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

Monday General SessionsINTERASMA Symposium • Rooms 304-306 • Hynes Convention CenterContemporary Considerations in Asthma Care:World Asthma Congress 2012 Quebec City, Canada – PreviewModerators: G. Walter Canonica, MD, and Louis-Phillippe Boulet, MD1:00 pm Controversies in Asthma – Role of ExhaledNitric OxideMyron J. Zitt, MD, FACAAI122:00 pm Update on Novel Biologic Therapiesfor AsthmaLawrence M. DuBuske, MD, FACAAI1231:30 pm New Considerations in InnerCity AsthmaMichael B. Foggs, MD, FACAAI1234562:35 pm Questions and Panel Discussion3:00 pm AdjournUpon completion of this session, participants should be able to: 1) discuss the challenges and unmet needs of asthmamanagement; 2) highlight the importance of monitoring airway inflammation for improved asthma control; 3) address the role offractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO): a measurement of airway inflammation (‘Inflammometry’); 4) analyze the epidemiology ofasthma morbidity and mortality in certain inner-city asthma populations; 5) discuss the variable responsiveness to treatment withbeta-adrenergic agonists in asthmatics; 6) describe the genetic heterogeneity of asthma in some minority ethnic groups; 7) verifythe potential impact of violence on the expression of asthma; 8) describe the roles of inflammatory mediator antagonists in severeasthma; and 9) discuss the benefits and failures of biologic agents in asthma treatment.3:00 – 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in Auditorium FoyerPlenary Session • Auditorium (2nd Floor) • Hynes Convention CenterPractice Parameters –Environmental Assessment and RemediationModerators: Kevin P. McGrath, MD, FACAAI and James M. Seltzer, MD, FACAAI3:30 pmJean A. Chapman Memorial LectureA Primer on Building Science forthe AllergistJames L. Sublett, MD, FACAAI4:00 pm Building AssessmentKevin Kennedy, CIEC4:30 pm Indoor Environmental RemediationJay M. Portnoy, MD, FACAAI5:00 pm Adjourn134152661Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: 1) discuss the basic principles of building science; 2) apply theunderstanding of building systems to issues related to indoor environmental exposures that may result in respiratory disease;3) counsel patients on building issues and how to deal with them; 4) communicate effectively with other professionals abouthealthy home environmental assessments; 5) identify the key concepts of healthy home environmental assessments and the rolerisk assessment plays in the assessment process; 6) identify the basic components of a healthy home environmental assessment;7) advise patients how to reduce exposure to furry animals; 8) recommend abatement methods to eliminate rodents and otherpests, and 9) describe effective recommendations for mold abatement.23456See page15 for definitions/designations. • Y Sessions that may be of interest to young physicians.Return to Table of Contents59Monday Gen Sessions