SUMMER SCHOOL 2009
State-of-the-art in pediatric allergy and asthma 2009


Friday, June 26 (18:30 – 20:00)
 
Introduction (18:30 - 17:00)
 
Session 1 – Allergy: The global view (19:00 - 20:00)


Genes and the environment: How they interact. Adnan Custovic (UK)

Lessons from birth cohorts: Pets in infancy - allergy and asthma in school age? Thomas Keil (Germany)

 
Saturday, June 27 (09:30 – 16:30)
 
Session 2 – Asthma (09:30 - 11:30)

The involvement of small airways in childhood asthma – clinical implications Leif Bjermer (Sweden)

Pro-Con: Wheeze or asthma? Do we gain or lose from such distinction
• We gain: MarkEverand (UK)
• We lose: Paraskevi Xepapadaki (Greece)

Asthma treatment based on phenotypes: how can it be done and what is the evidence? Nikos Papadopoulos (Greece)

 
Coffee Break (11:30 - 12:00)
 
Session 3 – Food allergy (12:00 - 13:30)

Natural history of food allergy: new evidence. J Hourihane (Ireland)

Selection of milk formula in atopic children. Antonella Muraro (Italy)

New diagnostic approaches and new therapies for food allergy. Adriano Mari (Italy)

 
Lunch Break (13:30 - 15:00)
 
Session 4 – Skin allergy (15:00 - 16:30)

Controlling atopic eczema: current evident. Natalija Novak (Germany)

Homeopathy versus conventional treatment for eczema. Thomas Keil (Germany)

Acute urticaria in children – management. Clive Grattan (UK)

 
Sunday, June 28 (18:00 – 19:30)
 
Session 5 – Drug allergy & Anaphylaxis (18:00 - 19:30)


Anaphylaxis in childhood – review & reasoning of the guidelines. Antonella Muraro (Italy)

Allergy to antibiotics in children: how often is it real and how long it persists? Pascal Demoly (France)

Cold urticaria in children – how dangerous it is? George Konstantinou (Greece)

 
Session 6 - posters
 
Monday, June 29 (09:30 – 11:30)
 
Session 7 – Breathing in: Rhinitis & Immunotherapy (09:30 11:30)

Don’t forget the nose: interactions and comorbidities with asthma, conjunctivis, and otitis. Elina Toskala (Finland)

The new ARIA guidelines - what’s in it for children? Pascal Demoly (France)

Allergen specific immunotherapy in children: when to start and what to expect. Moises Calderon (UK)