WAO 2010 International Scientific Conference Online Resource Center
Keynote Lectures
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Presidential Keynote: Asthma and co-morbid conditions
Speaker: Richard F. Lockey
Learning Objectives:
- To provide an overview on the fundamentals of asthma and co-morbid condition
- To review the scientific data which links asthma and co-morbid conditions
- To highlight the effective advances in the diagnosis and treatment of such conditions
Use of antimicrobials to treat acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, asthma and COPD
Speaker: Eric Bateman
Learning Objectives:
- To explain the underlying triggers and pathomechanisms of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, asthma and COPD
- To clarify the role of antibiotics in the management of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, asthma and COPD
- To explain the evidence-based treatment strategies for acute exacerbations in chronic bronchitis, asthma and COPD
Asthma and immunotherapy: Past, present and future
Speaker: G. Walter Canonica
Learning Objectives:
- To review the history of the development of immunotherapy, its mechanisms and indications
- To review the available immunotherapy approaches
- To review subcutaneous immunotherapy versus sublingual immunotherapy and the WAO Position Paper on Sublingual Immunotherapy
