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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

10:30 - 12:00

Symposium 1045: Asthma and co-morbidities
 Chairpersons: Zeinab Awad, Habib Douagui and Revaz I. Sepiashvili
10:30 - 10:35
Welcoming Remarks
10:35 - 10:55
Asthma and rheumatic disorders and vasculitis | Lanny Rosenwasser (US)
10:55 - 11:15
Asthma and osteoporosis and osteopenia | Dennis Ledford (US)
11:15 - 11:35
Asthma in the elite athlete | Sergio Bonini (Italy)
11:35 - 12:00
Discussion
Symposium 1047: Asthma and upper airway co-morbidities: Research and clinical practice updates
 Chairpersons: Hussain Abdul Rahman, Elham Hossny and Noel Rodriguez-Perez
10:30 - 10:35
Welcoming Remarks
10:35 - 10:55
Asthma, rhinosinusitis and otitis media with effusion | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
10:55 - 11:15
Practical aspects of managing asthma and rhinosinusitis in the clinic | Michael A. Kaliner (US)
11:15 - 11:35
Asthma and nasal polyps | Hae-Sim Park (South Korea)
11:35 - 11:55
Asthma and aspirin sensitivity | Marek L. Kowalski (Poland)
11:55 - 12:15
Discussion
Symposium 1044: Update on asthma research and clinical practice
Chairpersons: Mohamad Ehlayel and Jung-Won Park
10:30 - 10:35
Welcoming Remarks
10:35 - 10:55
Asthma control: Setting goals | Eric Bateman (South Africa)
10:55 - 11:15
Difficult-to-control asthma | Paul O'Byrne (Canada)
11:15 - 11:35
Asthma exacerbation and reducing emergency room visits | Tari Haahtela (Finland)
11:35 - 12:00
Discussion

12:30 - 13:00

Keynote Lecture 1008: Asthma and co-morbid conditions
 Chairperson: Ruby Pawankar
12:30 - 12:35
Welcoming Remarks
12:35 - 13:00
Asthma and co-morbid conditions | Richard F. Lockey (US)

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

15:30 - 17:15

Symposium 1106: Asthma and upper airway co-morbidities in the Gulf and Near East
 Chairpersons: Nermina Arifhodzic　 and Syed M. Hasnain
15:30 - 15:35
Welcoming Remarks
15:35 - 15:55
Genetics of asthma | Saleh Al-Muhsen (Saudi Arabia)
15:55 - 16:15
Triggers of childhood asthma | Zeina Baz (Lebanon)
16:15 - 16:35
Asthma and rhinitis | Mona Al-Ahmad (Kuwait)
16:35 - 16:55
Asthma and sleep disorders | Ashraf Al Zaaibi (United Arab Emirates)
16:55 - 17:15
Discussion

15:30 - 17:00

Symposium 1048: Asthma and upper airway co-morbidities: Looking ahead
 Chairpersons: Carla Irani and Ho Joo Yoon
15:30 - 15:35
Welcoming Remarks
15:35 - 15:55
Asthma and vocal cord dysfunction | Dennis Ledford (US)
15:55 - 16:15
Asthma, GERD and laryngeal pharyngeal reflux (LPR) | Richard F. Lockey (US)
16:15 - 16:35
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea | Fulvio Braido (Italy)
16:35 - 17:00
Discussion
Symposium 1046: Asthma in the elderly
 Chairpersons: Young-Koo Jee, Yousser Mohamed and Fadhel Saleh
15:30 - 15:35
Welcoming Remarks
15:35 - 15:55
Asthma and co-morbidities in the elderly | Neil Barnes
15:55 - 16:15
Life-Long asthma and its relationship to COPD | Stephen T. Holgate (United Kingdom)
16:15 - 16:35
Overcoming gaps and optimizing management of asthma in the elderly | Louis-Philippe Boulet (Canada)
16:35 - 17:00
Discussion

17:00 - 18:30

Abstract Posters 1116: Allergens and risk factors
 Chairpersons: Syed M. Hasnain and Noel Rodriguez-Perez
Allergic asthma in syrian adults
Occupational asthma in petrochemistry workers with persistant exposure
Specific IgE sensitization to cephalosporins in hospital personnel
Sensitization rate and risk factors for sensitization to digestive enzymes in hospital personnel
Quantification of a 24 kd major allergen of culex quinquefasciatus whole body extract by immunological techniques
Effect of multiwalled carbon nanotube in OVA-induced asthma model
Relationship between total serum IgE and body mass index in patients with nonatopic respiratory allergy
Inhalant allergens sensitization in patients with asthma and allergic rhinitis; Review of skin test results over two years period at sultan qaboos university hospital, muscat – Oman
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its association with tobacco smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure among rural population
Skin prick test in children residing in a rural community in bandung, west java, Indonesia
Protein expression profile of indigenous and commercial extracts of amaranthus pollen in allergy patients
Natural rubber latex-related occupational asthma: Successful sublingual desensitization
Total IgE sensitivity compared with specific IgE results against mites and molds for the screening of type 1 allergy in workers of a police institute in caracas, Venezuela
House dust mite allergy – Indian perspective
Prevalence of asthma in elementary school students after an oil leak in the western coast of korea
Assessment of luna-air oasis air purifiers in preventing inhalant allergies in dogs by reducing aeroallergens and VOCs
Pollen counts profile in Georgia evaluated by the burkhard pollen trap
Air purifier that uses photo catalytic oxidation reduced the population of MRSA
Immunoinflammatory aspects of occupational COPD in combination with arterial hypertension
Increasing of allergy potency of pollen grains in helianthus annuus l. under benzo(á) pyrene (BAP) exposure
Pollen study in Indonesia
Skin test reactivity in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia
Aerobiology in India with reference to respiratory allergy and enviornmental biopollution
Abstract Posters 1114: Asthma education and management
Chairpersons: Eric Bateman and Mohammed Nizam Iqbal
Adult atopic disorders and ADHD: A need of black spot program
Asthma complication in pregnancy
Atopic asthma and bronchiectasis
Choosing combination therapy for asthma: results of a pan-European attitudinal survey
Combination therapy for asthma: results of a Delphi process
Correlation between asthma-related quality of life and asthma controls in adult asthmatics
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the attrition in a cohort of adult asthma
Effect of antireflux treatment on cough frequency in stable adult asthmatics
Effect of omalizumab in Japanese patients with severe allergic asthma and rhinitis
Esophageal candidiasis successfully treated with replacement of inhaled corticosteroid
From temperament to personality: Does asthma affect development?
Implementation of guidelines in real-world UK asthma management
Improved health outcomes for adolescents with asthma in Jordan: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Is there sufficient need for an adult severe asthma service in the UK? a review of 11 UK family practitioners
Management of mucus related respiratory health problems through sinuses and airways cleaning exercises
Omalizumab proving to be effective in patients with normal IgE levels & refractory asthma,
Potential masking of airway inflammation by combination therapy in asthma
The quality of life in asthmatic patients treated with omalizumab
The role of interleukin-13 in asthma
The treatment of patients with bronchial asthma and arterial hypertension
The usefulness of PRAM score in assessing the severity and outcome of an acute exacerbation of wheeze in children
The value of aspirin desensitisation in the management of asthma and rhinosinusitis: Evidence–based
Abstract Posters 1115: Asthma epidemiology and mechanishms
 Chairpersons: Paul Greenberger and Carla Irani
19 years rate of hospitalization of chronic bronchial asthma in Bahrain; Quality of health care in medical department of SMC
Chlamydophila pneumoniae-infected human peripheral mononuclear cells resist corticosteroid- induced suppression of metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 secretion
Analysis of gene expression profiles of peripheral blood b lymphocytes in various clinical phenotypes of asthma
Analysis of PubMed- indexed asthma research from the arab world in the last ten years
Association between atopic eczema and childhood asthma in schoolchildren from the north east of England
Association between subcutaneous abdominal fat and airway hyperresponsiveness
Asthma and atopy in children 7 to 9 years after viral respiratory infections
Asthma incidence after age 6 years by gender and atopic status in the childhood allergy study
Correlation between spirometry results and body mass index in patients with asthma
Cysteinyl-leukotriens overproduction and the asthma severity in patients with aspirin-induced asthma
Guidelines application for asthma and rhinitis management: ARGA (Respiratory allergic diseases: monitoring study of GINA and ARIA guidelines) project
Economic cost of adult asthmatics in the tertiary hospital of korea
Effects of traffic air pollution on respiratory health and allergies in Egyptian schoolchildren
Eosinophils enhance airway smooth muscle cell proliferation
Epithelial cell derived chemokines enhance the proliferation and survival of airway smooth muscle cells via the activation of ERK1/2 signaling pathway
IL-17 drives the recruitment of b cells to the bronchial tissue of severe asthmatic patients
Impact of allergic rhinitis on patients with bronchial asthma in abu dhabi
Inhaled sodium cromoglycate reduces the expression of asthma-relevant cytokines by peripheral blood t cell in child asthma. this supports its possible use as preventative therapy in child asthma
Mold allergens sensitization in asthma patients is associated with severity of disease
Non-eosinophilic asthma: Importance and possible mechanisms
Pollen related asthma: The most frequent asthma phenotype in kuwaiti schoolchildren
Prevalence of allergic diseases in the CIS countries
Prevalence of bronchial asthma and its association with smoking habits among adult population in rural area
Prevelance, treatment patterns and risk factors of asthma and rhinits among adults in the UAE
Relation of perimenstrual asthma with disease severity and other allergic co-morbidities-the first report of perimenstrual asthma prevalence in Saudi Arabia
Th-17 cytokine modulation of steroid insensitivity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
The impact of concomitant allergic rhinitis and asthma on quality of life in italian patients of general practitioners: ARGA study
Trends in prescribing inhaled corticosteroids alone and in combination with long-acting β2-agonists in Europe in 2004–2009
Aetiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in non smoking women of Kandy district , Sri Lanka
Abstract Posters 1117: Rhinitis, rhinosinusitis and conjunctivitis
 Chairpersons: Michael A. Kaliner and Philip Rouadi
: Usefulness of peak expiratory flow rate assessment in the screening for bronchial hyper responsiveness in children with allergic rhinitis
A community based survey on the prevalence of rhinitis
Co-administration of chenopodium album allergens and CpG oligodeoxynucleotides effects on peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with allergic rhinitis treated with intranasal corticosteroids and antihistamines
Does the sinus mucosa respond to allergen provocation?
Efficacy of fexofenadine in different dosages for treatmnet of seasonal allergic rhinitis
Efficacy of multifaceted avoidance measures in the management of patients with persistent allergic rhinitis and house dust mite allergy
Elimination of ocular itching by olopatadine HCl ophthalmic solution, 0.2%
Foxp-3, a regulatory t cell specific marker, and its expression in nasal polyps
Mometasone furoate nasal spray increases the number of days with minimal symptoms in patients with acute rhinosinusitis
Select parameters relating to the maximal inspiratory and expiatory flow rate among the rural populations inhabiting the areas around zamosc, Poland – a follow-up to the multi-center study ECAP (Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases in Poland)
The association between degree of sensitization to allergen and severity of allergic rhinitis
The modified SNOT-20 questionnaire: Repeatability and applicability to rhinitis
The recalcitrant postnasal-drip syndrome: The great challenge for the allergist-immunologist
Treatmet of chronic allergic rhinitis:intranasal vs. oral therapy?