Workshops

Monday, 5 December 2011

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15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 1: Evidence Based Recommendations for Clinical Practice - WAO Special Committee on Evidence Based Medicine
Coral Gallery 1 (Fiesta Americana)
 Chairperson: Luigi Terracciano (Italy)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
1-1WS: WAO Position Paper: Diagnosis and Rational for Action Against Cows Milk Allergy (DRACMA) | Holger Schünemann (Canada)
15:20 - 15:35
1-2WS: Evidence Based Use of Diagnostic Tests | Jan Brozek (Canada)
15:35 - 15:50
1-3WS: DRACMA in Clinical Practice | Alessandro Fiocchi (Italy)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 2: Adverse Reactions to Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Coral Gallery 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
2-1WS: Respiratory | Marek L Kowalski (Poland)
15:20 - 15:35
2-2WS: Cutaneous | Mario Sanchez-Borges (Venezuela)
15:35 - 15:50
2-3WS: Desensitization | Pascal Demoly (France)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 3: Update on Vaccinations for the Allergist and Immunologist
Coral Gallery 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
3-1WS: Pediatric Considerations | James Oleske (US)
15:20 - 15:35
3-2WS: Geriatric Considerations | Monroe James King (US)
15:35 - 15:50
3-3WS: Adverse Reactions | John Kelso (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 4: Management of Asthma Exacerbations
Coral Sea (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
4-1WS: Outpatient Management | Paul O'Byrne (Canada)
15:20 - 15:35
4-2WS: Emergency Department Management | Gustavo Rodrigo (Uruguay)
15:35 - 15:50
4-3WS: Intensive Care Unit Management | Arturo Gomez-Gonzalez (Mexico)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 5: Skin Prick Testing: What Can We Still Improve?
Coral Kingdom 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:15
5-1WS: Which Allergens to Use
15:15 - 15:30
5-2WS: Techniques | Désirée Larenas Linnemann (Mexico)
15:30 - 15:45
5-3WS: Reporting Results | Paul Greenberger (US)
15:45 - 16:00
Hands-On Demonstration
16:00 - 16:10
Result Writing
16:10 - 16:30
Case Reports
Workshop 6: University Training Program - University of Sao Paulo: Allergy and Asthma: Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment
Coral Kingdom 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
6-1WS: Risk Factors for Allergy and Asthma in Latin America | Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani (Brazil)
15:20 - 15:35
6-2WS: Cross-Reactive IgE Responses to Invertebrates | L. Karla Arruda (Brazil)
15:35 - 15:50
6-3WS: Immunotherapy with Mite Vaccines: Risk Factor for Shrimp Allergy? | Ariana Yang
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 7: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training in Allergy: New Developments - WAO Specialty and Training Council
Coral Kingdom 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
7-1WS: Allergy Education and Training: The WAO White Book on Allergy | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
15:20 - 15:35
7-2WS: WAO Guidelines on Undergraduate Allergy Education and Training | Paul Potter (South Africa)
15:35 - 15:50
7-3WS: WAO Guidelines on Postgraduate Allergy Education and Training | Connie Katelaris (Australia)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 8: Hands-On Session: Pulmonary Function
Coral Garden 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Introductory Remarks
15:05 - 15:15
8-1WS: Pulmonary Function: Hands-On | Dennis Ownby (US)
15:15 - 15:25
8-2WS: Pulmonary Function: Hands-On | Robert C. Strunk
15:25 - 15:35
8-3WS: Pulmonary Function: Hands-On | Choon-Sik Park (South Korea)
15:35 - 16:30
Hands-On Demonstration
Workshop 9: Hands-On Session: Rhinolaryngoscopy (Session 1)
Coral Garden 2 (Fiesta Americana)
 Speaker(s): Mark Glaum (US) , José Antonio Sacre Hazouri (Mexico)
15:00 - 15:05
Introductory Remarks
15:05 - 16:10
Demonstration
Workshop 10: The Internet and Allergy
Coral Garden 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
10-1WS: WAO Resources on the Internet | Juan Carlos Ivancevich (Argentina)
15:20 - 15:35
10-2WS: The Internet as a Source of Learning for the Allergist | Ves Dimov (US)
15:35 - 15:50
10-3WS: Can Internet Surveys Help Us Understand Allergic Disorders? | Martin Penagos (Mexico)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

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15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 11: Betalactams Reactions
Coral Gallery 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Introductory Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
11-1WS: Diagnosis of Betalactam Sensitivity | Louis Mendelson (US)
15:20 - 15:35
11-2WS: Desensitization | David Khan (US)
15:35 - 15:50
11-3WS: Cross Reactions | Daniel Yerly (Switzerland)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 12: Chronic Cough
Coral Gallery 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
12-1WS: Mechanisms | James Baraniuk (US)
15:20 - 15:35
12-2WS: Children | Pramod Kelkar (US)
15:35 - 15:50
12-3WS: Adults | Riccardo Polosa (Italy)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 13: Severe Cutaneous Drug Reactions
Coral Gallery 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
13-1WS: Acute Severe Drug Reactions: Genes to Biomarkers | Miguel Blanca (Spain)
15:20 - 15:35
13-2WS: Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptom (DRESS) Syndrome | Mariana Castells (US)
15:35 - 15:50
13-3WS: Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and Steven Johnson Syndrome | Ichiro Katayama (Japan)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 14: Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Allergy
Coral Island (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
14-1WS: Pathophysiology of Conjunctival Inflammation | Sergio Bonini (Italy)
15:20 - 15:35
14-2WS: The Clinical Spectrum of Ocular Allergy | Connie Katelaris (Australia)
15:35 - 15:50
14-3WS: Ocular Allergy Treatment | Leonard Bielory (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 15: Contact Dermatitis in Children
Coral Sea (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
15-1WS: Mechanisms of Allergic Contact Dermatitis | Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann (Germany)
15:20 - 15:35
15-2WS: New Contact Allergens | Luz Fonacier (US)
15:35 - 15:50
15-3WS: Contact Dermatitis in Children: Do We Need Regular Patch Testing? | Iris Ale (Uruguay)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 16: Obstructive Sleep Disorders in Breathing in Childhood
Coral Kingdom 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
16-1WS: School and Behavior Problems | Michael S. Blaiss (US)
15:20 - 15:35
16-2WS: Allergic Rhinitis | Timothy J. Craig (US)
15:35 - 15:50
16-3WS: Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy | Athanasios Kaditis (Greece)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 17: The Use of Forms and Templates in Office Practice
Coral Kingdom 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
17-1WS: History, Physical Examination and Skin Testing | Michael A. Kaliner (US)
15:20 - 15:35
17-2WS: Immunotherapy | Dana Wallace (US)
15:35 - 15:50
17-3WS: Patient Information | Désirée Larenas Linnemann (Mexico)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 18: University Training Program - University of South Florida: Hands-On Session: Rhinolaryngoscopy (Session #2)
Coral Kingdom 3 (Fiesta Americana)
 Speaker(s): Roger Fox (US) , Mario Zernotti (Argentina)
15:20 - 16:30
Hands-On Demonstration
Workshop 19: Controversies Surrounding Long-Acting Beta Agonists (LABAs) in Asthma
Coral Garden 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
19-1WS: Safety of LABAs | Jan Brozek (Canada)
15:20 - 15:35
19-2WS: Step-Down Therapy | Robert C. Strunk
15:35 - 15:50
19-3WS: Step-Up Therapy | Homer Boushey (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 20: Decreasing the Prevalence of Allergic Diseases and Asthma - The WAO World Allergy Action Plan
Coral Garden 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
20-1WS: Changing the Allergy Paradigm - Time to Act | Tari Haahtela (Finland)
15:20 - 15:35
20-2WS: Allergy Health in Children | Mika Mäkelä
15:35 - 15:50
20-3WS: Allergy as an Immune Adaptation Syndrome | Joshua Boyce (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 21: Diagnostic Procedures for Rhinitis
Coral Garden 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
21-1WS: Nasal Challenges | Alkis Togias (US)
15:20 - 15:35
21-2WS: Assessing the Sense of Smell | Joaquim Mullol (Spain)
15:35 - 15:50
21-3WS: Clinical Considerations and Quality of Life: Implications for Treatment | Mark Dykewicz, MD (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

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15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 22: Immunotherapy for the Polysensitized Patient: Balancing the Evidence with Experience
Coral Gallery 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
22-1WS: Monotherapy for the Polysensitized Patient | Noel Rodriguez-Perez (Mexico)
15:20 - 15:35
22-2WS: Multiallergen Immunotherapy: The Evidence | Harold Nelson (US)
15:35 - 15:50
22-3WS: Multiallergen Immunotherapy: The Experience | Linda Cox (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 23: Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology Sister Society Session: Novel Laboratory Tests for Allergic Diseases
Coral Gallery 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
23-1WS: Recombinant Allergens for Diagnosis | Susanne Vrtala (Austria)
15:20 - 15:35
23-2WS: Improving Diagnosis of Venom Allergy with Recombinant Allergens | Irene Mittermann
15:35 - 15:50
23-3WS: Allergen Chips for Predicting, Diagnosing and Monitoring Allergy | Rudolf Valenta (Austria)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 24: University Training Program - Cleveland Clinic: An Evidence Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Urticaria and Angioedema
Coral Gallery 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
24-1WS: Evaluation | Jonathan Bernstein (US)
15:20 - 15:35
24-2WS: Management | David Lang (US)
15:35 - 15:50
24-3WS: C1 Inhibitor Deficiency Syndromes | Bruce Zuraw (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 25: Drug Allergy Testing and Desensitization
Coral Sea (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
25-1WS: Beta-lactams | Louis Mendelson (US)
15:20 - 15:35
25-2WS: Non Betalactic Antibiotics | David Khan (US)
15:35 - 15:50
25-3WS: Biologics | Miguel Blanca (Spain)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 26: Obesity and Asthma: Implications for Asthma Control and Treatment
Coral Kingdom 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
26-1WS: Observational Studies | Fernando Holguin (US)
15:20 - 15:35
26-2WS: Interventional Studies | Carlos Camargo (US)
15:35 - 15:50
26-3WS: Genetics of Obesity and Asthma | Juan Carlos Celedon (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 27: Update on Smoking Cessation
Coral Kingdom 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
27-1WS: Natural History of Tobacco Dependence | R Maximiliano Gomez (Argentina)
15:20 - 15:35
27-2WS: New Pharmaceutical Options and Electronic Cigarette | Riccardo Polosa (Italy)
15:35 - 15:50
27-3WS: Clinical Trials and Patient Education for Smoking Cessation | Maureen George (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 28: Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)
Coral Kingdom 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
28-1WS: How Can the GRADE System Improve Guideline Driven Care? | Holger Schünemann (Canada)
15:20 - 15:35
28-2WS: Are Rhinitis and Asthma Two Manifestations of One Disease? | Stephen Durham (United Kingdom)
15:35 - 15:50
28-3WS: Rhinitis: A Risk Factor for Asthma? | Ronald Dahl (Denmark)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 29: Adherence to Treatment: How Can It Be Improved?
Coral Garden 1 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Introductory Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
29-1WS: Non-Adherent Patient | Fulvio Braido (Italy)
15:20 - 15:35
29-2WS: Socio-economic Status and Adherence | Alvaro Cruz (Brazil)
15:35 - 15:50
29-3WS: Improving Adherence | Fernan Caballero-Fonseca
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion
Workshop 30: Hands-On Demonstration: Bronchial Provocation Challenges
Coral Garden 2 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
30-1WS: Methacholine | Paul O'Byrne (Canada)
15:20 - 15:35
30-2WS: Mannitol | Charles Irvin (US)
15:35 - 15:50
30-3WS: Exercise | Matteo Bonini (Italy)
15:50 - 16:30
Hands-On Demonstration
Workshop 31: Non-Allergic Rhinitis
Coral Garden 3 (Fiesta Americana)
15:00 - 15:05
Welcoming Remarks
15:05 - 15:20
31-1WS: Classification | Glenis Scadding (United Kingdom)
15:20 - 15:35
31-2WS: Mechanisms | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
15:35 - 15:50
31-3WS: Treatment | Alkis Togias (US)
15:50 - 16:30
Discussion