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2008 Program
Monday, January 21, 2008
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Registration & Poster Session
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Welcome Reception
 
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
7:15 am Exhibits/Poster/Continental Breakfast
7:45 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Joshua S. Jacobs, MD, PROGRAM CHAIR / PRESIDENT-ELECT
SESSION MODERATOR: Joseph M. Hassett, MD, PRESIDENT
8:00 am The Emil J. Bardana, Jr. M.D. Lecture
Oral Immunotherapy, All The Benefit Without The Risk?
G. Walter Canonica, MD
8:40 am Allergen Immunotherapy-Optimizing Treatment, Future Directions
Harold S. Nelson, MD
9:20 am Biologicals In Allergic Disease; Can The Promises Be Kept?
Larry O. Borish, MD
10:00 am Break / Exhibits / Posters
10:20 am The Pathobiology of Allergen Induced Asthma
Paul M. O’Byrne, MD
11:00 am Case Presentation / Panel Discussion Subject:
A Six Year Old With Allergic Rhinitis And Asthma (Sensitive To Multiple Allergens); Best Approach To Treatment, Disease Modification
Speaker (TBA)
11:40 am Questions/Discussion
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Poster Session
 
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Poster Session
1:30 pm Session Moderator
  Gregory W. Bensch, MD, Secretary / Treasurer
1:40 pm Differential Diagnosis of Non Allergic Rhinitis
James N. Baraniuk, MD
2:20 pm Allergic Fungal Sinusitis, Medical vs. Surgical Therapy
Bradley F. Marple, MD
3:00 pm Immunologic Aspects Of Chronic Sinus Disease
Larry O. Borish, MD
3:40 pm Breaks/Exhibits/Posters
4:00 pm Atopic Dermatitis; Therapeutic Options, The Atopic Dermatis Action Plan
Lisa A. Beck, MD
4:40 pm Food Allergy And Atopic Dermatitis; A Rationale Approach To The Poly- Sensitized Patient
Hugh A. Sampson, MD
5:20 pm Questions/Discussion
5:40 pm Adjourn
 
Thursday, January 24, 2008
7:00 am SOCIETY BREAKFAST/BUSINESS MEETING
8:00 am Exhibits/Break
8:20 am Session Moderator
Robert A. Nathan, M.D., Immediate Past President
8:25 am Food Anaphylaxis, Progress Toward Prevention, Disease Modification
Hugh A. Sampson, MD
9:05 am Unmet Needs in Anaphylaxis
F. Estelle R. Simons, MD, FRCPC
9:45 am Exhibits/Break/Posters
10:05 am The New Guidelines; What’s New, What’s Not
Harold S. Nelson, MD
10:45 am Evidence Based Medicine in The Treatment of Allergic Disease
G. Walter Canonica, MD
11:25 am The Asthma Exacerbation, What Works, What Doesn’t
Paul M. O’Byrne, MD
12:05 pm Q&A Panel Discussion
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Poster Session
 
Friday, January 25, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Poster Session
12:50 pm Exhibits
1:20 pm Session Moderator
  Joshua S. Jacobs, MD, Program Chair / President-Elect, WSAAI
1:30 pm Mechanism Of Non-Allergic Rhinitis
James N. Baraniuk, MD
2:10 pm Pediatric Sinusitis, When To Treat And When To Refer
Bradley F. Marple, MD
2:50 pm Break/Exhibits/Posters
3:10 pm Dangerous Allergens, Why Some Allergens are “Bad Actors”
Steve Georas, MD
3:50 pm Antihistamine Non-Responsive Urticaria
Lisa A. Beck, MD
4:30 pm The Therapeutic Index of H1-Antihistamines
F. Estelle R. Simons, MD, FRCPC
5:15 pm Adjourn
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Farewell Reception
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