Saturday, 9 June 2007
Post Graduate Courses
(Pre-registration required)
1. Assessment and Monitoring of Asthma
The role of exhaled nitric oxide
The role of exhaled breath
condensate
The role of induced sputum
The role of symptom and peak
expiratory flow based self monitoring
The role of bronchial hyper-reactivity
The role of bronchoscopy (BAL,
biopsies, brushes)
Monitoring remodelling in asthma
Assessing asthma control in day to
day practice
What is the best monitoring for
optimal control of disease and
prevention of exacerbations?
2. Diagnostic Tools and Methods in
Rhinology
Clinical outcomes: clinical history,
quality of life, nitric oxide
Glenis Scadding, United Kingdom
Nasal examination: nasal symptoms,
rhinoscopy, endoscopy
Claus Bachert, Belgium
Assessing the senses of smell and taste
Joaquim Mullol, Spain
Nasal sampling: lavages, cytology,
biopsies
Wytske Fokkens, The Netherlands
Nasal function: nasal peak flow,
rhinomanometry, acoustic rhinometry
Peter Hellings, Belgium
Allergy and hyperresponsiness: nasal
provocation, allergy tests
Giovani Passalacqua, Italy
Imaging in rhinology
Livije Kalogjera, Croatioa
Clinical and research tools in rhinology
Kees van Drunen, The Netherlands
3. Aerobiology
Plants, pollens and climatic factors with
interest in allergic diseases
Gennaro D´Amato, Italy
Phenology and aerobiology of grass
pollens
Lorenzo Cecchi, Italy
Set up and operation of a hirst-type
pollen station
Carlos Nunes, Portugal
Pollen grains identification - hands-on microscope
Rui Brandao, Portugal
Heidrun Behrendt, Germany
4. Laboratory Methods in Allergy/Immunology Research
How to detect and sort cells: FACS
analysis and cell sorting
How to isolate and quantitate RNA
How to evaluate gene expression
profiles: microarray techniques and
data analysis
Knock-in, knock-out, knock-down:
how to analyse molecular functions
in vivo
5. Food Allergy Diagnosis and Research
Relevance of food allergy molecules
in food allergy diagnosis and allergy
research
Clare Mills, United Kingdom
Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Denmark
Cristina Pascual, Spain
Jonathan Hourihane, United Kingdom
Specific issues regarding IgE-mediated
food allergy in children
Gideon Lack, United Kingdom
Specific issues regarding non-IgE
mediated food allergy in children
Stephen Husby, Denmark
Specific issues on diagnosis of food
allergy in children
Bodo Niggemann, Germany
Dietary management
Antonella Muraro, Italy
6. Practical Course on Immunotherapy
SESSION 1
Indications, contraindications, sideeffects
in adults
Sabina Rak, Sweden
Indications, contraindications, sideeffects
in children
Bodo Niggemann, Germany
Judging efficacy
Hans-Jørgen Malling, Denmark
SESSION 2
Practical aspects, organising clinics
Hans-Jørgen Malling, Denmark
Cases & discussion
Bodo Niggemann, Germany
Tony Frew, United Kingdom
Open forum for questions
8. Assessment of Occupational Allergy
Assessment of occupational asthma
Joaquim
Sastre, Spain
Assessment of occupational rhinitis
Andreas Siracusa, Italy
New developments and standardization of
occupational allergy diagnosis
Monika Raulf-Heimsoth, Germany
The role of allergology specialist in
assessment of occupational diseases
Gianna Moscato, Italy
7. Insect Venom Hypersensitivity
Mechanisms of venom
immunotherapy and clinical
implications
Marek Jutel, Poland
Natural history and risk factors
Beatrice Bilò, Italy
The value of in vivo and in vitro
evaluation of hymenoptera venom
allergy
Holger Mosbech, Denmark
Venom immunotherapy: when to
start and when to stop
Franziska Ruëff, Germany
9. In and Outs of Basophil Based Tests: Practical use of
Complex Systems
Histamine analysis as a classical
approach for basophil-based
diagnostics
Per Stahl Skov, Denmark
Diverse markes for basophil activation:
diagnosing with CD63 and CD203c
Edward Knol, The Netherlands
Clinical applications of flow
cytometry in allergy diagnosis
Didier Ebo, Belgium
What do you need to know to use the
flow? Hands on modern flow cytometry
techniques detecting basophils
Hans-Jürgen Hoffmann, Denmark
All Post Graduate Courses will be
followed by a Round table discussion
with all participants (speakers and
moderators)
Very Special Keynote Speaker and
Opening Ceremony
Supported by the Herman Krefting
Foundation Against Asthma / Allergy
Welcome Reception/Congress Evening
JMA Poster Session
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