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Preliminary Scientific Programme

Monday, 27 June

 
Lunch (Hall C1) 12.00 – 13.30
Poster Session will be manned during the lunch hours
 
Coffe break 10.00 – 10.30, 15.00 – 15.30
 
 
 
Sherlock Holmes in Allergy
 
Room: Auditorium
09.30 – 10.00

Sherlock Holmes in Allergy 1
Case presentations
Moderators:
BERNHARD PRZYBILLA, Munich, Germany
ULF DARSOW, Munich, Germany
Contact dermatitis without skin contact?
CAROLYN BAUER, Munich, Germany
Is there an allergy against polychlorinated benzene (PCB)?
EVA SCHARRER, Munich, Germany
Can antiallergic therapy elicit urticaria?
THOMAS HERZINGER, Munich, Germany
The birds – a case as exciting as a criminal story but not by Hitchcock
STEPHANIE WEISSENBACHER, Munich, Germany
Wine and grapes may be dangerous already in small amounts
MARTIN SBORNIK, Munich, Germany
 
 
 
Meet the Expert
 

Room 11 A
12.15 – 13.15

How do we Manage Asthma /Rhinitis in children

FERNANDO DE BENEDICTIS, Ancona, Italy
MICHAEL BLAISS, Germantown , United States
 
Room: 11 B
12.15 – 13.15
How do we Manage Drug allergy
WERNER PICHLER , Bern , Switzerland
WERNER ABERER, Graz , Austria
 
Room: 12 B
12.15 – 13.15
How do we Manage Atopic Eczema

BETTINA WEDI, Hannover, Germany
CHRISTINA SCHNOPP, Munich, Germany

 
 
 
Speakers’ Corner
 
Room: C1
12.30 – 13.00

Debate of the Day 1
Sublingual vs. subcutaneous immunotherapy - which is better?
Moderator:
ANTHONY FREW, Southampton, United Kingdom
GIOVANNI PASSALAQUA, Genova, Italy
RICHARD LOCKEY, Tampa, United States
 
 
 
Plenary Session
 
Room: Auditorium
10.30 – 12.00

Plenary Session 1
The Good and the Bad Immune Response
Moderators:
ULRICH WAHN, Berlin, Germany
CARLOS BAENA-CAGNANI, Cordoba, Argentina
Cytokines and antibody production
TADAMITSU KISHIMOTO, Osaka, Japan
Regulation of T cell effector function
SERGIO ROMAGNANI, Firenze, Italy
The good and the bad IgE response
RAIF GEHA, Boston, United States
Dendritic cell - T-cell interaction
ULRICH VAN ANDRIAN, Boston, United States
 
 
 
Symposia
 
Room: 14 B
08.30 – 10.00

Symposium 1
Asthma Pathophysiology
Moderators:
GERHARD SCHULTZE-WERNINGHAUS, Germany
RONALD DAHL, Aarhus, Denmark
Epithelial cells in asthma
STEPHEN HOLGATE, Southampton, United Kingdom
Allergic inflammation and airway remodelling
WALTER CANONICA, Genova, Italy
Angiogenesis in airways
TAKEMASA NAKAGAWA, Kawasaki, Japan
COPD vs asthma
KLAUS RABE, Leiden, The Netherlands
 
 
Room: 13
08.30 – 10.00
Symposium 2
Urticaria and Angioedema
Moderators:
ANNAMARI RANKI, Helsinki, Finland
TORSTEN ZUBERBIER, Berlin, Germany
Angioedema: new aspects in pathophysiology and therapy
ALLEN KAPLAN, Charleston, SC, United States
Hereditary angioneurotic edema: subtypes
KONRAD BORK, Mainz, Germany
Chronic urticaria and autoimmunity
MARTA FERRER, Pamplona, Spain
Chronic urticaria: management program
BETTINA WEDI, Hannover, Germany
 
 
Room: Auditorium
13.30 – 15.00
Symposium 3
Epidemiology (Global Trends in Allergy)
Moderators:
DIRCEU SOLÉ, Sao Paolo, Brazil
TORSTEN SCHÄFER, Lübeck, Germany
Allergy in the Americas
CARLOS BAENA-CAGNANI, Cordoba, Argentina
ISAAC in Asia
CHRISTOPHER LAI, Hong Kong, China
The European asthma cohort
PETER BURNEY, London, United Kingdom
Allergy in Africa
JOSEPH ODHIAMBO, Kenya
Trends and risk factors in allergy development
ERIKA VON MUTIUS, Munich, Germany
 
 
Room: 14 B
15.30 – 17.00
Symposium 4
Allergens
Moderators:
STEFAN VIETHS, Langen, Germany
DIETRICH KRAFT, Vienna, Austria
Usefulness of recombinant allergens in clinics
RUDOLF VALENTA, Vienna, Austria
Allergen extracts in therapy
RONALD VAN REE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bioengineering of allergens, E.G. peanut
WESLEY BURKS, Durham, United States
Hypoallergenic grass (genetically modified allergens)
GERMAN SPANGENBERG, Bundoora, Australia
 
 
Room: Auditorium
15.30 – 17.00
Symposium 5
Infection and Allergy
Moderators:
SEBASTIAN JOHNSTON, London, United Kingdom
HERMAN WAGNER, Munich, Germany
Bacterial infection and allergy
ECKARD HAMELMANN, Berlin, Germany
Viral infection and allergy
NIKOLAOS PAPADOPOULOS, Athens, Greece
Fungal infection and allergy
THOMAS PLATTS-MILLS, Charlottesville, United States
Parasites and allergy
PETER LE SOUEF, Perth, Australia
 
 
 
Company Sponsored Symposia
 
Room: 13
13.15 – 15.00
Managing Specific Allergy
- Progressing the Quality Perspective
ALK-Abelló
Moderators:
ULRICH WAHN, Berlin, Germany
THOMAS PLATTS-MILLS, Charlottesville, United States
What is quality to the allergic patient?
RONALD DAHL, Aarhus, Denmark
Development of allergic diseases – facts and fictions
THOMAS PLATTS-MILLS, United States
State of the art of immunotherapy products
HENNING LØWENSTEIN, Horsholm, Denmark
Quality upgrade to the immunotherapy evidence
STEPHEN DURHAM, London, United Kingdom
The Henning Lowenstein Award
will be presented during the symposium
 
 
Room: 13
15.15 – 17.00
Are All Antihistamines the Same?
UCB
Moderators:
MARTIN CHURCH, United Kingdom
GEORGES HALPERN, Hong Kong, China
The different stories: a historical perspective
GEORGES HALPERN, Hong Kong, China
The different pharmacology of AHs and why does it matter
ALISON CAMPBELL, Austria
The sense of the sensitive models: the path to finding the difference
MARTIN CHURCH, Southhampton, United Kingdom
Seeing the difference: the key to clinical success in urticaria
TORSTEN ZUBERBIER, Berlin, Germany
Going beyond the limits: the ultimate test for a better treatment
CLAUS BACHERT, Ghent, The Netherlands
 
 
Room: 4
12.00 – 13.30
Pharmacia Allergy Research Foundation (PhARF)
Award Ceremony
Subject: Advances in the Understanding and Treatment
of Allergic Diseases
Chairperson:
CARLOS E. BAENA-CAGNANI, Cordoba, Argentina
Pharmacia Allergy Research foundation
PAUL O'BYRNE, Hamilton, Canada
CD4+ iNKT Cells; New Target for Treatment of Asthma in Human
OMID AKBARI, Boston, USA
Following a review of the applications of all candidates, Dr Omid Akbari, Harvard Medical School, Division of Immunology,
Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA was elected by unanimous vote to receive this USD 50,000 personal cash Award.
Lunch will be served in connection to the ceremony
(limited to the first 150 delegates).
 
 
 
Satellite Symposia
 
Room: 5
17.15 – 18.45

Specific Immunotherapy:
the Why, the How, the Wherefore
Allergopharma
Moderators:
DIETRICH KRAFT, Vienna, Austria
MAREK JUTEL, Wroclow, Poland
Introduction: The Why
DIETRICH KRAFT, Vienna, Austria
How does it work? Mechanisms of specific immunotherapy
KURT BLASER, Davos, Switzerland
The safer way to higher dosage: Safe and effective specific immunotherapy with allergoids
ANTHONY FREW, Southampton, United Kingdom
A basic requirement? Long-term effects in specific immunotherapy
PETER A. ENG
Welcome to the future: The promise of recombinant allergens
RUDOLF VALENTA, Vienna, Austria
Summary
 
 
Room: 14 A
17.15 – 18.45
Immunotherapy with Depigmented and Polymerised Allergen Extracts. Product Concept, Clinical Data and Practical Advantages
Laboratorios LETI
Moderators:
RICHARD F. LOCKEY, Tampa, United States
Introduction
RICHARD F. LOCKEY, Tampa, United States
The Depigoid concept
ENRIQUE FERNÁNDEZ-CALDAS, Madrid, Spain
Overview of clinical data
SABINE RAK, Göteborg, Sweden
Practical implications
LUDGER KLIMEK, Wiesbaden, Germany
Discussion
Moderated by the Moderator
 
 
Room: 14 B
17.15 – 18.45
Effective Treatment of Atopic Eczema
- The Theories and Evidence
Novartis Elidel
Chairman's Introduction
THOMAS LUGER, Münster, Germany

Current discussions around topical Calcineurin inhibitors: The background
RICHARD LANGLEY, Canada

Targeted vs broad modes of action - What is best for atopic eczema?
THOMAS LUGER, Münster, Germany

How do we best align patient needs and our treatment objectives?
TORSTEN ZUBERBIER, Berlin, Germany

What do we need to consider when choosing treatments?
MICHAEL CORK, United Kingdom

Questions & Answers

Chairman's Close
THOMAS LUGER, Muenster, Germany
 
 
 
Sister Society Symposia
 
Room 21
17.15 – 18.45
Sister Societies
Latin American Society -
New Aspects of Asthma in Latin America
Moderators:
SAMUEL MALKA, Caracas, Venezuela
JUAN FRANCISCO SCHUHL, Montevideo, Uruguay
Changes in epidemiology of asthma in Latin American children
DIRCEU SOLÉ, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Asthma in the tropics, is there any difference?
LUIS CARABALLO, Cartagena, Colombia
Emergent allergens associated to asthma in Latin America
LEDIT ARDUSSO, Rosario, Argentina
 
 
 
Workshops
 
 
Room: 21
08.30 – 10.00
Workshop 1
How do Allergens Look? What can we Learn from the Molecular Nature of Allergens?
Moderators:
LUISA KARLA ARRUDA, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
HEIMO BREITENEDER, Vienna, Austria
Aspergillus allergens
RETO CRAMERI, Davos, Switzerland
Mite allergens
WAYNE THOMAS, West Perth, Australia
The major allergen of cladosporium herbarum
MICHAEL BREITENBACH, Salzburg, Austria
Bee venom allergens
BEATRICE BILO, Italy
Cat allergens
HANS GRÖNLUND, Stockholm, Sweden
 
 
Room: 5
08.30 – 10.00
Workshop 2
Allergens in the Farmhouse:
Are There Allergic Farmers?
Moderators:
TARI HAAHTELA, Helsinki, Finland
ERIKA VON MUTIUS, Munich, Germany
Allergens from cattle
HORST MÜSKEN, Lippsringe, Germany
Storage and predator mites: how they live and how they feed?
JÖRG-THOMAS FRANZ, Paderborn, Germany
Mite allergen nature
HENNING LØWENSTEIN, Horsholm, Denmark
Bloomia allergens
BEE WAH LEE , Singapore, Singapore
Farmers' lung
KAZUO AKIYAMA, Japan
 
 
Room: 14 A
13.30 – 15.00
Workshop 3
Aerobiology
Moderators:
MARTA ORTA MARARTU, Pamplona, Spain
Luis R. Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia
Longer pollen seasons in Europe
SIEGFRIED JÄGER, Vienna, Austria
Allergenic pollen and air pollution in the Mediterranean area
GENNARO D'AMATO, Naples, Italy
Mould counts: how reliable are they?
HANS PETER SEIDL, Münich, Germany
Grass pollen allergens
ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ-CALDAS, Madrid, Spain
 
 
Room: 14 B
13.30 – 15.00
Workshop 4
Immune Response to Microbes, Drugs:
Role of Autoimmune Reactions?
Moderators:
ERNST RIETSCHEL, Cologne, Germany
PAOLO MATRICARDI, Geneva, Switzerland
Autoimmune phenomena in chagas infection
PETRO REYEZ-LOPEZ, Mexico City, Mexico
Dermatitis and immune reactions against fungi:
protective or harmful?
RICARDO GALIMBERTI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Desmosomal proteins as autoantigens
MICHAEL HERTL, Germany
Complement-mediated diseases
MARKUS OLLERT, Munich, Germany
New diagnostic approaches in LE
MICHAEL MEURER, Dresden, Germany
Drug-induced pemphigus vulgaris
SARAH BRENNER, Tel Aviv, Israel
 
 
Room: 21
15.30 – 17.00
Workshop 5
Allergy and Pregnancy
Moderators:
CONSTANCE HELEN KATELARIS, Westmead, Australia
UDO HERZ, Kirchhain, Germany
Antiallergic treatment in pregnancy
PAWEL GORSKI, Lodz, Poland
In-utero shaping of immune response
ZSOLT SZEPFALUSI, Vienna, Austria
Skin rashes in pregnancy: what to do?
SAROLTA KARPATI, Budapest, Hungary
Active allergy prevention strategies during pregnancy
JOHN WARNER, United Kingdom
 
 
Room: 14 A
15.30 – 17.00
Workshop 6
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Eco- Syndrome:
Does it Exist and How Do We Manage?
Moderators:
JOAQUIN SASTRE, Madrid, Spain
SERGIO DEL GIACCO, Cagliari, Italy
Clinical aspects of MCS
EMIL BARDANA, Portland, United States
MCS: A psychogenic phenomenon
HERMAN STAUDENMAYR, Denver, United States
Allergological findings in Eco-syndrome
BERNADETTE EBERLEIN-KÖNIG, Munich, Germany
Diagnostic approaches
ANDREAS BIRCHER, Basel, Switzerland
 
 
Room: 4
17.15 – 18.45
Workshop: NGFN (National Genome Function Network) – Molecular genetics in atopy
Moderators:
HEINZ-ERICH WICHMANN, Neuerberg, Germany
STEFAN SCHREIBER, Kiel, Germany
Genetics of inflammation and environment: Inflammatory response on body barriers
STEFAN SCHREIBER, Kiel, Germany
Techniques of molecular genetics
THOMAS ILLIG, Neuerberg, Germany
Genetic basis of asthma
MICHAEL KABESCH, Munich, Germany
Molecular and genetic approaches in atopy
YOUNG-AE LEE, Berlin, Germany
Concluding remarks
HANZ-ERICH WICHMANN, Neuerberg, Germany
 
 
 
Free Communications
 
 
Room: 2
08.30 – 10.00
Free Communication 1
Pollution & Environment
Moderators:
GENNARO D'AMATO, Naples, Italy
THOMAS CHIVATO, Madrid, Spain
 
 
Room: 3
08.30 – 10.00
Free Communication 2
Mechanisms of Allergy
Moderators:
JAN LÖTVALL, Göteborg, Sweden
ANNIKA SCHEYNIUS, Stockholm, Sweden
 
 
Room: 4
08.30 – 10.00
Free Communication 3
Epidemiology I
Moderators:
TORSTEN SCHÄFER, Lübeck, Germany
URSULA KRÄMER, Düsseldorf, Germany
 
 
Room: 2
13.30 – 15.00
Free Communication 4
Immunodeficiencies
Moderators:
NELSON ROSARIO, Curitiba, Brazil
RAKIM KHAITOV, Moscow, Russia
 
 
Room:3
13.30 – 15.00
Free Communication 5
Dermatitis - Clinical
Moderators:
ULF DARSOW, Munich, Germany
STEFAN WEIDINGER, Munich, Germany
 
 
Room: 2
15.30 – 17.00
Free Communication 6
Immunotherapy - Clincal
Moderators:
EMILIO ALVAREZ-CUESTA, Madrid, Spain
JOSÉ OLAGU IBEL, Pamplona, Spain
 
 
Room: 3
15.30 – 17.00
Free Communication 7
Aerobiology & Allergens
Moderators:
CLAUDIA TRAIDL-HOFFMAN, Munich, Germany
WOLF-MEINHARD BECKER, Borstel, Germany
 
 
Room: 3
17.15 – 18.45
Free Communication - Late Breaking Abstracts
Basic Science I
Moderators:
CEZMI AKDIS, Davos, Switzerland
THILO JAKOB, Munich, Germany
 
 

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