| 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM Breakfast Symposia: |
A. Basic:
B. Translational:
C. Clinical: |
Infection and Immunity” Steve Holland and David Rosenthal.
“Regulation of IgE Production” Fred Finkelman and Bruce Mazer
“Long-Acting Beta-Agonists & Adverse Outcomes: Truth or Fiction?”
Elliott Israel and Y Katz |
Participants are encouraged to bring cases/questions to discuss with the experts.
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel
Morning Session
Allergic Inflammation” Moderators - Yosi Mekori and Jonathan Bernstein. |
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
“Pathways of Anaphylaxis” Fred Finkelman
“The Role of Mast Cells in Airway Inflammation” Francesca
Levi-Schaffer
“Eosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Disorders.” Marc Rothenberg
“"Mast cell, not only in allergy: mast cell-T cell interaction
within non-allergic inflammatory processes".” Yosi Mekori |
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM - Coffee, Cakes and Exhibition
“Hot Topics in Allergy” Moderators – Myron Zitt and Meir Shalit. |
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:40 PM
11:40 AM -12:00 PM
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Rationale for Interleukin-1β Targeted Therapy in Neutrophilic
Inflammatory Disorders – Alan Wanderer, M.D.
“The Mosaic of Autoimmunity, prediction, infection,
prevention and Vit D” Yehuda Shoenfeld
Primary prevention of asthma - the role of RSV prophylaxix,
Asher Tal
“Sublingual Immunotherapy” Gary Gross |
12:00 PM – 1:00PM Oral Abstract session 1:
Oral absract sessions have the format of a short introductory lecture by the elected chair, after which 4-5 short oral presentations (10 min) on a related research topic by physicians that have sent in abstracts, to be critiqued and discussed with the chairs who are experts in their particular fields. |
A. “Basic immunological mechanisms in Allergy” Fred Finkelman and I. Pecht
B. “Immunology and Autoimmunity” Yehuda Shoenfeld and Rich Gower
C. “Allergic Airway Disease” Sheldon Spector and Ulrich Wahn
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01:00 PM – 01:45 PM Lunch in the hotel
Afternoon Session
“Pediatric Allergy” Moderators - Bill Dolen and Yehuda Danon |
01:45 PM - 02:10 PM
02:10 PM - 02:30 PM
02:30 PM - 02:50 PM
03:00 PM - 03:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
04:00 PM -04:20 PM
04:20 PM -04:40 PM
04:40 PM - 05:00 PM |
“Guidelines of Pediatric Allergy” Ulrich Wahn
“Cross Reactivity to Milk Proteins” Yitzak Katz
“Pediatric Nutrition in Allergy” Alan Becker
“Risk Factors for Pediatric Asthma” Len Bacharier
Coffee, Cakes and Exhibition
“The Use of Omalizumab in Children” Bill Berger
“Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric HAE” – Bruce Zuraw
“Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Allergic Rhinitis” Lyndon Mansfield
“Atopic Dermatitis: An Update” Ulrich Wahn |
Adjourn for Dinner.
Thursday, Dec. 4th:
07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Breakfast Symposia:
A. Basic – “Molecular Mechanisms of Immunodeficiencies” Mel Berger and Bodo
Grimbaucher
B. Translational” Bench to Bedside: Treatment of Hypereosinophilia” Marc Rothenberg and Miguel Stein
C. Clinical “Anaphylaxis: Evaluation and Treatment” Phil Lieberman and Dan
Ein Encourage participants to bring cases to ask the experts.
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08:30 AM – 09:00AM Breakfast in the Hotel
Morning Session
“Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Conjunctivitis” Moderators – Bill Berger and Menachem Rottem |
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
“Chronic Rhinosinusitis” Myron Zit
“Rhinitis Subtypes and Headaches” Jonathan Bernstein
“Conjunctivitis: Evaluation and Treatment” Len Bielory
“Update on the Rhinitis Guidelines” Rich Gower |
09:00 – 10:20 AM Concomitant Allied Health Session: |
| Clinical Research Seminar for Allied Health, Cheryl Bernstein |
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM – Coffee, Cakes and Exhibition
“The Role of Environmental Control and Allergic Diseases” Moderators Mona Kidon and Gary Gross
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 12:00 AM |
“Health Effects of Indoor Mold Exposure” Jay Portnoy
“Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study” David
Bernstein
“AFI Research Report” Mona Kidon
“Moving from defining allergenic sources and exposure, to measuring specific allergens responses and epitopes as predictive markers of disease”, Chew Fook Tim
“The "green pollution": allergy from the pollen's point of view” Carmi Geller Bernstein and Yoav Waisel |
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Oral Abstract session No 2:
D. “Food Allergy” Ilan Dalal & Alan Becker
E. “Autoimmunity in men and rats” Zev Sthoeger and Judah Denburg
F. “Respiratory Airway disease” Leonard Bacharier and Zeev Handzel |
01:00 PM – 01:45 PM Lunch in the hotel
Afternoon Session
“Asthma” Moderators – Shmuel Kivity and I. Leonard Bernstein
01:45 PM - 02:05 PM
02:05 PM - 02:25 PM
02:25 PM - 02:45 PM
02:45 PM - 03:05 PM
03:05 PM - 03:20 PM
3:20 PM to 3:40 PM |
“Asthma and Airway Remodeling” Phil Lieberman
“Novel Therapies for Treatment of Asthma” Elliott Israel
“Occupational Asthma in Israel” Elizabeth Fireman
“Small Airways Diseases” Richard Martin
“Exercise Induced Asthma” William Silvers
Coffee, Cakes and Exhibition |
“Immunodeficiency” Moderators – Amos Etzioni and Lyndon Mansfield |
03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
04:20 PM - 04:40 PM
04:40 PM - 05:00 PM
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
05:15 PM to 5:30 PM |
“Hyper IgE Syndrome” Bodo Grimbaucher
“Primary Immunodeficiency” Mark Ballow
“Use of Subcutaneous Intravenous Immunoglobulin” Mel Berger
“Clinical Workup of Immunodeficiency” Bill Dolen
“Every One is Immune Deficient Untill Proved Otherwise” Amos Etzioni
“The Pathogenesis of CGD” Steve Holland |
Adjourn for official Congress Dinner.
Friday, Dec. 5th:
07:30 AM – 08:30 AM Breakfast Symposia
A. Basic: “Allergy As A Systemic Disease” Judah Denburg and Marc Rothenberg.
B. Translational: “Developing an International Consensus on HAE prophylaxis” Tim Craig, Shamuel Kivity, Rich Gower, Avner Reshef
C. Clinical: “Immunotherapy in the 21st Century” David I. Bernstein and Paul
Greenberger
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Breakfast in the Hotel
Morning Session
“Urticaria and Angioedema” Moderators - Dan Ein and Zev Sthoeger
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09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
“Ten years experience in chronic urticaria: Markers, prognosis,
and treatment” Elias Toubi
“The Algorithmic Approach to Treatment of Chronic Urticaria”
Dan Ein
“Update on HAE” Bruce Zuraw
“HAE: the Israeli Experience” Avner Reshef |
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM – Coffee, Cakes and Exhibition
“Food and Drug Allergy” Moderators – William Silvers and Ilan Dalal |
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
11:35 AM - 11:45 PM |
“Mouse Model for Peanut Allergies” Fred Finkelman
“Food Allergies and Eosinophilia” Jonathan Spergel
“Drug Allergy” Shimon Pollack
“Update on Diagnostic Approach to Penicillin Allergy” Jonathan Bernstein
"The future of Practice Parameters in Allergy: Are they relevant?” I.Leonard Bernstein
Questions and Answers |
Summary of the meeting, acknowledgments and conclusion. |
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM
12:05 PM - 12:15 PM |
Message from the AllerGen Network - Judah Denburg
Message from the AFI Chairman – Jonathan Bernstein
Message from the ACAAI President – Rich Gower
Message and concluding remarks from the IAACI President –
Menachem Rottem
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ADJOURN
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Lunch in the hotel
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01:00 PM - 14:00 PM Business meeting of the Israel Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM - Coffee, Cakes and Kabalat Shabat
Friday Night Dinner
Optional tours /Social program |
