - 10:00
Question & Answer

14:30 - 16:30

Plenary Session 1043: Asthma and COPD: Present and future therapies
 Chairpersons: Karnen Baratawidjaja and Felicidad Cua-Lim
14:30 - 14:35
Welcoming Remarks
14:35 - 15:00
Novel therapies for asthma and COPD | Paul O'Byrne (Canada)
15:00 - 15:25
Future use of biologics in asthma and allergy | Lanny Rosenwasser (US)
15:25 - 15:50
Anti-IgE treatment in severe asthma | Thomas B. Casale (US)
15:50 - 16:15
Controversies in LABA | Stephen Peters (US)
16:15 - 16:30
Question & Answer

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

08:00 - 09:30

Plenary Session 1042: Asthma and atopic eczema, food allergy, anaphylaxis
 Chairpersons: Hani Ababneh and MK Agarwal
08:00 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks
08:05 - 08:30
Atopic eczema and respiratory allergy | Adnan Custovic (United Kingdom)
08:30 - 08:55
Asthma and food allergy | Alessandro Fiocchi (Italy)
08:55 - 09:20
Treatment of anaphylaxis | Richard F. Lockey (US)
09:20 - 09:30
Question & Answer

14:00 - 16:00

Plenary Session 1041: Psychological and societal dimensions of asthma
 Chairperson: Mirza Al-Sayegh 
14:00 - 14:05
Welcoming Remarks
14:05 - 14:30
Developmental and behavioral problems in children and adolescents | Michael S. Blaiss (US)
14:30 - 14:55
Sucessful models of asthma management | Louis-Philippe Boulet (Canada)
14:55 - 15:20
Asthma as a public health concern | Giovanni Viegi (Italy)
15:20 - 15:45
Asthma care in resource-poor settings | Mario Sanchez-Borges (Venezuela)
15:45 - 16:00
Question & Answer