Symposia

Sunday, 4 December 2011

08:00 - 16:00

World Allergy Training School 1764: World Allergy Training School
Coral Garden 1 (Fiesta Americana)
08:00 - 08:15
08:15 - 08:45
: Basic Mechanisms of Allergic Diseases | Michael A. Kaliner (US)
08:45 - 09:15
09:15 - 10:00
: Skin Testing Workshop | Sandra González-Díaz (Mexico)
10:00 - 10:15
Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:45
: Asthma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management | Sandra González-Díaz (Mexico)
10:45 - 11:30
: Spirometry Workshop | Myron Zitt (US)
11:30 - 13:00
Luncheon
13:00 - 13:30
: Immunotherapy | Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani (Argentina)
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
: Asthma and Co-morbid Conditions | Nelson Rosario (Brazil)

Monday, 5 December 2011

10:45 - 12:15

Collaborating Partner Symposium 1: American Thoracic Society (ATS) Session: Emerging Issues in COPD
Gran Cancún 5 (Cancún Center)
Chairperson: Monica Kraft
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
1-1CPS: Biomarkers and COPD Phenotypes | Klaus Rabe (Germany)
11:10 - 11:30
1-2CPS: The Microbiome in Asthma and COPD | Richard Martin (US)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 1: Japanese Society of Allergology: Update on Atopic Dermatitis
Gran Cancún 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Michihiro Hide (Japan) and Mark Boguniewicz (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
1-1SSS: Altered Skin Barrier Functions | Ichiro Katayama (Japan)
11:10 - 11:30
1-2SSS: Role of Dendritic Cells | Natalija Novak, Prof. Dr. (Germany)
11:30 - 11:50
1-3SSS: The Role of Food and Egg Allergy | Atsuo Urisu (Japan)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 1: Risk Factors for Recurrent Early Wheezing in Childhood
Gran Cancún 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Carlos Nunes (Portugal) and Silvia Sanchez-Garcia (Spain)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
1-1SY: Overview | Fernando D. Martinez (US)
11:10 - 11:30
1-2SY: Viral Infections | Robert Lemanske, MD (US)
11:30 - 11:50
1-3SY: Allergens | Dennis Ownby (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 2: 2012 WAO International Scientific Conference: Superantigens and Severe Airway Disease
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Lanny Rosenwasser (US) and Ashok Shah (India)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
2-1SY: New Insights Into Immunologic Mechanisms | Claus Bachert (Belgium)
11:10 - 11:30
2-2SY: Upper Airway | Hae-Sim Park (South Korea)
11:30 - 11:50
2-3SY: Lower Airway | Phillipe Gevaert (Belgium)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 2: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal (GI) Diseases
Cozumel 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Dennis Ledford (US) and Mark Ballow (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
2-1SSS: Biology of Eosinophils | Bruce Bochner (US)
11:10 - 11:30
2-2SSS: Pathogenesis | Seema Aceves (US)
11:30 - 11:50
2-3SSS: Diagnosis and Management | Jonathan Spergel (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Collaborating Partner Symposium 2: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID): Immunological Features of Immunotherapy
Costa Maya 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Alkis Togias (US) and Rudolf Valenta (Austria)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
2-1CPS: Immunological Models for Successful Immunotherapy | Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland)
11:10 - 11:30
2-2CPS: How the Immune System Generates Tolerance | Kari Nadeau (US)
11:30 - 11:50
2-3CPS: How Immunology Informs the Design of Immunotherapeutics | Stephen Durham (United Kingdom)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 3: Genetic Susceptibility to Airway Diseases
Isla Mujeres (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Michael Teng (US) and Stephen P. Peters (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:30
3-2SY: Asthma | Donata Vercelli (US)
11:30 - 11:50
3-3SY: COPD | Eugene R. Bleecker (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 3: Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: Hot Topics in Latin America
Tulum (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Sandra González-Díaz (Mexico) and Carlos Baez Loyola (Mexico)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
3-1SSS: Air Pollution and Respiratory Disease | Juan Carlos Sisul Alvariza (Paraguay)
11:10 - 11:30
3-2SSS: Frequent Co-morbid Conditions with Asthma | Nelson Rosario (Brazil)
11:30 - 11:50
3-3SSS: Asthma Genotypes to Phenotypes | Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani (Argentina)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 4: Environmental Aspects of Asthma
Xcaret (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Roberto O. Aguila de la Coba (Cuba) and Ulrich Wahn (Germany)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
4-1SY: Asthma in Underserved Populations | Alvaro Cruz (Brazil)
11:10 - 11:30
4-2SY: Inner-City Asthma | Cheryl Hankin (US)
11:30 - 11:50
4-3SY: Rural Asthma | Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 5: Rhinosinusitis
Costa Maya 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Ralph Mösges (Germany) and Lawrence DuBuske (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
5-1SY: Asthma Exacerbations | Marek L Kowalski (Poland)
11:10 - 11:30
5-2SY: Otitis Media | Robert Naclerio (US)
11:30 - 11:50
5-3SY: Management | Michael A. Kaliner (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 6: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Syndrome and Allergic Respiratory Diseases
Bacalar (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Ivan Chérrez (Ecuador) and Stanley Fineman (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
6-1SY: Upper Airway Diseases | Athanasios Kaditis (Greece)
11:10 - 11:30
6-2SY: Asthma | Fulvio Braido (Italy)
11:30 - 11:50
6-3SY: Management | Timothy J. Craig (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion

10:45 - 11:45

Debates 1: Urticaria: Is There a Role for Sedating Antihistamines and Steroids?
Gran Cancún 4 (Cancún Center)
Chairperson: Michael S. Blaiss (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
1-1DB: Yes | Allen P. Kaplan (US)
11:05 - 11:20
1-2DB: No | Torsten Zuberbier (Germany)
11:20 - 11:25
Yes Rebuttal
11:25 - 11:30
No Rebuttal
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 4: Brazilian Society of Allergy and Immunopathology: Debate: Allergy and Breast Feeding
Auditorium (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Joao Negreiros Tebyrica (Brazil) and A. Wesley Burks (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
4-1SSS: Pro | Renata R. Cocco
11:05 - 11:20
4-2SSS: Con | Hugo P. Van Bever Sr. (Singapore)
11:20 - 11:25
Pro Rebuttal
11:25 - 11:30
Con Rebuttal
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion

15:00 - 16:30

Year in Review 1: Atopic Dermatitis
Gran Cancún 5 (Cancún Center)
15:00 - 15:35
1-1YiR: Pathophysiology | Mark Boguniewicz (US)
15:35 - 16:10
1-2YiR: Treatment | Prof. Dr. Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier (Switzerland)
16:10 - 16:30
Discussion
University Training Programs 1: Harvard University: Adverse Drug Reactions and Managements
Gran Cancún 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Miguel Blanca (Spain) and David Khan (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
1-1UTP: Chemo-Therapeutic Agents | Mariana Castells (US)
15:20 - 15:35
1-2UTP: Monoclonal Antibodies | Aleena Banerji (US)
15:35 - 15:50
1-3UTP: Antibiotics | David Khan (US)
15:50 - 16:05
1-4UTP: Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) | Katharine Woessner
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 5: INTERASMA: Control and Prevention of Asthma Exacerbation
Tulum (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: You-Young Kim (South Korea) , Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani (Argentina) and Carlos Nunes (Portugal)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
5-1SSS: Asthma Exacerbation | Louis-Philippe Boulet (Canada)
15:25 - 15:45
5-2SSS: Biologic Therapeutics as Preventive Medications | Lawrence DuBuske (US)
15:45 - 16:05
5-3SSS: Asthma Evolution from Childhood to Adulthood | Carlos Nunes (Portugal)
16:05 - 16:30
Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 6: American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: When Food Allergies are Unusual, Unexpected, and Potentially Fatal
Costa Maya 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairperson: Gailen Marshall (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
6-1SSS: Atypical Manifestations | Amal Assa'ad (US)
15:25 - 15:45
6-2SSS: Non-Ingestant Routes | Sami Bahna (US)
15:45 - 16:05
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 7: Allergen Avoidance Strategies
Gran Cancún 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Harold Nelson (US) and Antonio Castillo (Dominican Republic)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
7-1SY: Dust Mites | Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands)
15:25 - 15:45
7-2SY: Storage Mites | Enrique Fernandez-Caldas (Spain)
15:45 - 16:05
7-3SY: Molds | Jonathan Bernstein (US)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 8: Mast Cell: The Central Inflammatory Cell
Gran Cancún 4 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Larry Schwartz (US) and Elham Hossny (Egypt)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
8-1SY: Mast Cells as Regulators and Effectors | Stephen Galli (US)
15:25 - 15:45
8-2SY: Mast Cells, Eosinophils and Nerves | Allison Fryer (US)
15:45 - 16:05
8-3SY: Mast Cells: Novel Ways for Suppression | Francesca Levi-Schaffer (Israel)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 9: Asthma and COPD: Are They a Spectrum of the Same Disease?
Cozumel 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Yehia El-Gamal (Egypt) and James Baraniuk (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
9-1SY: Pathophysiology | Nicola Hanania MD, (US)
15:25 - 15:45
9-2SY: Severe Asthma vs. COPD | Sally Wenzel (US)
15:45 - 16:05
9-3SY: Treatment Responses | Ronald Dahl (Denmark)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 10: Genetic Respiratory Diseases and Their Association with Asthma
Xcaret (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Deborah Meyers (US) and Marc Peters-Golden (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
10-1SY: Alpha1 Antitrypsin | Stephen P. Peters (US)
15:25 - 15:45
10-2SY: Ciliary Dyskinesia | Jose L. Lezana
15:45 - 16:05
10-3SY: Cystic Fibrosis | Nelson Rosario (Brazil)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 11: Pregnancy: Allergic Diseases and Asthma
Costa Maya 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Kamal Hanna (Egypt) and Myron Zitt (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
11-1SY: Rhinitis and Pregnancy | Glenis Scadding (United Kingdom)
15:25 - 15:45
11-2SY: Asthma and Pregnancy | Michael Schatz (US)
15:45 - 16:05
11-3SY: Anaphylaxis and Pregnancy | F. Estelle R. Simons (Canada)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion

15:00 - 16:00

Debates 2: Small Airways: Are They Important in the Pathogenesis of Asthma?
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Qutayba Hamid (Canada) and Charles Irvin (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
2-1DB: Pro | Monica Kraft
15:20 - 15:35
2-2DB: Con | Ignacio J. Ansotegui (Spain)
15:35 - 15:40
Pro Rebuttal
15:40 - 15:45
Con Rebuttal
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion
Debates 3: Is the Hygiene Hypothesis Important?
Isla Mujeres (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Robert Lemanske, MD (US) and Dale Umetsu, MD, PhD (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
3-1DB: Pro | Tari Haahtela (Finland)
15:20 - 15:35
3-2DB: Con | Susan L. Prescott (Australia)
15:35 - 15:40
Pro Rebuttal
15:40 - 15:45
Con Rebuttal
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

10:45 - 12:15

University Training Programs 2: Wake Forest University: Translational Medicine and Personalized Asthma Management
Bacalar (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Sally Wenzel (US) and Donata Vercelli (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:20
11:20 - 11:35
11:35 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Collaborating Partner Symposium 3: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Standardizing Outcomes in Asthma Clinical Research
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)
Chairperson: Alkis Togias (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:20
3-2CPS: Defining and Measuring Asthma Exacerbations | David Peden (US)
11:20 - 11:35
3-3CPS: Defining and Measuring Asthma Symptoms | Robert Lemanske, MD (US)
11:35 - 11:50
3-4CPS: Defining and Measuring Asthma Control | Michael Schatz (US)
11:50 - 12:05
12:05 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 7: European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Phenotypes and Endotypes of Allergic Disease
Costa Maya 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland) and Jan Lötvall (Sweden)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
7-1SSS: Molecular Markers of Phenotypes and Endotypes | Ioana Agache (Romania)
11:10 - 11:30
7-2SSS: Infection and Asthma Endotypes | Adnan Custovic (United Kingdom)
11:30 - 11:50
7-3SSS: Phenotypes of Food Allergy | Maria Antonella Muraro
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 12: Eosinophilic Respiratory Problems
Gran Cancún 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: John Kelso (US) and Riccardo Polosa (Italy)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
12-1SY: Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) | Hae-Sim Park (South Korea)
11:10 - 11:30
12-2SY: Churg Strauss Syndrome | John Sleasman (US)
11:30 - 11:50
12-3SY: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) | Paul Greenberger (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 13: Immunomodulators in Allergic/Immunologic Diseases
Gran Cancún 4 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Zuhair Ballas (US) and Erika Jensen-Jarolim (Austria)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
13-1SY: Immune-modulatory Strategies in Severe Atopic Eczema | Johannes Ring (Germany)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 14: Clinical Use of Probiotic Products for Allergy – A WAO Paper - WAO Special Committee on Food Allergy
Gran Cancún 5 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: A. Wesley Burks (US) and Rosa Elena Huerta Hernández (Mexico)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
14-1SY: Presentation of the WAO Paper | Alessandro Fiocchi (Italy)
11:10 - 11:30
14-2SY: The Microbiological Underpinnings | Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann (Germany)
11:30 - 11:50
14-3SY: Probiotics and Allergic Diseases | Leonard Bielory (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 15: Patient Education and Treatment Compliance in Allergic Rhinitis - Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Takeda
Isla Mujeres (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Ruby Pawankar (Japan) and Eli Meltzer (US)
10:45 - 10:55
15-1SY: Introduction to Allergic Rhinitis Surveys | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
10:55 - 11:15
15-2SY: In Asia Pacific | Connie Katelaris (Australia)
11:15 - 11:35
15-3SY: In the United States | Michael S. Blaiss (US)
11:35 - 11:55
15-4SY: In Latin America | R Maximiliano Gomez (Argentina)
11:55 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 16: Smooth Muscle and Asthma
Tulum (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Andrew Wardlaw (United Kingdom) and Narasaiah Kolliputi (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
16-1SY: Inflammatory Cell | Klaus Rabe (Germany)
11:10 - 11:30
16-2SY: Response Element | Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr. (US)
11:30 - 11:50
16-3SY: Thermoplasty | Mario Castro (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 17: Neural Mechanisms in Airway Diseases
Xcaret (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Stephen Liggett (US) and Michael A. Kaliner (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
17-1SY: Cough Reflex | Bradley Undem (US)
11:10 - 11:30
17-2SY: Nasal Reflexes | James Baraniuk (US)
11:30 - 11:50
17-3SY: Novel Treatments for Neuromechanisms | Allison Fryer (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 18: Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) and the WAO Consensus Document - WAO HAE International Alliance
Costa Maya 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Timothy J. Craig (US) and Michihiro Hide (Japan)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 10:55
18-1SY: Summary of the WAO Document | Timothy J. Craig (US)
10:55 - 11:15
18-2SY: Pathogenesis | Michael Frank (US)
11:15 - 11:35
18-3SY: Clinical Presentation | Marco Cicardi (Italy)
11:35 - 11:55
18-4SY: New Approaches to Treatment | Aleena Banerji (US)
11:55 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 19: Air Pollution and Climate Change and Their Effects on Allergic Respiratory Diseases - WAO Special Committee on Climate Change
Auditorium (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Menachem Rottem (Israel) and Juan Jose Luis Sienra-Monge (Mexico)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:30
19-2SY: Air Pollution, Climate Change and Hygiene Hypothesis | Ignacio J. Ansotegui (Spain)
11:30 - 11:50
19-3SY: Interaction Between Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution | Thomas Platts-Mills (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion

10:45 - 11:45

Debates 4: Skin Test or In-Vitro Test for Food Allergy?
Gran Cancún 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Alvaro Cruz (Brazil) and Rudolf Valenta (Austria)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
4-1DB: In-Vitro | Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan)
11:05 - 11:20
4-2DB: Skin Test | Linda Cox (US)
11:20 - 11:25
In-Vitro Rebuttal
11:25 - 11:30
Skin Test Rebuttal
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
Debates 5: Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) vs Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
Cozumel 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairperson: Enrico Compalati (Italy)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
5-1DB: SCIT | Anthony Frew (United Kingdom)
11:05 - 11:20
5-2DB: SLIT | Giovanni Passalacqua (Italy)
11:20 - 11:25
SCIT Rebuttal
11:25 - 11:30
SLIT Rebuttal
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion

15:00 - 16:30

Year in Review 2: Rhinosinusitis
Costa Maya 2 (Cancún Center)
15:00 - 15:35
2-1YiR: Pathophysiology | Robert Naclerio (US)
15:35 - 16:10
2-2YiR: Treatment | Glenis Scadding (United Kingdom)
16:10 - 16:30
Discussion
Collaborating Partner Symposium 4: American Lung Association - Asthma Clinical Research Network: Asthma in the Elderly (AIE): Challenges and Opportunities
Gran Cancún 4 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Shyam Mohapatra (US) and Alvaro Cruz (Brazil)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
4-1CPS: Diagnostic and Management Challenges | Nicola Hanania MD, (US)
15:25 - 15:45
4-2CPS: Atopy and Aging: An Ongoing Challenge | Monroe James King (US)
15:45 - 16:05
4-3CPS: Immunologic Changes in Aging | Linda Rogers (US)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 8: German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology: Microbes - Friends or Foes of Allergic Disease?
Gran Cancún 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Mubeccel Akdis (Switzerland) and Massimo Triggiani (Italy)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
8-1SSS: Role of Skin-Colonizing Microbes in Atopic Dermatitis | Thomas Werfel (Germany)
15:25 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:05
8-3SSS: The Role of Microbes in Allergy Protection | Harald Renz (Germany)
16:05 - 16:30
Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 9: Mexican College of Pediatricians Specialized in Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Food Allergy
Cozumel 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: José Antonio Ortega Martell (Mexico) and Fernando Iduńate-Palacios
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
15:25 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:05
9-3SSS: Food Hypersensitivity and Atopic Dermatitis in Toddlers | Elizabeth Estrada Reyes (Mexico)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 10: Allergy Society of South Africa: Aetiology of Allergy - Can Africa Help Provide the Answer?
Isla Mujeres (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Allen P. Kaplan (US) and Sami Bahna (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:30
10-1SSS: Linking Allergy and Asthma - Lessons from Africa | Michael Levin (South Africa)
15:30 - 15:55
10-2SSS: Food Allergy in South Africa: Increasing Prevalence | Claudia Gray (South Africa)
15:55 - 16:20
10-3SSS: Eosinophilic Esophagitis in South Africa | Michael Levin (South Africa)
16:20 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 11: Korean Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology: Severe Asthma
Costa Maya 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Hee-Bom Moon (South Korea) and Ho Joo Yoon (South Korea)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
11-1SSS: Clinical Features of Severe Asthma: Korean Cohort Study | You Sook Cho (South Korea)
15:25 - 15:45
11-2SSS: Findings from the US Cohort Study | Sally Wenzel (US)
15:45 - 16:05
11-3SSS: Management of Severe Asthma | Heung-Woo Park (South Korea)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 20: Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) in Children
Gran Cancún 5 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Joel Oyoqui Flores (Mexico) and Juan Carlos Ivancevich (Argentina)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
15:25 - 15:45
20-2SY: Clinical Characteristics | Hector Stone-Aguilar (Mexico)
15:45 - 16:05
20-3SY: Management | José Antonio Sacre Hazouri (Mexico)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 21: The Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
Tulum (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Alejandro Escobar-Gutiérrez (Mexico) and James Oleske (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
21-1SY: Innate | Elena Perez (US)
15:25 - 15:45
21-2SY: Adaptive Immune System | Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland)
15:45 - 16:05
21-3SY: Laboratory Testing | Thomas Fleisher (US)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 22: New Concepts about Occupational Asthma
Xcaret (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Louis-Philippe Boulet (Canada) and Jan Lötvall (Sweden)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
22-1SY: Genetic Predisposition | Hae-Sim Park (South Korea)
15:25 - 15:45
22-2SY: Pathogenesis | David Peden (US)
15:45 - 16:05
22-3SY: Prevention and Therapy | Jonathan Bernstein (US)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 23: WAO Junior Members Group
Bacalar (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Matteo Bonini (Italy) and Silvia Sanchez-Garcia (Spain)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
15:20 - 15:35
23-2SY: Allergic Rhinitis and Oral Malocclusion in Children | Claudia Gallego (Mexico)
15:35 - 15:50
15:50 - 16:05
16:05 - 16:20
16:20 - 16:30
Discussion

15:00 - 16:00

Debates 6: Environmental Control for Allergic Diseases: Does it Work?
Gran Cancún 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Juan Carlos Sisul Alvariza (Paraguay) and David Lang (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
6-1DB: Pro | Thomas Platts-Mills (US)
15:20 - 15:35
6-2DB: Con | Adnan Custovic (United Kingdom)
15:35 - 15:40
Pro Rebuttal
15:40 - 15:45
Con Rebuttal
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion
Debates 7: Atopic Eczema: Barrier Dysfunction or Immune Deviation?
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Myron Zitt (US) and Tatiana Slavyanskaya (Russia)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
7-1DB: Immune Deviation in Atopic Eczema is Crucial | Johannes Ring (Germany)
15:20 - 15:35
15:35 - 15:40
Barrier Dysfunction Rebuttal
15:40 - 15:45
Immune Deviation Rebuttal
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

10:45 - 12:15

Year in Review 3: Asthma
Gran Cancún 1 (Cancún Center)
10:45 - 11:20
3-1YiR: Pathophysiology | Sally Wenzel (US)
11:20 - 11:55
3-2YiR: Treatment | Paul O'Byrne (Canada)
11:55 - 12:15
Discussion
Collaborating Partner Symposium 5: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Clinical Research Network’s New Findings on the Stepwise Approach to Managing Asthma
Cozumel 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: James Kiley and Thomas B. Casale (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
5-1CPS: Step Up Therapy in Children | Daniel Jackson (US)
11:10 - 11:30
5-2CPS: Adjusting Therapy in Adults | Elliot Israel (US)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Collaborating Partner Symposium 6: Insights from the Global Allergy and Asthma Network (GA˛LEN)
Xcaret (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Joaquim Mullol (Spain) and Marek L Kowalski (Poland)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
6-1CPS: Can the Severity of Allergy be Uniformly Defined? | Sergio Bonini (Italy)
11:10 - 11:30
6-2CPS: GA˛LEN in Europe and Beyond | Torsten Zuberbier (Germany)
11:30 - 11:50
6-3CPS: GA˛LEN, WAO and Guidelines | Giorgio Walter Canonica (Italy)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 12: Southern European Allergy Societies (SEAS): Immunotherapy
Gran Cancún 5 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Carlos Nunes (Portugal) and Luigi Fontana
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
12-1SSS: Safety and Efficacy with Polimerized Extracts | Ignacio J. Ansotegui (Spain)
11:10 - 11:30
12-2SSS: Omalizumab Plus Immunotherapy | Mario Morais de Almeida (Portugal)
11:30 - 11:50
12-3SSS: Economical Impact | Massimo Triggiani (Italy)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 13: Venezuelan Society of Allergy and Immunology: Genetic and Epigenetic Implications in Allergic and Asthmatic Latin Americans
Isla Mujeres (Cancún Center)
Chairperson: Luis Sarmiento (Venezuela)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
13-1SSS: Genetics | Paolo Tassinari (Venezuela)
11:10 - 11:30
13-2SSS: Prescription Patterns | Fernan Caballero-Fonseca
11:30 - 11:50
13-3SSS: Specific Immunotherapy | Eliana Risquez (Venezuela)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 24: Why are Small Airways Important in Asthma? - This WAO Symposium is supported through unrestricted educational grants from Teva and Takeda
Gran Cancún 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Lanny Rosenwasser (US) and Christian Virchow (Germany)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
24-1SY: Pathophysiology of Small Airways Disease | Qutayba Hamid (Canada)
11:10 - 11:30
24-2SY: Physiology of Small Airways Disease | Charles Irvin (US)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 25: WAO Anaphylaxis Guidelines - WAO Anaphylaxis Special Committee
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Yehia El-Gamal (Egypt) and Stephen Galli (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
25-1SY: Epidemiology | Paul Greenberger (US)
11:10 - 11:30
25-2SY: Clinical Aspects and Diagnosis | Mario Sanchez-Borges (Venezuela)
11:30 - 11:50
25-3SY: Treatment | F. Estelle R. Simons (Canada)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 26: Vitamin D: How Important in Allergic Diseases?
Gran Cancún 4 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Robert Lemanske, MD (US) and Jeffrey Demain (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
26-1SY: Anaphylaxis | Carlos Camargo (US)
11:10 - 11:30
26-2SY: Asthma | Attilio Boner
11:30 - 11:50
26-3SY: Viral-Respiratory Infections | Robert C. Strunk
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 27: 2013 EAACI-WAO World Allergy & Asthma Congress - Milan, Italy: Novel and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Allergy and Asthma
Cozumel 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland) and Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
27-1SY: Immunomodulators - A Brave New World | Zuhair Ballas (US)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:50
27-3SY: Preventive Strategies | Susan L. Prescott (Australia)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion
Symposium 28: Immunobiologic Approaches in Allergy
Costa Maya 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Riccardo Polosa (Italy) and Hal Hoffman (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:30
28-2SY: Anti-IgE Use in Allergy | Pedro Giavina-Bianchi (Brazil)
11:30 - 11:50
28-3SY: Anti-Eosinophil Strategies | Seema Aceves (US)
11:50 - 12:15
Panel Discussion

10:45 - 11:45

Debates 8: Genetically Modified Foods: Are They a Problem?
Costa Maya 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Hugh Sampson (US) and Thomas Holzhauser (Germany)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
8-1DB: Pro | Dan Atkins (US)
11:05 - 11:20
8-2DB: Con | Amal Assa'ad (US)
11:20 - 11:25
Pro Rebuttal
11:25 - 11:30
Con Rebuttal
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
Debates 9: Long-Acting Beta Agonists (LABAs) vs. Tiotropium for Asthma
Auditorium (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr. (US) and Allison Fryer (US)
10:45 - 10:50
Welcoming Remarks
10:50 - 11:05
9-1DB: LABAs | Klaus Rabe (Germany)
11:05 - 11:20
9-2DB: Tiotropium | Mario Castro (US)
11:20 - 11:25
LABAs Rebuttal
11:25 - 11:30
Tiotropium Rebuttal
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion

15:00 - 16:30

University Training Programs 3: Henry Ford Hospital, Georgia Health Sciences University, the University of California San Francisco and The University of Michigan: Allergy Prevention: Do Cats and Dogs Feed Infants Microbes?
Gran Cancún 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Christine Cole Johnson (US) and Edward Zoratti (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
15:25 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:05
3-3UTP: The Microbiome-Allergy Hypothesis | Nicholas Lukacs
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Year in Review 4: COPD
Costa Maya 1 (Cancún Center)
15:00 - 15:35
4-1YiR: Pathophysiology | Qutayba Hamid (Canada)
15:35 - 16:10
4-2YiR: Treatment | Klaus Rabe (Germany)
16:10 - 16:30
Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 14: Mexican College of Clinical Immunology and Allergy: Genetics and Immune Responses
Gran Cancún 3 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Maria Antonia Rivera Gomez MD (Mexico) and Jaime Mellado Abrego (Mexico)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
14-1SSS: Genetic Risk Factor for Asthma in Latin America | Nora Martínez Aguilar (Mexico)
15:25 - 15:45
14-2SSS: Gene Environment Interactions with Air Pollution | Maria Eugenia Vargas (Mexico)
15:45 - 16:05
14-3SSS: Immunogenetics and Pharmacogenomics of Allergic Diseases | Clara Gorodezky,Prof. PhD. (Mexico)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 15: The International Primary Care Respiratory Group: Rhinitis and Asthma in Primary Care
Xcaret (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands) and Jan Lötvall (Sweden)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
15-1SSS: Adaption of Asthma Guidelines to Primary Care | Miguel Roman Rodriguez (Spain)
15:25 - 15:45
15-2SSS: Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) in Primary Care | Dermot Ryan (United Kingdom)
15:45 - 16:05
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Sister Society Symposium 16: Argentine Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Eosinophilic Related Conditions
Costa Maya 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Jorge Maspero (Argentina) and Jorge Alvarez (Argentina)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
16-1SSS: Evaluation of Patients with Eosinophilia | Martin Bozzola (Argentina)
15:25 - 15:45
16-2SSS: Hypereosinophilic Syndromes | Mónica S. De Gennaro (Argentina)
15:45 - 16:05
16-3SSS: Novel Therapies for Eosinophilic Disorders | Bruce Bochner (US)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 29: Primary Immune Deficiencies: Rapid Diagnosis and Referral
Gran Cancún 4 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Thomas Fleisher (US) and John Sleasman (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
29-1SY: Clinical Presentation | James Oleske (US)
15:25 - 15:45
29-2SY: Screening | Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles (US)
15:45 - 16:05
29-3SY: Treatment Options | Elena Perez (US)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 30: Allergy, Asthma and the Athlete
Gran Cancún 5 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Estrella Asayag (Argentina) and Zineb Sayah (Morocco)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
30-1SY: Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Asthma | Timothy J. Craig (US)
15:25 - 15:45
30-2SY: Exercise-Induced Allergic Diseases | Sergio Bonini (Italy)
15:45 - 16:05
30-3SY: Asthma and Elite Athletes | Marcin Kurowski (Poland)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion
Symposium 31: Hymenoptera Allergy: Ants and Flying Insects
Cozumel 1 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: John Kelso (US) and Ioana Agache (Romania)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:25
31-1SY: Overview | Jeffrey Demain (US)
15:25 - 15:45
31-2SY: Immunotherapy | James Tracy (US)
15:45 - 16:05
31-3SY: Immunologic Response with Venom Immunotherapy | Mubeccel Akdis (Switzerland)
16:05 - 16:30
Panel Discussion

15:00 - 16:00

Debates 10: Are Basophils Important in Allergy?
Gran Cancún 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Francesca Levi-Schaffer (Israel) and Joshua Boyce (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
10-1DB: Pro | Hirohisa Saito (Japan)
15:20 - 15:35
10-2DB: Con | Massimo Triggiani (Italy)
15:35 - 15:40
Pro Rebuttal
15:40 - 15:45
Con Rebuttal
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion
Debates 11: Are We Ready for Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy?
Cozumel 2 (Cancún Center)
Chairpersons: Sami Bahna (US) and Hugh Sampson (US)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
11-1DB: Pro | Lyndon Mansfield (US)
15:20 - 15:35
11-2DB: Con | A. Wesley Burks (US)
15:35 - 15:40
Pro Rebuttal
15:40 - 15:45
Con Rebuttal
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion