scientific program - World Allergy Organization

WAO Congress–XVIII ICACI Final Program
MONDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER - continued
Grand Luncheon Seminar 12:15 - 13:45
GLS1 - Atopic Dermatitis: Can Early Intervention
Halt the Atopic March?
No fee. Lunch included. Meal and session limited to the first
300 delegates.
Waterfront Ballroom, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis
Pharma AG
CME Credit: 1.5
Co-Chair: Johannes Ring, Germany
Co-Chair: Jonathan Spergel, United States
Cellular and Molecular Aspects of the Atopic Diseases - A
Common Thread
Thomas Luger, Germany
Flare Prevention as a Measure of Disease Control Leading to
Disease Modification
Vincent Ho, Canada
Outlook: Can the Atopic March Be Slowed Down By Early
Intervention in Atopic Eczema?
Jonathan Spergel, United States
Gold Luncheon Symposium 12:15 - 13:45
GS2 - Keys to the Diagnosis and Management of Ocular
Allergy
No fee. Lunch included. Pre-registration required. Admission
by ticket only.
Crystal Pavilion Ballroom, Pan Pacific Hotel
Supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Alcon
Laboratories
CME Credit: 1.5
Chair: Paul Van Cauwenberge, Belgium
To Be or Not to Be: Ocular Allergy Diagnosis
Robert Gross, United States
Targeted Therapy
Peter D’Arienzo, United States
Allergic Rhinitis: The Pearls of Diagnosis and Management
Sergio Bonini, Italy
Luncheon Seminars 12:15 - 13:45
Pre-registration required. Admission by ticket only. Sessions are limited to
the first 25 delegates. Luncheon Seminar tickets may be purchased,
returned and exchanged at the Registration Desk located in the Lobby of
the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre.
LU1 - Eosinophils and Asthma
Room 10, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Judah Denburg, Canada
Peter Weller, United States
LU2 - Systemic Mastocytosis
Room 13, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Yoseph Mekori, Israel
Dean Metcalfe, United States
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
LU3 - H 4 -Receptor Relevance in Allergic Disease
Room 14, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Claudia Hofstra, The Netherlands
Lars Karlsson, United States
LU4 - Allergy Avoidance
Room 16, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Adnan Custovic, United Kingdom
LU5 - Probiotics and Gut Microflora: A New Approach
to the Management of Food Allergy
Room 19, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Erika Isolauri, Finland
Ulrich Wahn, Germany
LU6 - The Trials and Tribulations of IL-5
Room 18, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Stephen Holgate, United Kingdom
Paul O’Byrne, Canada
LU7 - Acute Asthma Treatment
Room 17, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
CME Credit: 1.5
Bradley Chipps, United States
E. Regis McFadden, United States
LU8 - Stinging Insect Hypersensitivity
Gazebo I, Pan Pacific Hotel
CME Credit: 1.5
Anthony Dubois, The Netherlands
David Golden, United States
LU9 - Allergens as Inflammatory Agents
Gazebo II, Pan Pacific Hotel
CME Credit: 1.5
Heidrun Behrendt, Germany
Martin Chapman, United States
LU10 - Nasal Polyposis
MacKenzie Room 1, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
CME Credit: 1.5
Claus Bachert, Belgium
Takeru Ishikawa, Japan
LU11 - Occupational Allergy
MacKenzie Room 2, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
CME Credit: 1.5
Andre Cartier, Canada
Santiago Quirce, Spain
LU12 - Allergy in the Tropical Environment: A Challenge
to the Hygiene Hypothesis
Nootka Room, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
CME Credit: 1.5
Isabel Hagel, Venezuela
Charles Naspitz, Brazil
33
MONDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER