Program Guide 2011 - American College of Allergy, Asthma and ...

WorkshopsAdmission by ticket only • All Workshops will be held at the Hynes Convention CenterFridayW-1 A Practical Approach toAeroallergen Identification1 2 3 Y8:00 am – 3:00 pm Room 207Fee: $100 (FITs $50).Lunch on your ownEstelle Levetin, PhD and Richard W. Weber, MD, FACAAIUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to:1) set up a sampling station to collect airborne pollen and fungalspores; 2) recognize the most common types of pollen found in theatmosphere; and 3) recognize the most common types of fungal sporesfound in the atmosphere.W-2 Drug Allergies: Evaluation andOffice Challenges1 23:30 – 5:30 pm Room 310Fee: $60 (FITs $10).Timothy J. Sullivan, III, MD, FACAAI andStephen A. Tilles, MD, FACAAIUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to:1) summarize the basic mechanisms of drug hypersensitivity; 2) describestate-of-the-art diagnostic testing; 3) desensitize patients who have IgEmediated drug allergy, and 4) desensitize patients with non-IgE mediateddrug sensitivity.W-4 Chronic Cough in Childrenand Adults1 2 3 4 5 63:30 – 5:30 pm Room 312Fee: $60 (FITs $10).Alan B. Goldsobel, MD, FACAAI and Jason E. Knuffman, MDUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to:1) describe the common causes of chronic cough in adults and childrenand compare the major differences; 2) distinguish the advantages anddisadvantages of diagnostic testing vs. empirical trials of therapy forchronic cough; and 3) identify patients and therapeutic options forpatients with idiopathic chronic cough.W-5 Urticaria and Angioedema:Best Practices1 2 3 4 5 63:30 – 5:30 pm Room 313Fee: $60 (FITs $10).Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, FACAAI andDavid M. Lang, MD, FACAAIUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to:1) discuss the differential diagnosis for urticaria and angioedema;2) properly assess patients with urticaria and angioedema;3) summarize the current and emerging therapeutic options forurticaria and angioedema; 4) describe an evidence-based and costeffectiveapproach to diagnosis and management of patients withchronic urticaria/angioedema; and 5) identify patients with physicalurticaria/angioedema syndrome.W-3 Insect Allergy – Stinging Cases2 3 5 63:30 – 5:30 pm Room 311Fee: $60 (FITs $10).David B.K. Golden, MD, FACAAI andDavid F. Graft, MD, FACAAIUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to:1) describe the diagnostic methods for predicting the risk of anaphylaxisto stings; 2) describe the indications for initiating venomimmunotherapy; 3) identify patients who should get VIT, dose andregimen of VIT, and management of problems during VIT; and 4) evaluatewho should discontinue VIT, when to stop and risk factors for relapse.1SaturdayW-6 Creating a Website for Your Practice1 3 610:00 am – noon Room 202Fee: $60 (FITs $10).G. David Hopper, MD and J. Allen Meadows, MD, FACAAIUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to:1) summarize the basics steps of what it takes to start a website,including getting a domain name, selecting the appropriate websitebuilder for their practice, and personalizing a website so it is attractiveand personal; 2) formulate strategies to optimize traffic to their practiceweb site in promoting their practice, including development andorganization of content, optimizing placement in search engines, andhow to use Google and social networking sites to build their practice;3) discuss the advantages of communicating online with patients, andexplain how to avoid potential medical-legal risks of communicatingonline with patients; and 4) describe the benefits to an allergy practiceof having a dynamic web site, including e-newsletters, and reducingnon-revenue generating telephone traffic to the office.123456See page15 for definitions/designations. • Y Sessions that may be of interest to young physicians.24Return to Table of Contents