American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2003 ACAAI Annual Meeting"Defining the Allergist/Immunologist: The Multidisciplinary Approach to Care"
WHAT: New developments in the treatment of allergic diseases, asthma and immunologic disorders will be presented at the 2003 ACAAI Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Nov. 7-12. Scientific data from a spectrum of related disciplines on conditions that afflict more than 50 million Americans will be discussed.
WHEN: November 7-12, 2003
WHERE: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center & Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
ONLINE: Program and faculty information is available here http://www.acaai.org.
TOPICS:
* Airways: unified approach to disease management* Allergic Rhinitis: impact on quality of life, sleep and work* Anahylaxis: managing life-threatening reactions* Asthma: critical analysis* Atopy: Can allergic disease be prevented?* Drug allergies: current issues* Eosinophils: effector cell in asthma* Genomic science: application to asthma* IgE immunomodulations: therapeutic implications* Immunotherapy: efficacy, standardization and new developments* Neuroendocrine factors: behavior, stress and inflammation * Ocular diseases: Dry Eye, Red Eye and other disorders* Pharmocotherapy: debates, controversies and treatment options* Reflux disease: respiratory and supraesophageal manifestations* Rhinosinusitis: antibiotic resistance, allergic fungal sinusitis* Urticaria: evidence-based and immunomodulatory therapies
The Annual Meeting program consists of nearly 100 scientific sessions, 38 workshops, some 350 technical exhibits and more than 250 abstract presentations.
Special programs held in conjunction with the meeting include:* International Food Allergy Conference (Thursday, Nov. 6)* Asthma Educators Certification Review Course (Thursday & Friday, Nov. 6-7)* Clinical Research Coordinators Course (Friday, Nov. 7)* Office Administrators Program (Friday, Nov. 7)* Allied Health Professionals Course (Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 8-9)* Immunotherapy Collegium (Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov. 11-12)
WHO: More than 4,000 meeting participants include some 1,800 physicians, 200 allied health professionals, 100 office managers and 1,200 pharmaceutical representatives.
The ACAAI is a professional medical organization, headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill., comprised of 4,300 qualified allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals. The College is dedicated to the clinical practice of allergy, asthma and immunology through education and research to promote the highest quality of patient care.
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