World Allergy Congress: Symposia

World Allergy Training School 1764: World Allergy Training School

Coral Garden 1 (Fiesta Americana)

08:00 - 08:15

: Welcome and Objectives of the Course | Myron Zitt (US)

08:15 - 08:45

: Basic Mechanisms of Allergic Diseases | Michael A. Kaliner (US)

08:45 - 09:15

: Allergic Rhinitis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)

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

: Anaphylaxis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management | Myron Zitt (US)

14:00 - 14:30

Coffee Break

14:30 - 15:00

: Not ever Food “Allergy” is Allergy | Sami Bahna (US)

15:00 - 15:30

: Asthma and Co-morbid Conditions | Nelson Rosario (Brazil)

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

1-3CPS: COPD as a Systemic Disease and its Impact Upon Co-morbidities | Monica Kraft

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

3-1SY: Limitation of Genetic Variants in Asthma Genetics and Advance of Epigenetics | Choon-Sik Park (South Korea)

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

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

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

6-3SSS: Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Diagnosis and Treatment | Dana Wallace (US)

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

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

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

2-1UTP: Defining Asthma Susceptibility and Severity with Genomic Medicine | Deborah Meyers (US)

11:05 - 11:20

2-2UTP: Asthma Phenotypes, Heterogeneity and Severity: The Basis of Asthma Management | Eugene R. Bleecker (US)

11:20 - 11:35

2-3UTP: Understanding Therapeutic Heterogeneity and Responsiveness in Asthma: Future Trends | Stephen P. Peters (US)

11:35 - 11:50

2-4UTP: Biologic Asthma Therapies and Individualized Medicine | Mark Dykewicz, MD (US)

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

3-1CPS: Standardizing Asthma Outcomes Measures: Overview of the NIH Asthma Outcomes Project | Alkis Togias (US)

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

3-5CPS: Biomarkers as Outcome Measures in Asthma Clinical Research | Stanley Szefler (US)

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

13-2SY: Long-Term Use of Omalizumab: Is the IgE Response Modified? | Ulrich Wahn (Germany)

11:30 - 11:50

13-3SY: Anticytokine Therapies for Autoinflammatory Diseases | Hal Hoffman (US)

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

19-1SY: Air Pollution, Climate Change and Extreme Events Leading to Asthma Exacerbations | Gennaro D'amato (Italy)

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

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

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

8-2SSS: From Staphylococcus Aureus Enterotoxins to Nasal Polyps and Asthma | Claus Bachert (Belgium)

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 Iduñate-Palacios

15:00 - 15:05

Welcoming Remarks

15:05 - 15:25

9-1SSS: WAO Position Paper: Diagnosis and Rational for Action Against Cows Milk Allergy (DRACMA) | Rosa Elena Huerta Hernández (Mexico)

15:25 - 15:45

9-2SSS: Risk Factors for Food Allergy for the Latin American Population | Emilia María Hidalgo Castro

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

20-1SY: A Walk Through the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Rhinosinusitis | Eli Meltzer (US)

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

23-1SY: How a Protein Becomes an Allergen and an Allergen a Candidate for Correct Diagnosis and/or Immunotherapy. Ole e 11 as a Model to Study | Guillermo Salamanca (Spain)

15:20 - 15:35

23-2SY: Allergic Rhinitis and Oral Malocclusion in Children | Claudia Gallego (Mexico)

15:35 - 15:50

23-3SY: Sensitization to Fungi and its Relation to Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis | Alexander Diaz Rodriguez (Cuba)

15:50 - 16:05

23-4SY: Skin Irritation and Allergic Contact Sensitization in Atopic Dermatitis | Razvigor Darlenski (Bulgaria)

16:05 - 16:20

23-5SY: Efficacy of Slow Oral Immunotherapy for Cow's Milk Allergy | Kiyotake Ogura (Japan)

16:20 - 16:30

Discussion

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

7-2DB: Barrier Dysfunction in Atopic Eczema is Crucial | Richard Gallo (US)

15:35 - 15:40

Barrier Dysfunction Rebuttal

15:40 - 15:45

Immune Deviation Rebuttal

15:45 - 16:00

Discussion

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

5-3CPS: Intermittent Versus Daily Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Children | Fernando D. Martinez (US)

11:50 - 12:15

Panel Discussion

Collaborating Partner Symposium 6: Insights from the Global Allergy and Asthma Network (GA²LEN)

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: GA²LEN in Europe and Beyond | Torsten Zuberbier (Germany)

11:30 - 11:50

6-3CPS: GA²LEN, 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

24-3SY: Particle Deposition and Pharmacotherapy of Small Airways Disease | Lanny Rosenwasser (US)

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

27-2SY: Inducing Immune Tolerance to Allergens - Implications for Treatment | Mubeccel Akdis (Switzerland)

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

28-1SY: Translational Research and Immunomodulators in Allergy | Jorge Kalil (Brazil)

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

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

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

3-1UTP: The Link Between Pets and Reduced Risk of Allergic Disease | Dennis Ownby (US)

15:25 - 15:45

3-2UTP: Molecular Analysis of the Link Between Pets and an Infant's Microbiome | Homer Boushey (US)

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

15-3SSS: Management of Rhinitis or Sinusitis in Primary Care Patients with Asthma | Michael Schatz (US)

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

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

Symposia

Sunday, 4 December 2011

08:00 - 16:00

Monday, 5 December 2011

10:45 - 12:15

10:45 - 11:45

15:00 - 16:30

15:00 - 16:00

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

10:45 - 12:15

10:45 - 11:45

15:00 - 16:30

15:00 - 16:00

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

10:45 - 12:15

10:45 - 11:45

15:00 - 16:30

15:00 - 16:00