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WISC 20122012 WAO International Scientific Conference

Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma: New Strategies for Optimal Treatment & Prevention

www.worldallergy.org/wisc2012

Hyderabad, India6-9 December 2012

Preliminary Program

Abstract Submission and Early Registration Rate Deadline: 15 July

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ContentsInvitation to Participate ..................................................3

2012-2013 WAO Board of Directors ..............................3

Conference Committees ................................................4

Conference Information .................................................5

Scientific Program Information ......................................6

Abstract Submission ......................................................6

Program-at-a-Glance .....................................................8

Preliminary Scientific Program ....................................10 Thursday, 6 December 2012 ...................................10 Friday, 7 December 2012 ........................................14 Saturday, 8 December 2012 ....................................16 Sunday, 9 December 2012 ......................................18

Registration & Accommodation ...................................20

About Hyderabad.........................................................21

Indian Visas .................................................................21

WAO Member Societies ..............................................22

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Deadline 5 November 2012 Hotel Registration Deadline 6-9 December 2012 WAO International Scientific

Conference (WISC 2012)

about WaoThe World Allergy Organization (WAO) is an international alliance of 89 regional and national allergy, asthma and clinical immunology societies. Through collaboration with the Member Societies, WAO provides a wide range of educational and outreach programs, symposia and lectureships to allergists/immunologists around the globe and conducts initiatives relating to clinical practice, service provision, and physician training in order to better understand and address the challenges facing allergists/immunologists worldwide.

MissionWAO’s mission is to be a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, asthma and clinical immunology advancing excellence in clinical care through education, research and training as a worldwide alliance of allergy, asthma and clinical immunology societies.

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WISC 2012 | Hyderabad, India | 6-9 December 2012 Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma: New Strategies for Optimal Treatment & Prevention

Invitation to ParticipateDear Colleagues,

We are delighted to welcome you to participate in the World Allergy Organization International Scientific Conference (WISC 2012) in Hyderabad, India, 6-9 December 2012. The theme of WISC 2012 is Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma: New Strategies for Treatment and Prevention.

Building on the success of the first WISC in Dubai, December 2010, WAO is excited to launch its second theme-based scientific Conference. With 24 Postgraduate Courses on a wide range of topics, Plenary Sessions, Parallel Symposia, Keynote Lectures, Poster Sessions and Highlights in Immunotherapy, WISC 2012 will be a multidisciplinary forum for allergists, pulmonologists, ENTs, dermatologists, internists, pediatricians, gastroenterologists, clinical immunologists and primary care physicians.

WAO is organizing these focused, theme-based scientific conferences in recognition of:

• The increasing prevalence and more complex forms of allergic diseases and asthma worldwide, especially in children

• The need to create a more integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of allergic diseases

• The need to expand the knowledge and practice of allergy and provide more practical knowledge to young professionals

The 2012 Conference on Severe Allergies, Severe Asthma: New Strategies for Treatment and Prevention will provide a forum for the most useful combination of latest research, review of current theory and practice, and hands-on, problem-based learning. Our aim is that participants gain insight into the most effective advances in the diagnosis and management of complex and severe allergies and asthma and in their preventative strategies.

We look forward to seeing you in Hyderabad, India!

2012-2013 Wao Board of DirectorsRuby Pawankar, President, JapanLanny J. Rosenwasser, President-Elect, United StatesStephen T. Holgate, Treasurer, United KingdomMario Sanchez Borges, Secretary- General, VenezuelaRichard F. Lockey, Past-President, United States

G. Walter Canonica, Historian, ItalyIgnacio Ansotegui, SpainClaus Bachert, BelgiumMichael Blaiss, United StatesMotohiro Ebisawa, JapanRoy Gerth van Wijk, NetherlandsSandra Gonzalez-Diaz, MexicoTari Haahtela, FinlandElham Hossny, Egypt

Juan Carlos Ivancevich, ArgentinaFrancesca Levi-Schaffer, IsraelSusan Prescott, AustraliaNelson Rosario-Filho, BrazilHugh Sampson, United StatesTatiana Slavyanskaya, RussiaDana Wallace, United States

Conference President

Ruby PawankarPresident, WAO

Organizing Chair

Lanny J. RosenwasserPresident-Elect, WAO

Scientific Program Chair

Stephen T. Holgate Treasurer, WAO

Richard F. Lockey Past President, WAO

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Scientific Program Committee MembersClaus Bachert, BelgiumG. Walter Canonica, ItalyMotohiro Ebisawa, JapanRoy Gerth van Wijk, NetherlandsSandra González-Díaz, MéxicoPeter Le Souef, Australia

Richard F. Lockey, United StatesDean Metcalfe, United StatesHae-Sim Park, KoreaRuby Pawankar, JapanSusan Prescott, AustraliaNelson Rosario, Brazil

Lanny J. Rosenwasser, United StatesHugh Sampson, United StatesMario Sánchez Borges, VenezuelaJ. Christian Virchow, Germany

Conference CommitteesConference PresidentRuby Pawankar, Japan

Scientific Program Committee ChairStephen T. Holgate, United Kingdom

Conference Organizing ChairLanny J. Rosenwasser, United States

Regional Advisory Committee Co-ChairsMotohiro Ebisawa, Japan, Co-Chair Hae-Sim Park, South Korea, Co-Chair

Regional Advisory Committee MembersAmir Hamzah Abdul Latiff, MalaysiaManori Amaraskera, Sri LankaKoichiro Asano, JapanSuwat Benjaponpitak, ThailandKazi Benoor, BangladeshChaweewan Bunnag, ThailandHiok Hee Chng, SingaporeByoung Whui Choi, KoreaTakao Fujisawa, JapanSang Heon Cho, Korea (Invited)

Michihiro Hide, JapanLan Le Thi Tuyet, VietnamJing-Long Huang, ChinaYin Jia, ChinaConnie Katelaris, AustraliaBee Wah Lee, SingaporeHee-Bom Moon, KoreaSonomjamts Munkhbayarlakh, MongoliaBok Yang Pyun, Korea

Madeleine Sumpaico, PhilippinesHeru Sundaru, IndonesiaMimi Tang, AustraliaJiu-Yao Wang, TaiwanGary Wing-Kin Wong, ChinaOsman Yusuf, PakistanChen Yuzhi, China

Local Organizing CommitteeAshok Shah, India, Co-Chair K. Satish, India, Co-ChairVijai Kumar Ratnavelu, India, Coordinator

Jyotsna Joshi, IndiaMeenu Singh, IndiaZarir Udwadia, India

Honorary AdvisorTV Krishna Rao, India (Invited)

Local Advisory Committee MembersVS Advani, IndiaMK Agarwal, IndiaDeepak Amarpurkar, IndiaSangeeta Amladi Kaya, IndiaPendakur Anand, IndiaNaveen Arora, IndiaDigambhir Behera, IndiaArvind B. Bhome, IndiaSK Chabbra, IndiaKrishan Chugh, IndiaDhiman Ganguly, IndiaSN Gaur, India

AG Ghoshal, IndiaRandeep Guleria, IndiaAchal Gulati, IndiaSK Jindal, IndiaAA Mahashur, India (Invited)Sanjeev Mehta, IndiaNarayan Mishra, IndiaH. Paramesh, IndiaRajendra Prasad, IndiaNagendra Prasad Komarla, IndiaSujeet Rajan, IndiaRamesh B. Ramaiah, India

K. Kanak Rao, IndiaP. Ravindran, IndiaSundeep Salvi, IndiaSK Sarin, India (Invited)Nishit Shah, IndiaWiqar Shaikh, India (Invited)SK Sharma, IndiaAnand B. Singh, IndiaRaj B. Singh, India (Invited)Virendra Singh, IndiaAjit Vigg, India

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Conference Information

VenUe

The 2012 WAO International Scientific Conference will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) in Hyderabad, India.

Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC)Novotel & HICC Complex (Near Hitec City) PO Bag 1101 Cyberabad Post Office Hyderabad - 5000 081India

Telephone: + 91 40 6616 3000/ 6682 4422Fax: + 91 40 6613 4322

oBjeCtIVeS:

• To provide insights into the mechanisms and phenotypes of severe asthma and severe allergies

• To highlight the most recent advances and developments in treatment and preventative strategies of severe asthma and severe allergies including immunotherapy and biologics

• To provide an integrated approach to the diagnosis and management of severe and more complex forms of allergies

• To identify unmet needs and areas of research priorities

Key reaSonS to attenD:

• Be on the leading edge of medical learning and education

• Attend state-of-the-art lectures by world experts on allergy, asthma and clinical immunology

• Participate in practical, clinic-friendly workshops on Immunotherapy, Food Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Skin Allergies, Drug Allergy, Asthma, Rhinitis, COPD, Sleep Disorders, and more

• Network with others in your field/areas of interest including: Asthma, Allergy, Immunology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Opthalmology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology and ENT

• Earn CME credits

• Showcase your own achievements to key international opinion leaders and interact with international and regional colleagues

Who ShoULD attenD:

WISC 2012 will be attended by delegates from all over the world with strong participation from the Asia/Pacific region. Delegates will be specialists, general practitioners, researchers and other allied health professionals with interest in:

Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC)

• Allergy• Asthma• Dermatology• ENT• Gastroenterology

• Immunology• Opthalmology• Pediatrics• Pulmonology• Family Practice

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Scientific Program Information

CMe

CME credits will be available. More information regarding CME, including local CME, will be announced in August 2012. Please visit www.worldallergy.org/wisc2012 for frequent updates

SeSSIon tyPeS

Plenary SessionsPlenary presentations will set the stage with context and background through overviews and literature reviews to define unmet needs.

SymposiaSymposia will address specific topics, providing the opportunity for in-depth and detailed exploration.

Postgraduate CoursesPostgraduate Courses will be oriented toward the clinic, have a less formal approach and be more participatory.

Keynote LectureKeynote Lectures offer attendees the opportunity to attend a 30-minute lecture on a specific topic from key opinion leaders in the field.

Poster SessionsAccepted abstracts will be presented during Poster Sessions. Presenting Authors will stand with their posters, answer questions and discuss their research.

abstract SubmissionAbstract Submission Deadline: 15 July 2012

The World Allergy Organization invites you to submit an abstract for consideration in the Scientific Program.

Accepted abstracts will be presented in thematic Poster Sessions on 7, 8 and 9 December.

Online Submission is now open. Please visit www.worldallergy.org/wisc2012/abstracts/ to view submission guidelines and to submit an abstract.

notIfICatIon of aCCePtanCe

Notification of acceptance/rejection will be emailed by the end of September 2012. The Presenting Author will receive all correspondence regarding the abstract status, presentation type, date and time.

regIStratIon anD PayMent

The Presenting Author must register for WISC 2012 and pay the registration fee before 15 October 2012. Abstracts will be automatically withdrawn if the Presenting Author is not registered.

The Presenting Author of an accepted abstract is allowed to register with the Early Registration Fee until 15 October 2012. Full registration refunds will be given to Presenting Authors of abstracts that are not accepted.

traVeL

Abstract presenters are responsible for arranging and paying for their own registration, travel and hotel arrangements.

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Program-at-a-glance

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PG: ANAPHYLAXIS TRACK - Evaluation, Management and

Prevention of Anaphylaxis

Coffee Break

PG: ANAPHYLAXIS TRACK - Causes of Anaphylaxis Lunch Break

PG: ASTHMA AND LOWER AIRWAY DISEASE TRACK - Biomarkers, Lung Function and Bronchial Provocation

Tests of Asthma

Coffee Break

PG: ASTHMA AND LOWER AIRWAY DISEASE TRACK - Improving

Patient’s Asthma Control and Quality of Life

Lunch Break

PG: DRUG ALLERGY TRACK - Practical Approaches to Aspirin and

NSAID Hypersensitivity

Coffee Break

PG: DRUG ALLERGY TRACK - Drug Allergy Evaluation and

Management of Beta Lactam AllergyLunch Break

PG: FOOD ALLERGY TRACK - Food Allergy Over the Life Course:

From Childhood to Adulthood

Coffee Break

PG: FOOD ALLERGY TRACK - Food Allergy: Other Forms of Food

AllergyLunch Break

PG: IMMUNOTHERAPY TRACK - Allergy Testing InVivo and InVitro

Coffee Break

PG: IMMUNOTHERAPY TRACK - Practical Aspects of Immunotherapy Lunch Break

PG: UPPER AIRWAY ALLERGIES TRACK - Objective Assessment

of Upper Airway Diseases: Hands-on Rhinolaryngoscopy and Nasal

Challenge Tests

Coffee Break

PG: UPPER AIRWAY ALLERGIES TRACK - Practical Aspects of

Managing Upper Airway AllergiesLunch Break

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PS: The Origins of Allergy Coffee Break SY: Severe Upper Airways Disease

KN: A Holistic Approach to Severe

and Complex Allergies

SY: EAACI-WAO World Allergy and Asthma Congress – Milan 2013: Immune

Effector Mechanisms and Immune Tolerance in Allergic Disease.

SY: Food Allergy and Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract

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KN: What can Birth

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Natural History of Allergic Diseases?

KN: Sputum Inflammometry

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Poster Session 2

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SY: Confounders of Asthma Treatment

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IMMUNOTHERAPY 1KN:

Pharmaco-genetics

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SY: Disease Prevention in the New Millennium: Allergy in the Context

of Other NCDs

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PG: ALLERGY, ASTHMA AND SLEEP DISORDERS TRACK - GERD

Coffee Break

PG: ALLERGY, ASTHMA AND SLEEP DISORDERS TRACK - Sleep

Workshop

PG: ASTHMA AND LOWER AIRWAY DISEASE TRACK -

Asthma Exacerbations: Treatment and Prevention

Coffee Break PG: INHALATION DEVICES TRACK

PG: ATOPIC DERMATITIS TRACK - Managing Severe and Refractory

Atopic Dermatitis

Coffee Break

PG: ATOPIC DERMATITIS TRACK - Understanding and Managing Atopic

Dermatitis

PG: FOOD ALLERGY TRACK - Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Oral

Food Challenge Test

Coffee Break

PG: FOOD ALLERGY TRACK - Practical Management of Food Allergy

and Oral Desensitization

PG: IMMUNOTHERAPY TRACK - Managing Adverse Reactions to

Immunotherapy

Coffee Break

PG: IMMUNOTHERAPY TRACK - Hands-On Demonstration of Allergen

Preparation and Use

PG: URTICARIA & ANGIOEDEMA TRACK - Understanding and

Managing Acute and Chronic Urticaria

Coffee Break

PG: URTICARIA & ANGIOEDEMA TRACK - Diagnosis and Treatment of

Hereditary Angioedema

PS: Food Allergy Coffee Break SY: Life Altering Allergic Disorders Poster Session 1

SY: The Environment and Occupational Allergies

SY: Severe Ocular Allergies

Poster Session 2 PS: Anaphylaxis Coffee

BreakSY: Precision Treatments in Allergic

Disorders

SY: Allergy Diagnostics: Current and Future Perspectives

SY: Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology (ICAAI)

KN: Immunotherapy:

Th17 Cells and Immune Responses

Coffee Break

HIGHLIGHT ON IMMUNOTHERAPY 2

HIGHLIGHT ON IMMUNOTHERAPY 3

SY: Chronic Rhinosinusitis

SY: Microbiome

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Evaluation, Management and Prevention of Anaphylaxis 09:00 - 09:05 Welcoming Remarks 09:05 - 09:20 Understanding and Recognizing Anaphylactic Reactions | Richard F. Lockey (United States) 09:20 - 09:35 Diagnostic Tests and Differential Diagnosis | Dana Wallace (United States) 09:35 - 09:50 Acute Management and Follow-Up Strategies | F. Estelle R. Simons (Canada) 09:50 - 10:30 Discussion

aSthMa anD LoWer aIrWay DISeaSe traCK

Biomarkers, Lung Function and Bronchial Provocation Tests of Asthma 09:00 - 09:05 Welcoming Remarks 09:05 - 09:20 Biomarkers Such as Exhaled NO and Sputum Eosinophils | Peter Le Souef (Australia) 09:20 - 09:35 Assessing Lung Function | Randeep Guleria (India) 09:35 - 09:50 Bronchial Provocation | Lanny Rosenwasser (United States) 09:50 - 10:30 Discussion

DrUg aLLergy traCK

Practical Approaches to Aspirin and NSAID Hypersensitivity 09:00 - 09:05 Welcoming Remarks 09:05 - 09:20 Classification and Pathophysiology of Aspirin Hypersensitivity | Mario Sánchez Borges (Venezuela) 09:20 - 09:35 Diagnostic Testing | J. Christian Virchow (Germany) 09:35 - 09:50 Prevention and Management | Hae-Sim Park (Korea)09:50 - 10:30 Discussion

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Food Allergy Over the Life Course: From Childhood to Adulthood 09:00 - 09:05 Welcoming Remarks 09:05 - 09:20 Relationship Between Food Allergy and Atopic Dermatitis | Pakit Vichyanond (Thailand) 09:20 - 09:35 Natural Course of Pediatric Food Allergy | Hugo Van Bever (Singapore) 09:35 - 09:50 Oral Allergy Syndrome and Food Induced Anaphylaxis | Richard Weber (United States) 09:50 - 10:30 Discussion

IMMUnotheraPy traCK

Allergy Testing InVivo and InVitro 09:00 - 09:05 Welcoming Remarks 09:05 - 09:20 Interpretation of InVitro | Ignacio J. Ansotegui (Spain)09:20 - 09:35 Interpretation of InVivo | Sandra Gónzalez-Diaz (Mexico) 09:35 - 09:50 Development of Diagnosis and Treatment Based on Testing | SN Gaur (India) 09:50 - 10:30 Discussion

UPPer aIrWay aLLergIeS traCK

Objective Assessment of Upper Airway Diseases: Hands-on Rhinolaryngoscopy and Nasal Challenge Tests 09:00 - 09:05 Welcoming Remarks 09:05 - 09:20 Nasal Challenge Testing | Ruby Pawankar (Japan) 09:20 - 09:35 Imaging | Claus Bachert (Belgium) 09:35 - 09:50 Nasal Endoscopy: Practical Aspects | Nishit Shah (India) 09:50 - 10:30 Discussion

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee BreaK

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anaPhyLaXIS traCK

Causes of Anaphylaxis 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:20 Overview of Pathophysiology of Anaphylaxis | Juan Carlos Ivancevich (Argentina) 11:20 - 11:35 Conditions that Predispose Anaphylaxis | Sandra Gonzalez-Diaz (Mexico) 11:35 - 11:50 Anaphylaxis in Vulnerable Patients | Mario Sanchez Borges (Venezuela) 11:50 - 12:30 Discussion


Improving Patient’s Asthma Control and Quality of Life 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:20 Compliance and Treatment Adherence | J. Christian Virchow (Germany) 11:20 - 11:35 Improving Patient’s Quality of Life | Vijai Kumar Ratnavelu (India) 11:35 - 11:50 Implementation of Guidelines and Assessing Asthma Control | TBA 11:50 - 12:30 Discussion

DrUg aLLergy traCK

Drug Allergy Evaluation and Management of Beta Lactam Allergy 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:20 Patterns of Cross Reactivity | Werner Pichler (Switzerland) 11:20 - 11:35 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis | Carsten Bindslev-Jensen (Denmark) 11:35 - 11:50 Desensitization Protocols | Hiok Hee Chng (Singapore) 11:50 - 12:30 Discussion

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Food Allergy: Other Forms of Food Allergy 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:20 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Update | Hugh Sampson (United States) 11:20 - 11:35 Eosinophilic Gastroentrocolitis | Amal Assa’ad (United States) 11:35 - 11:50 Other Non-IgE Mediated Food Allergies | Katie Allen (Australia) 11:50 - 12:30 Discussion

IMMUnotheraPy traCK

Practical Aspects of Immunotherapy 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:20 Nuts and Bolts of Allergy Skin Testing | Nelson Rosario (Brazil) 11:20 - 11:35 How to Write an Allergen Immunotherapy Prescription | Hugo Van Bever (Singapore)11:35 - 11:50 Selection and Preparation of Allergen Extracts | Richard F. Lockey (United States) 11:50 - 12:30 Discussion

UPPer aIrWay aLLergIeS traCK

Practical Aspects of Managing Upper Airway Allergies 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:20 Managing Rhinitis and Co-morbidities in Children | Meenu Singh (India) 11:20 - 11:35 Managing Rhinosinusitis in Children | Elham Hossny (Egypt) 11:35 - 11:50 Managing Rhinitis and Co-morbidities in Adults | KS Satish (India) 11:50 - 12:30 Discussion

12:30 – 13:30 LUnCh BreaK

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)13:30 - 13:35 Welcoming Remarks 13:35 - 13:50 Clinical Signs and Symptoms | SK Sarin (India) 13:50 - 14:05 Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis | Richard Weber (United States) 14:05 - 14:20 Treatment Options | Fernan Caballero Fonseca (Venezuela) 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion


Asthma Exacerbations: Treatment and Prevention 13:30 - 13:35 Welcoming Remarks 13:35 - 13:50 Risk Factors, Triggers and Pathways for Asthma Exacerbations | Robert Lemanske (United States) 13:50 - 14:05 Acute Management and Prevention | J. Christian Virchow (Germany) 14:05 - 14:20 Managing Virus-Induced Wheezing in Children | Gurjit Khurana Khurana Hershey (United States) 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion

atoPIC DerMatItIS traCK

Managing Severe and Refractory Atopic Dermatitis 13:30 - 13:35 Welcoming Remarks 13:35 - 13:50 Role of Immunomodulators in Treatment | Bee Wah Lee (Singapore) 13:50 - 14:05 Complications that Require Intervention | Tatiana Slavyanskaya (Russia) 14:05 - 14:20 Genetic Testing to Predict Barrier Function | Johannes Ring (Germany) 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion

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Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Oral Food Challenge Test 13:30 - 13:35 Welcoming Remarks 13:35 - 13:50 Component Resolved Diagnostic (CRD) | Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan) 13:50 - 14:05 Basophil Activation Markers | Takao Fujisawa (Japan) 14:05 - 14:20 Oral Food Challenge | Alessandro Fiocchi (Italy) 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion

IMMUnotheraPy traCK

Managing Adverse Reactions to Immunotherapy 13:30 - 13:35 Welcoming Remarks 13:35 - 13:50 Understand the Difference between Local and Systemic Reactions | Michael Blaiss (United States) 13:50 - 14:05 Avoiding Adverse Reactions | Giovanni Passalaqua (Italy) 14:05 - 14:20 Managing Adverse Reactions | Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands) 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion

UrtICarIa & angIoeDeMa traCK

Understanding and Managing Acute and Chronic Urticaria 13:30 - 13:35 Welcoming Remarks 13:35 - 13:50 Classification and Pathophysiology of Urticaria and Angioedema | Sarbjit Saini (India) 13:50 - 14:05 Diagnostic Approach and Treatment | Jonathan Bernstein (United States) 14:05 - 14:20 Approach to Refractory Urticaria and Angioedema | Michihiro Hide (Japan) 14:20 - 15:00 Discussion


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Sleep Workshop 15:30 - 15:35 Welcoming Remarks 15:35 - 15:50 Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea | Peter Le Souef (Australia) 15:50 - 16:05 Evaluating a Patient with Sleep Apnea | Jyotsna Joshi (India)16:05 - 16:20 Practical Aspects of Treatment and Outcomes | TBA 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion

atoPIC DerMatItIS traCK

Understanding and Managing Atopic Dermatitis 15:30 - 15:35 Welcoming Remarks 15:35 - 15:50 Overview of Pathogenesis | Thomas Bieber (Germany) 15:50 - 16:05 Diagnosis and Treatment | Bok-Yang Pyun (Korea) 16:05 - 16:20 Practical Issues in Skin Care | TBA 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion

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Practical Management of Food Allergy and Oral Desensitization 15:30 - 15:35 Welcoming Remarks 15:35 - 15:50 Regional Perspectives | Bee Wah Lee (Singapore) 15:50 - 16:05 Practical Management of Food Allergy | Hugh Sampson (United States) 16:05 - 16:20 Oral Immunotherapy | Wesley Burks (United States) 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion

IMMUnotheraPy traCK

Hands-On Demonstration of Allergen Preparation and Use 15:30 - 15:35 Welcoming Remarks 15:35 - 15:50 Live Demonstration of Skin Prick Testing and Intradermal | Dana Wallace (United States) 15:50 - 16:05 Correlation of Testing with Challenge Data | Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands) 16:05 - 16:20 Comparison of Preparation of SCIT vs SLIT | Giovanni Passalaqua (Italy) 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion

InhaLatIon DeVICeS traCK 15:30 - 15:35 Welcoming Remarks 15:35 - 15:50 Inhalation Devices in the US | Michael Blaiss (United States) 15:50 - 16:05 Inhalation Devices in India | Sujeet Rajan (India) 16:05 - 16:20 Inhalation Devices in the Far East | Takao Fujisawa (Japan) 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion

UrtICarIa & angIoeDeMa traCK

Diagnosis and Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema 15:30 - 15:35 Welcoming Remarks 15:35 - 15:50 Definition and Mechanisms of HAE | Konrad Bork (Germany) 15:50 - 16:05 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of HAE | Connie Katelaris (Australia)16:05 - 16:20 Acute and Prophylactic Management | Michihiro Hide (Japan) 16:20 - 17:00 Discussion

18:00 – 19:00 WISC 2012 oPenIng CereMonyJoin fellow delegates, faculty and the WAO leadership in the Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 WAO International Scientific Conference!

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Preliminary Scientific Program—Friday, 7 December 2012

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the orIgInS of aLLergy 08:00 - 08:05 Welcoming Remarks 08:05 - 08:30 New Insights into the Developmental Origins of Allergy | Susan Prescott (Australia) 08:30 - 08:55 Immune-Infection Interactions in the Early Development of Allergy | Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland) 08:55 - 09:20 How Much Can be Explained by Genetics and Epigenetics? | Stephen T. Holgate (United Kingdom) 09:20 - 09:30 Discussion


10:00 - 11:45 SyMPoSIa

eaaCI-Wao WorLD aLLergy anD aSthMa CongreSS – MILan 2013: IMMUne effeCtor MeChanISMS anD IMMUne toLeranCe In aLLergIC DISeaSe 10:00 - 10:05 Welcoming Remarks 10:05 - 10:25 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Allergen Tolerance | Mübeccel Akdis (Switzerland) 10:25 - 10:45 Inflammatory Mediators of Alergic Asthma | J. Christian Virchow (Germany) 10:45 - 11:05 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Atopic Dermatitis | Johannes Ring (Germany) 11:05 - 11:25 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Severe Asthma | Lanny Rosenwasser (United States) 11:25 - 11:45 Discussion

fooD aLLergy anD gaStroInteStInaL (gI) traCt 10:00 - 10:05 Welcoming Remarks 10:05 - 10:25 Development of the GI Immune System and Oral Tolerance | Wesley Burks (United States) 10:25 - 10:45 The Role of Dietary Nutrients in the Predisposition and Modulation of the Allergic Response |

Susan Prescott (Australia) 10:45 - 11:05 GI Manifestations of Food Allergy – Facts and Controversies | Hugh Sampson (United States) 11:05 - 11:25 Component Analysis for Diagnosis | Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan) 11:25 - 11:45 Discussion

SeVere UPPer aIrWayS DISeaSe 10:00 - 10:05 Welcoming Remarks 10:05 - 10:25 Mechanisms of Upper Airway Inflammation | Ruby Pawankar (Japan) 10:25 - 10:45 Upper Airway Barrier Function and Microbiome | Claus Bachert (Belgium) 10:45 - 11:05 Severe Rhinosinusitis | Robert Naclerio (United States) 11:05 - 11:25 Asthma in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea | SK Sharma (India) 11:25 - 11:45 Discussion

12:00 – 12:30 Keynote LeCtUre

a hoLIStIC aPProaCh to SeVere anD CoMPLeX aLLergIeS Ruby Pawankar (Japan)

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fooD aLLergy 13:15 - 13:20 Welcoming Remarks 13:20 - 13:45 Severe Food Allergy - Prediction and Approach to Treatment | Hugh Sampson (United States) 13:45 - 14:10 WAO Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow’s Milk Allergy (DRACMA) and Worldwide Food

Allergy Guidelines | Alessandro Fiocchi (Italy)14:10 - 14:35 Prevention of Food Allergy: Is it Feasible? | Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan) 14:35 - 14:45 Discussion


15:15 - 17:00 SyMPoSIa

LIfe aLterIng aLLergIC DISorDerS 15:15 - 15:20 Welcoming Remarks 15:20 - 15:40 Hereditary Angioedema | Konrad Bork (Germany) 15:40 - 16:00 Eosinophilic Eosophagitis | Amal Assa’ad (United States) 16:00 - 16:20 Mastocytosis | F. Estelle R. Simons (Canada) 16:20 - 16:40 Eosinophilic Disorders | Lanny Rosenwasser (United States) 16:40 - 17:00 Discussion

SeVere oCULar aLLergIeS 15:15 - 15:20 Welcoming Remarks 15:20 - 15:40 Pathophysiology of Ocular Allergies | Bradley Marple (United States) 15:40 - 16:00 Differential Diagnosis in Severe Ocular Allergies | Sergio Bonini (Italy) 16:00 - 16:20 Nasal Ocular Connections in Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis | Robert Naclerio (United States) 16:20 - 16:40 Treatment Options in Ocular Allergies | Connie Katelaris (Australia)16:40 - 17:00 Discussion

the enVIronMent anD oCCUPatIonaL aLLergIeS 15:15 - 15:20 Welcoming Remarks 15:20 - 15:40 Occupational Airway Diseases | Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands) 15:40 - 16:00 Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Occupational Asthma | Hae-Sim Park (Korea)16:00 - 16:20 Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollutants | Michael Abramson (Australia) 16:20 - 16:40 Biodiversity | Tari Haahtela (Finland) 16:40 - 17:00 Discussion

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SeVere aSthMa 08:00 - 08:05 Welcoming Remarks 08:05 - 08:30 Severe Asthma Phenotypes in Adults | Rohit K. Katial (United States) 08:30 - 08:55 Severe Asthma Characteristics in Pediatrics | Gurjit Khurana Khurana Hershey (United States) 08:55 - 09:20 Therapeutic Interventions in Severe Asthma | J. Christian Virchow (Germany) 09:20 - 09:30 Discussion


10:00 - 11:45 SyMPoSIa

ChILDhooD aSthMa 10:00 - 10:05 Welcoming Remarks 10:05 - 10:25 Early Viral Infections: Their Role in the Development of Asthma | Nelson Rosario (Brazil) 10:25 - 10:45 Rhinovirus (RV) and Respiratory Syncctial Virus (RSV) in Asthma | Peter Le Souef (Australia) 10:45 - 11:05 Non-Viral Triggers of Asthma Exacerbation | Mika Makela (Finland) 11:05 - 11:25 Managing the Wheezing Infant | Robert Lemanske (United States) 11:25 - 11:45 Discussion

ConfoUnDerS of aSthMa treatMent10:00 - 10:05 Welcoming Remarks 10:05 - 10:25 Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) | Rohit K. Katial (United States) 10:25 - 10:45 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) | Richard F. Lockey (United States) 10:45 - 11:05 Rhinosinusitis / Nasal Polyps | Claus Bachert (Belgium) 11:05 - 11:25 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) | Ashok Shah (India) 11:25 - 11:45 Discussion

SeVere aDVerSe reaCtIonS to DrUgS 10:00 - 10:05 Welcoming Remarks 10:05 - 10:25 Pathomechanisms of Severe Drug Allergy | Werner Pichler (Switzerland) 10:25 - 10:45 Severe Reactions to Betalactam Antibiotics | Carsten Bindslev-Jensen (Denmark) 10:45 - 11:05 Allergic Reactions to Biological and Chemotherapeutic Drugs | Mario Sanchez Borges (Venezuela) 11:05 - 11:25 Management of Aspirin and NSAID Hypersensitivity | Hae-Sim Park (Korea) 11:25 - 11:45 Discussion

12:00 - 12:30 Keynote LeCtUre

What Can BIrth CohortS teLL US aBoUt the natUraL hIStory of aLLergIC DISeaSeS? Robert Lemanske (United States)

12:30 - 13:00 Keynote LeCtUre

freDDy hargreaVe MeMorIaL LeCtUre: SPUtUM InfLaMMoMetry In the ManageMent of SeVere aSthMa Parameswaran Nair (Canada)

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anaPhyLaXIS 14:00 - 14:05 Welcoming Remarks 14:05 – 14:30 Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis | Richard F. Lockey (United States) 14:30 – 14:55 2012 Update: WAO Anaphylaxis Guidelines | F. Estelle R. Simons (Canada) 14:55 – 15:20 Anaphylaxis, Asthma and Pregnancy | Sandra Gonzalez-Diaz (Mexico) 15:20 – 15:30 Discussion


16:00 – 17:45 SyMPoSIa

aLLergy DIagnoStICS: CUrrent anD fUtUre PerSPeCtIVeS 16:00 - 16:05 Welcoming Remarks 16:05 - 16:25 InVivo and InVitro Diagnostic Tests | Ignacio J. Ansotegui (Spain)16:25 – 16:45 Molecular Characterization of Aeroallergens | Wayne Thomas (Australia) 16:45 - 17:05 Molecular Characterization of Food Allergens | Wesley Burks (United States) 17:05 - 17:25 Molecular Allergology | G. Walter Canonica (Italy) 17:25 – 17:45 Discussion

InDIan CoLLege of aLLergy, aSthMa anD aPPLIeD IMMUnoLogy (ICaaI) hIghLIghtS of aIrWay DISeaSeS In InDIa 16:00 - 16:05 Welcoming Remarks 16:05 - 16:25 Epidemiology of Airway Diseases, Asthma and COPD in India | SK Jindal (India) 16:25 – 16:45 Genetics of Asthma in India | Balram Ghosh (India) 16:45 - 17:05 Pediatric Asthma in India | H. Paramesh (India) 17:05 - 17:25 Impact of Indoor and Outdoor Pollution on Allergic Airway Disease in India | SK Chhabra (India) 17:25 – 17:45 Discussion

PreCISIon treatMentS In aLLergIC DISorDerS 16:00 - 16:05 Welcoming Remarks 16:05 - 16:25 Update on Anti-Cytokines | Lanny Rosenwasser (United States) 16:25 – 16:45 Update on Anti-IgE | Stephen T. Holgate (United Kingdom)16:45 - 17:05 Designer Drugs: Antibodies to Inhibitory Receptors | Francesca Levi-Schaffer (Israel) 17:05 - 17:25 New Imaging Approaches to Asthma | Mario Castro (United States) 17:25 – 17:45 Discussion

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SKIn aLLergIeS 08:00 - 08:05 Welcoming Remarks 08:05 - 08:30 Skin Barrier Functions and Atopic Dermatitis | Johannes Ring (Germany) 08:30 - 08:55 Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Challenge for the Clinician | Thomas Bieber (Germany) 08:55 - 09:20 How to Deal with Refractory Urticaria | Sarbjit Saini (India)09:20 - 09:30 Discussion



11:00 – 12:45 SyMPoSIa

DISeaSe PreVentIon In the neW MILLennIUM: aLLergy In the ConteXt of other nCDS 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:25 The Central Role of the Immune System in the Global Burden NCDs | Harald Renz (Germany) 11:25 - 11:45 Exploring Common Risk Factors in the Prevention of Allergy and Other NCDs | Susan Prescott (Australia) 11:45 - 12:05 Global Strategies to Combat the Allergic Disease Burden | Tari Haahtela (Finland) 12:05 - 12:30 Discussion

SMaLL aIrWayS DISeaSe 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:25 Particle Deposition and Pharmacotherapy | Lanny Rosenwasser (United States) 11:25 - 11:45 Pathophysiology of the Small Airways | Rohit K. Katial (United States) 11:45 - 12:05 Respiratory Function in Small Airways and Asthma | Thomas B. Casale (United States) 12:05 - 12:25 Optimal Assessment of asthma Control in Clinical Practice: Is there a Role for Biomarkers? |

Stanley Fineman (United States) 12:25 - 12:45 Difficult to Treat Asthma in the Indian Context | Zarir Udwadia (India)

11:00 – 12:30 hIghLIght on IMMUnotheraPy 1 11:00 - 11:05 Welcoming Remarks 11:05 - 11:25 Mechanisms of Immunotherapy | Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland) 11:25 - 11:45 Sublingual Immunotherapy | G. Walter Canonica (Italy) 11:45 - 12:05 Subcutaneous Immunotherapy: When and How to Start | Giovanni Passalaqua (Italy) 12:05 - 12:30 Discussion 11:00 - 13:00 Symposium


PharMaCogenetICS Elliot Israel (United States)


IMMUnotheraPy: th17 CeLLS anD IMMUne reSPonSeS Vijay Kuchroo (United States)


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14:30 – 16:15 SyMPoSIa

ChronIC rhInoSInUSItIS (CrS)14:30 – 14:35 Welcoming Remarks 14:35 – 14:55 Chronic Rhinosinusitis is Not One Disease: What You Should Know About Inflammation |

Claus Bachert (Belgium) 14:55 – 15:15 Medical Therapy of CRS With and Without Nasal Polyps, From Evidence to Innovation |

Bradley Marple (United States) 15:15 – 15:35 Surgical Therapy of CRS With and Without Nasal Polyps | Robert Naclerio (United States) 15:35 – 15:55 Difficult Cases of CRS | Achal Gulati (India)15:55 – 16:15 Discussion

MICroBIoMe 14:30 – 14:35 Welcoming Remarks 14:35 – 14:55 Defining the Microbiome in the Healthy and Diseased Lung | Stephen T. Holgate (United Kingdom) 14:55 – 15:15 Model Systems to Investigate Microbial Interactions in the Protection Against Allergy |

Harald Renz (Germany) 15:15 – 15:35 The Role of Staphyloccocci in the Emergence of Chronic Nasal and Lower Airways Disease |

Claus Bachert (Belgium) 15:35 – 15:55 Discussion

14:30 – 16:15 hIghLIght on IMMUnotheraPy 2 14:30 – 14:35 Welcoming Remarks 14:35 – 14:55 Immunomodulators - Anti-IgE mAb | Thomas B. Casale (United States) 14:55 – 15:15 Immunotherapy in the Pediatric Population | Michael Blaiss (United States) 15:15 – 15:35 Subcutaneous Immunotherapy and Sublingual Immunotherapy in Asthmatics |

Roy Gerth van Wijk (Netherlands) 15:35 – 15:55 Insect Immunotherapy | Richard F. Lockey (United States) 15:55 – 16:15 Discussion

16:15 – 17:20 hIghLIght on IMMUnotheraPy 3 16:15 - 16:20 Welcoming Remarks 16:20 – 16:40 Identification of the Eligible Patients for Immunotherapy | G. Walter Canonica (Italy) 16:40 – 17:00 Prevention | Hugo Van Bever (Singapore) 17:00 – 17:20 Discussion

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The world-class Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, located in Hyderabad, makes international transit very convenient. With direct flights to international destinations, Hyderabad, and India, have never been so accessible.

Most cities in India offer daily flights to Hyderabad. In addition, the following international cities offer direct flights to Hyderabad:

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MeMBer SoCIetIeS Albanian Society of Allergology and Clinical ImmunologyNational Association for Private Algerian AllergistsAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Argentine Association of Allergy and Immunology Argentine Society of Allergy and Immunopathology Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Austrian Society of Allergology and Immunology Azerbaijan Society for Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Bangladesh Society of Allergy and Immunology Belgian Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology Brazilian Society of Allergy and Immunopathology British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology Bulgarian Society of Allergology Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Chilean Society of Allergy and Immunology Chinese Society of Allergy and Immunology Colombian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Association Croatian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Cuban Society of Allergology Czech Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Danish Society of Allergology Egyptian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and ImmunologyFinnish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology French Society of Allergology Georgian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology Hellenic Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Honduran Society of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyHong Kong Institute of AllergyHungarian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Icelandic Society of Allergy and Immunology Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology (ICAAI) Indonesian Society for Allergy and Immunology Israel Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Italian Association of Territorial and Hospital AllergistsItalian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Japanese Society of Allergology Jordanian Society for Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyKorean Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Kuwait Society of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyLatvian Association of AllergistsLebanese Society of Allergy and Immunology Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology Mexican College of Clinical Immunology and AllergyMexican College of Pediatricians in Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyMongolian Society of Allergology

Moroccan Society of Allergology and Clinical ImmunologyNetherlands Society of Allergology Norwegian Society of Allergology and Immunopathology Panamanian Association of Allergology and Clinical ImmunologyParaguayan Society of Immunology and AllergyPeruvian Society of Allergy and Immunology Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Polish Society of Allergology Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Romanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Russian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Serbian Association of Allergologists and Clinical ImmunologistsAllergy and Clinical Immunology Society (Singapore) Slovenian Association for Allergology and Clinical ImmunologyAllergy Society of South Africa Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society of Thailand Turkish National Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Ukrainian Association of Allergologists and Clinical ImmunologistsUruguayan Society of Allergology Venezuelan Society of Allergy and Immunology Vietnam Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Zimbabwe Allergy Society

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regIonaL organIzatIonSAsian Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical ImmunologyCommonwealth of Independent States Society of Immunology and AllergologyEuropean Academy of Allergology and Clinical ImmunologyLatin American Society of Allergy and Immunology

affILIate organIzatIonSBritish Society for ImmunologyGA2LEN (Global Allergy and Asthma European Network)International Association of AsthmologyInternational Primary Care Respiratory GroupSouthern European Allergy Societies

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Allied Health ProgramWAO Junior Member Group ProgramGeneral Practitioner ProgramPatient ProgramWorld Allergy Training School (WATS)

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