World Allergy Congress: Symposia

Symposium 1: Social Consequences and Evidence- Based Medicine and Immunotherapy

Grand Ballroom 103 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairperson: Désirée Larenas-Linnemann (Mexico)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

1-1SY: The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement Applied to Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy with Inhalant Allergens | Giovanni Passalacqua (Italy)

11:25 - 11:45

1-2SY: Grading Side Effects of Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) | Hugo P.S. Van Bever (Singapore)

11:45 - 12:05

1-3SY: Pharmacoeconomics of Immunotherapy | Linda Cox (United States)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium 2: Hot Topics in Asthma

Grand Ballroom 104 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Leonard Bacharier (US) , Hirokazu Arakawa (Japan)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

2-1SY: Gene to Environmental Interaction in Asthma | Choon-Sik Park (South Korea)

11:25 - 11:45

2-2SY: Asthma Control and Treatment Issues | Christopher Kei Wai Lai (Hong Kong)

11:45 - 12:05

2-3SY: Personalized Therapy in Asthma and Allergy | Sang-Heon Cho (South Korea)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium 3: Advances in the Management of Atopic Dermatitis: A Practical Approach

Grand Ballroom 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Mark Boguniewicz (US) , Alfred Tam (Hong Kong)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

3-1SY: Atopic Dermatitis: Evolving Mechanistic Concepts and the Translational Revolution | Kathleen C. Barnes (United States)

11:25 - 11:45

3-2SY: Restoring Skin Barrier and Suppression of Inflammation by Topical Treatment Strategies | Dagmar Simon (Switzerland)

11:45 - 12:05

3-3SY: The Importance of Trigger Avoidance and Vitamin D Substitution | Ai-Young Lee (South Korea)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium 4: Screening for Primary Immunodeficiency: A Global Perspective

Grand Ballroom 103 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: John Routes (US) , J. David Edgar (United Kingdom)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

4-1SY: Classification of Primary Immunodeficiency | Thomas Fleisher (United States)

13:55 - 14:15

4-2SY: Clinical and Laboratory Screening: International Effects | Nima Rezaei (Iran)

14:15 - 14:35

4-3SY: Use of Exome Sequencing to Screen for Primary Immunodeficiency | Yu-Lung Lau (Hong Kong)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 5: Recent Advances in Understanding Asthma in the Elderly

Grand Ballroom 104 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Eugene Bleecker (US) , Dilsad Mungan (Turkey)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

5-1SY: Unraveling the Pathways to Asthma Development in the Elderly | Anahi Yañez (Argentina)

13:55 - 14:15

5-2SY: The Diagnostic Problems of Obstructive Lung Diseases in the Elderly | Arzu Yorgancioglu (Turkey)

14:15 - 14:35

5-3SY: Pharmacotherapy of Asthma in the Elderly | Sang-Heon Cho (South Korea)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 6: Atopic Dermatitis: A Comprehensive Update

Grand Ballroom 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Mübeccel Akdis (Switzerland) , Bernard Thong (Singapore)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

6-1SY: Immunologic Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis | Kwang Hoon Lee (South Korea)

13:55 - 14:15

6-2SY: Management of Atopic Dermatitis and Emerging Therapies | Mark Boguniewicz (United States)

14:15 - 14:35

6-3SY: The Role of Environmental Allergens in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis | Ichiro Katayama (Japan)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 7: Coding Allergy: Getting it Right in the New International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

Room 208 A & B (Floor 2) (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Lanny J. Rosenwasser (US) , Moises A. Calderon (United Kingdom)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

7-1SY: Painting the Scenario: Why Changes in the ICD are Needed? | Pascal Demoly (France)

13:55 - 14:15

7-2SY: Strategies for Implementing ICD-11 | Luciana Kase Tanno (Brazil)

14:15 - 14:35

7-3SY: Involvement of Academies and the Impact on the Allergy Practice | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 8: Eosinophil Death Pathways

Grand Ballroom 103 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Dagmar Simon (Switzerland) , Takao Fujisawa (Japan)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

8-1SY: Eosinophil Death Receptors As Therapeutic Targets | Bruce Bochner (United States)

15:55 - 16:15

8-2SY: Signaling Pathways Regulating the Life Span of Eosinophils | Hans-Uwe Simon (Switzerland)

16:15 - 16:35

8-3SY: Eosinophil Biology and Regulation of Eosinophil-Specific Genes | Il Yup Chung (South Korea)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 9: The Most Important Cause of Asthma in Children

Grand Ballroom 104 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Meenu Singh (India) , Elham Hossny (Egypt)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

9-1SY: A Combination of Genetic and Environmental Factors Is the Most Important Cause of Childhood Asthma | Mayumi Tamari (Japan)

15:55 - 16:15

9-2SY: An Environmentally-Induced Increase in Th2 Responses Is the Most Important Cause of Childhood Asthma | Juan Celedon (United States)

16:15 - 16:35

9-3SY: Altered Immune Development Is the Most Important Cause of Childhood Asthma | James Gern (United States)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 10: The Epithelium in Immune Regulation: Innate and Adaptive Immunity

Grand Ballroom 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Hirohisa Saito (Japan) , Roy Gerth Van Wijk (Netherlands)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

10-1SY: Defective Epithelial Barrier Function and the Role of Tight Junctions | Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland)

15:55 - 16:15

10-2SY: Epithelial Cell Derived Cytokines Immune Cell Interactions: Front Line of Allergic Airway | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)

16:15 - 16:35

10-3SY: Impact of Environmental Factors on Modulating Epithelial Cell Function in Asthma | Peter Howarth (United Kingdom)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium JM Symposium 1: WAO Junior Member Symposium

Room 208 A & B (Floor 2) (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Hongfei Lou (China) , Luciana Kase Tanno (Brazil)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

1-1JSY: Controversies in Skin Allergy Guidelines: Where Do we Stand? | Razvigor Darlenski (Bulgaria)

15:55 - 16:15

1-2JSY: Why Are We Looking for Biomarkers in Adult Asthma? Is There a Need? | Jae-Hyun Lee (South Korea)

16:15 - 16:35

1-3JSY: International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-11: Are Allergies At Last Going to Be More Visible? | Luciana Kase Tanno (Brazil)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 11: Food-Related Anaphylaxis in Adults and Children

Grand Ballroom 103 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Bee Wah Lee (Singapore) , Yitzhak Katz (Israel)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

11-1SY: Major Cause and Risk Factors of Food-Related Anaphylaxis | Mimi Tang (Australia)

11:25 - 11:45

11-2SY: Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis | Nelson Rosario Filho (Brazil)

11:45 - 12:05

11-3SY: Management of Food-Induced Anaphylaxis | Sooyoung Lee (South Korea)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium 12: COSA Symposium: Recent Understanding for New Mechanisms of Allergy and Airway Inflammation

Grand Ballroom 104 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Lanny J. Rosenwasser (US) , Mario Sanchez Borges (Venezuela)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

12-1SY: New Insights into Eosinophil-Mediated Immunopathology | Hans-Uwe Simon (Switzerland)

11:25 - 11:45

12-2SY: Similarity and Difference between Th2 Inflammations | Deborah Strickland (Australia)

11:45 - 12:05

12-3SY: Clinical Phenotypes and Molecular Mechanisms of Severe Asthma | Koichiro Asano (Japan)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium 13: Development of Allergy: Lessons from the Birth Cohort Study

Grand Ballroom 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland) , Peter Le Souëf (Australia)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

13-1SY: Pre and Post-Natal Environments and Allergy | Soo-Jong Hong (South Korea)

11:25 - 11:45

13-2SY: The Role of the Microbiome and Hygiene Hypothesis in the Development of Food Allergy | Katrina Allen (Australia)

11:45 - 12:05

13-3SY: Development of Allergy: Lessons From Longitudinal Cohort Studies | James Gern (United States)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium 14: Innovative Approaches in Anaphylaxis

Grand Ballroom 103 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Luciana Kase Tanno (Brazil) , Bernard Thong (Singapore)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

14-1SY: Use of Allergen Components: A New Era in Allergology | TBC

13:55 - 14:15

14-2SY: Special Considerations on Anaphylaxis in Latin America | Edgardo Jares (Argentina)

14:15 - 14:35

14-3SY: Immunologic Intervention of Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis | Masao Yamaguchi (Japan)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 15: Eosinophils in Asthma and Allergy

Grand Ballroom 104 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Kenji Izuhara (Japan) , Paige Wickner (US)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

15-1SY: Eosinophilia Associated Lung Disease: ABPA, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, and Eosinophilic Pneumonia | Stephen Peters (United States)

13:55 - 14:15

15-2SY: Allergens, Eosinophils and Mast Cells: Innate and Adaptive Effector Unit | Erika Jensen-Jarolim (Austria)

14:15 - 14:35

15-3SY: Novel Targeted Therapies for Eosinophilic Disorders | Shigeharu Ueki (Japan)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 16: GLAD-P Symposium - Prevention of Allergy: Is it Possible?

Grand Ballroom 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Sonomjamts Munkhbayarlakh (Mongolia) , Kyu Han Kim (South Korea)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

16-1SY: Guidelines Development: Level of Evidence for Guidelines via the GRADE Approach | Carlos Cuello- Garcia (Canada)

13:55 - 14:15

16-2SY: Allergy Strategies Towards Prevention: The GLAD-P Project | Katrina Allen (Australia)

14:15 - 14:35

16-3SY: What Are the Current Recommendations for Prevention of Allergy? | Alessandro Fiocchi (Vatican City)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 17: Mast Cell in Allergic Inflammation

Grand Ballroom 103 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Erika Jensen-Jarolim (Austria) , Nina Irawati (Indonesia)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

17-1SY: Mast Cell Regulation of Allergic Inflammation | Mindy Tsai (United States)

15:55 - 16:15

17-2SY: Heterogeneity of Human Mast Cells in Allergic Inflammatory Diseases | Yoshimichi Okayama (Japan)

16:15 - 16:35

17-3SY: Mechanisms of Basophils and Mast Cell Function | Dean Metcalfe (United States)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 18: What is New in the Management of NSAID Hypersensitivity

Grand Ballroom 104 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Osman Sener (Turkey) , Hiok Hee Chng (Singapore)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

18-1SY: Update on the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) | Hae-Sim Park (South Korea)

15:55 - 16:15

18-2SY: New Classification and In Vitro/In Vivo Diagnostic Methods | Marek L. Kowalski (Poland)

16:15 - 16:35

18-3SY: Optimal Management of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) | Masami Taniguchi (Japan)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 19: Management of Rhinitis

Grand Ballroom 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Sandra N. Gonzalez-Diaz (Mexico) , Yuan Zhang (China)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

19-1SY: Allergic vs. Non-allergic Rhinitis: Are They Different? | Philippe Gevaert (Belgium)

15:55 - 16:15

19-2SY: Management of Rhinitis: Can We Achieve Control with Pharmacotherapy by Improving Quality of Life | Chaweewan Bunnag (Thailand)

16:15 - 16:35

19-3SY: Sublingual Immunotherapy of Allergic Rhinitis in Children | Heung-Man Lee (South Korea)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 20: Respiratory Effectiveness Group Symposium: Harnessing the Real World to Address Unmet Needs in Allergy Care

Room 201 (Floor 2) (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Pascal Demoly (France) , Inseon S Choi (South Korea)

11:00 - 11:05

Welcoming Remarks

11:05 - 11:25

20-1SY: Identifying Obstructive Lung Disease Using Routine Clinical Data: Methods and Real-Life Research Opportunities | Job Van Boven (Netherlands)

11:25 - 11:45

20-2SY: Building an “Optimum” Database for Asthma/Allergy Research: The Optimum Patient Care Research Database | David Price (Singapore)

11:45 - 12:05

20-3SY: Guiding Guidelines Towards a More Patient-Centric Approach | G. Walter Canonica (Italy)

12:05 - 12:30

Discussion

Symposium National Symposium 1: KAAACI/KAPARD Symposium - New Insights on Allergy and Asthma: Lessons From Epidemiologic Studies

Grand Ballroom 101 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Jin Tack Kim (South Korea) , Sung-Hak Park (South Korea)

13:30 - 13:35

Welcoming Remarks

13:35 - 13:55

1-1NAT: Asthma as an Entry Point of Non-Communicable Disease | Young Juhn (United States)

13:55 - 14:15

1-2NAT: A Nationwide Survey for Allergen Sensitizations in Childhood and Adolescents | Dae Hyun Lim (South Korea)

14:15 - 14:35

1-3NAT: Novel Trajectories for Identifying Asthma Phenotypes: Findings From the COREA Cohort | Tae-Bum Kim (South Korea)

14:35 - 15:00

Discussion

Symposium 21: Mechanisms in Anaphylaxis: Implications for Clinicians

Grand Ballroom 104 & 105 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairperson: Hae-Sim Park (South Korea)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 16:05

21-1SY: How Can Drugs as Co-Factors Alter Anaphylaxis? | Margitta Worm (Germany)

16:05 - 16:35

21-2SY: Is Anaphylaxis in Humans Exclusively IgE-Dependent? | Fred Finkelman (United States)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium 22: Update on the Mechanism of Asthma and Airway Inflammation

Grand Ballroom 102 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Mübeccel Akdis (Switzerland) , Mariana Couto (Portugal)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

22-1SY: IL-17 and Th17 Cells in Asthma and Inflammation | Peter Howarth (United Kingdom)

15:55 - 16:15

22-2SY: Basophil: A Key Player in Immunity and Inflammation | Hajime Karasuyama (Japan)

16:15 - 16:35

22-3SY: Novel Targets for Airway Inflammation: Lessons from Distinct Functions of Subcellular Organelles | Yong Chul Lee (South Korea)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposium National Symposium 2: KAAACI/KAPARD Symposium - Asthma and Allergic Disease: From Environmental Trigger to Pharmacologic Treatment

Grand Ballroom 101 (Coex Convention Center)

Chairpersons: Byoung Whui Choi (South Korea) , Ji Tae Choung (South Korea)

15:30 - 15:35

Welcoming Remarks

15:35 - 15:55

2-1NAT: Impact of Particulate Matter on Allergic Diseases in Seoul | Young Yoo (South Korea)

15:55 - 16:15

2-2NAT: The Impact of Inhaled Pollutants on Airway Inflammation | An-Soo Jang (South Korea)

16:15 - 16:35

2-3NAT: How to Manage Uncontrolled Asthma? | Byung-Jae Lee (South Korea)

16:35 - 17:00

Discussion

Symposia

Thursday, 15 October 2015

11:00 - 12:30

13:30 - 15:00

15:30 - 17:00

Friday, 16 October 2015

11:00 - 12:30

13:30 - 15:00

15:30 - 17:00

Saturday, 17 October 2015

11:00 - 12:30

13:30 - 15:00

15:30 - 17:00