Session 1 – Allergy is a Systemic Disease

Immune defects and system interactions in allergy; an overview
Nikos Papadopoulos, Greece
Systemic inflammation in asthma
Leif Bjermer, Sweden
Gene- environmental interactions in the development of atopic asthma
Peter Le Souëf, Australia

Session 2 – The Lower Airway (09:00 - 10:30)

How many different diseases is asthma?
Adnan Custovic, UK
Rhinovirus C in wheeze and asthma – indications of causal effects
Peter Le Souëf, Australia
Asthma by the swimming pool – pathophysiology and management
Kai-Hakon Carlsen, Norway

Coffee break (10:30 - 11:00)

Session 3 – The Skin (11:00 - 12:30)

Pathophysiology and natural history of atopic eczema
Johannes Ring, Germany
Current treatment of atopic eczema – proactive or reactive?
Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Switzerland
The autologous skin test in urticaria
G. Konstantinou, Greece

Lunch break (12:30 - 14:30)

Session 4 – The Eye (14:30 - 16:00)

Managing seasonal allergic conjunctivitis
Luis Delgado, Portugal
Vernal conjunctivitis
Harry Brilakis
Insights from Conjunctival Challenges
Pascal Demoly, France

Session 5 – The Upper Airway (16:00 - 17:30)

Rhinitis phenotypes: do they exist and are they useful in management?
Pascal Demoly, France
Severe chronic upper respiratory disease
Nikos Douladiris, Greece
Is there a right dose for allergen immunotherapy?
Moises Calderon, UK

Coffee break (17:30 - 18:00)

Session 6 - The Gut (18:00 - 19:30)

Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome and proctocolitis in children
Ana Nowak-Wegrzyn, USA
The cross-talk between probiotic bacteria and the immune system
Annick Mercenier, Switzerland
Prognosis and treatment of milk allergy – Update
Susanne Halken, Denmark            

Session 7 – Systemic treatments for a systemic disease (09:00 - 11:00)

Asthma and allergy treatment in childhood – particularities.
Karin Carlsen, Norway
Blocking the leukotriene pathway
Leif Bjermer, Sweden
Omalizumab and other biological agents
Adnan Custovic, UK

Light lunch (11:00 - 12:00)