Plenary Sessions

Sunday, 7 December 2014

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08:00 - 09:30

Plenary Session 1: Immunotherapy and Immunological Aspects of Allergic Disease
Grand Ballroom (Sul America)
 Chairpersons: G. Walter Canonica (Italy) Stephen Durham (United Kingdom)
08:00 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks
08:05 - 08:30
1-1PS: Biologic Basis of the Allergic Response | Bruce Bochner (United States)
08:30 - 08:55
1-2PS: Overview of Allergen Immunotherapy and Tolerance | Mübeccel Akdis (Switzerland)
08:55 - 09:20
1-3PS: Mechanisms of Sublingual Immunotherapy | Giovanni Passalacqua (Italy)
09:20 - 09:30
Discussion

10:30 - 12:00

Plenary Session 2: Clinical Aspects of Sublingual Immunotherapy and Subcutaneous Immunotherapy
Grand Ballroom (Sul America)
 Chairpersons: Rudolf Valenta (Austria) , Désirée Larenas-Linnemann (Mexico)
10:30 - 10:35
Welcoming Remarks
10:35 - 11:00
2-1PS: Subcutaneous Immunotherapy | Stephen Durham (United Kingdom)
11:00 - 11:25
2-2PS: Novel Approaches to Immunotherapy | Mark Larché (Canada)
11:25 - 11:50
2-3PS: Sublingual Immunotherapy | G. Walter Canonica (Italy)
11:50 - 12:00
Discussion

Monday, 8 December 2014

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08:00 - 09:30

Plenary Session 3: Innate Immunity in Allergy: Sentinel role of the Epithelium and Microbiome
Grand Ballroom (Sul America)
 Chairpersons: Susan Prescott (Australia) , Roy Gerth Van Wijk (Netherlands)
08:00 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks
08:05 - 08:30
3-1PS: Epithelial Cell Immune Cell Cross-talk in Allergic Airway Disease | Ruby Pawankar (Japan)
08:30 - 08:55
3-2PS: Role of Tissue Cell Responses in Chronicity and Severity in Allergic Diseases | Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland)
08:55 - 09:20
3-3PS: Can We Manipulate the Microbiome of Airway Disease | Susan Lynch (United States)
09:20 - 09:30
Discussion

10:30 - 12:00

Plenary Session 4: Biologics and Novel Treatments for Allergic Disease
Grand Ballroom (Sul America)
 Chairpersons: Mark Larché (Canada) , Robert Lemanske (US)
10:30 - 10:35
Welcoming Remarks
10:35 - 11:00
4-1PS: IL- 4 and IL-13 Blockade in Asthma | Andrew Wardlaw (United Kingdom)
11:00 - 11:25
4-2PS: Atopic Dermatitis: Cytokine Inhibition | Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier (Switzerland)
11:25 - 11:50
4-3PS: Omalizumab and Urticaria | Marcus Maurer (Germany)
11:50 - 12:00
Discussion

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

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08:00 - 09:30

Plenary Session 5: The Evolving World of Food Allergy
Grand Ballroom (Sul America)
 Chairpersons: Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan) , Sooyoung Lee (South Korea)
08:00 - 08:05
Welcoming Remarks
08:05 - 08:30
5-1PS: Is Food Allergy Really Becoming More Prevalent and if so, Why? | Susan Prescott (Australia)
08:30 - 08:55
5-2PS: Review of Natural History | Gideon Lack (United Kingdom)
08:55 - 09:20
5-3PS: Can We Prevent Food Allergy TODAY? | Katie Allen (Australia)
09:20 - 09:30
Discussion

13:30 - 15:00

Plenary Session 6: Food Allergy 2014 and into the Future
Grand Ballroom (Sul America)
 Chairpersons: Mimi Tang (Australia) , Gideon Lack (United Kingdom)
13:30 - 13:35
Welcoming Remarks
13:35 - 14:00
6-1PS: Dilemmas in Food Allergy Diagnosis: Skin Tests, IgE, and Oral Challenges | Nelson Rosario Filho (Brazil)
14:00 - 14:25
6-2PS: Role of Oral Immunotherapy and Food Allergen Challenges in the Treatment of Food Allergy | Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan)
14:25 - 14:50
6-3PS: Curing Food Allergies: Oral Tolerance and Immunotherapy | Wesley Burks (United States)
14:50 - 15:00
Discussion