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Postgraduate Courses

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Spirometry

Learning Objectives:

To define what constitutes accurate and adequate spirometric assessment
To discuss how spirometry performance and interpretation differ depending on age
To review how pulmonary-function assessment compares with other outcome measures in asthma

Speakers:
Omar Al Rawas
Thomas B. Casale
Stephen Peters

Exhaled NO and Other Markers of Inflammation

Learning Objectives:

To highlight the importance of monitoring airway inflammation for improved asthma control
To show how exhaled nitric oxide serves as a biomarker for airway inflammation
To review the clinical applications of measuring exhaled nitric oxide

Speaker:
Myron Zitt

Managing Smoking Cessation Clinics

Learning Objectives:

To review best practices on how and where to set up such clinics
To discuss what management approaches work best and why
To discuss effective ways to ensure adherence to non-smoking

Speakers:
Bassam Mahboub
Riccardo Polosa
Giovanni Viegi

Nasal Endoscopy and Challenge Tests

Learning Objectives:

To demonstrate how to use these practical procedures to yield reproducible results
To show how to assess the outcomes of these tests and best use them in the clinic
To explain when to opt for a challenge test

Speakers:
Abdulla Ibrahim
Dennis Ledford
Ruby Pawankar

Aspirin Desensitization

Learning Objectives:

To understand the principles of aspirin desensitization
To demonstrate how to assess correctly when it is indicated
To review the mechanisms of aspirin desensitization and what are its short and long-term outcomes

Speakers:
Marek L. Kowalski
Hae-Sim ParkM

Sputum Analysis/BAL Analysis

Learning Objectives:

To explain the advantages and disadvantages of sputum versus BAL analyses
To present data regarding what biomarkers in either sputum or BAL may be useful for clinical monitoring
To discuss the age groups in which sputum induction can be performed and interpreted

Speakers:
Neil Barnes
Louis-Philippe Boulet
Paul O'Byrne

Inhalation Devices

Learning Objectives:

To review various asthma medication delivery systems relevant to age
To show how HFA propellants may affect drug delivery from MDIs
To provide insight into spacers and their importance in drug delivery

Speakers:
Suleiman Al Hammadi
Sandra González-Díaz
Pramod Kelkar

Investigating and Managing Upper Airway Disorders

Learning Objectives:

To demonstrate examination techniques, including rhinolaryngoscopy, for upper airway disorders
To illustrate common pathologies, including the causes of sleep-disordered breathing of upper airway disorders

Speakers:
G. Walter Canonica
Ömer Kalayci
Michael A. Kaliner

Asthma Self-management (SM) Plans

Learning Objectives:

To emphasize the importance of patient self-management plans for asthma
To provide examples of SM plans for use in children, adolescents and adults in different practice settings
To review the impact of illiteracy, resource limitation and other barriers to self-management

Speakers:
Ignacio J. Ansotegui
Tari Haahtela
Nizar Kherallah

CPAP and Sleep Disorders

Learning Objectives:

To explain better the physiology and pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea and its consequences
To emphasize the magnitude of the clinical problem
To make familiar the practical aspects of treatment techniques
To identify unmet needs

Speaker:
Fulvio Braido

Clinical Methods for Distinguishing COPD and Asthma

Learning Objectives:

To review different methods for distinguishing asthma from COPD in different practice settings, including the role of screening questionnaires, and lung function and allergy tests
To review and discuss the role of clinical trials of therapy and monitoring of outcomes in asthma/COPD

Speakers:
Hatem Al Ameri
Eric Bateman
Stephen Peters

Dietary Factors and Weight Management

Learning Objectives:

To review appropriate dietary management in preschool children
To provide updates on the use of probiotics in disease prevention
To present information regarding what dietary and/or behavioral interventions are most successful in achieving appropriate weight control

Speakers:
Michael S. Blaiss
Paul Greenberger

Practical Aspects of Managing Rhinitis and Asthma in Children

Learning Objectives:

To explain the process of diagnosis of rhinitis and asthma in children
To make familiar the specifics of treatment of rhinitis and asthma in children, especially in relation to safety, efficacy and easy administration toward better compliance
To identify specifics of disease that may be related to region

Speakers:
Salem Al Tamemi
Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani
Michael S. Blaiss

Role of Bone Scanning in Asthma and Osteoporosis

Learning Objectives:

To review the different methods used to assess bone density
To review the risks and benefits of bone density assessments

Speakers:
Dennis Ledford
Richard F. Lockey

Asthma Control Measures in Research and Clinical Practice

Learning Objectives:

To review and compare validated measures for assessing asthma control
To provide practical advice on their use in clinical research and in various clinical care settings
To show the relationship between current control and "future" risk and its implications for care and setting treatment goals

Speakers:
Sergio Bonini
Paul O'Byrne

Food Allergy: Diagnosis and Treatment

Learning Objectives:

To provide insight into diagnosing food allergy (IgE testing and food challenge)
To explain how to cope with allergic reactions (including anaphylaxis) induced by food allergy
To understand the role of "oral immunotherapy" for food allergy

Speakers:
Sami Bahna
Motohiro Ebisawa
Alessandro Fiocchi

Managing Chronic Cough

Learning Objective:

To demonstrate the combined diagnostic/therapeutic approach to chronic cough

Speakers:
Pramod Kelkar
Riccardo Polosa

Optimizing Asthma Management & Treatment through Behavior Modification

Learning Objectives:

To provide insight into reasons for non-compliance in asthma therapy, including patient fears
To review effective ways of enhancing treatment compliance at different ages

Speakers:
Fulvio Braido
Harold Nelson
Mario Sanchez-Borges

When and How to Use Epinephrine / Treatment of Anaphylaxis

Learning Objectives:

To review the mechanisms by which epinephrine reduces the symptoms of anaphylaxis
To present appropriate dosing and route of administration of epinephrine
To discuss when epinephrine should or should not be given to school children with a history of "anaphylaxis"

Speakers:
Richard F. Lockey
Myron Zitt

Bronchial Provocation Tests in Adults and Children

Learning Objectives:

To describe different forms of bronchial provocation tests and their uses
To provide practical advice on their selection and conduct
To review the safety and interpretation of bronchial provocation tests

Speakers:
Ömer Kalayci
Lanny Rosenwasser

Asthma Education

Learning Objectives:

To review the definitions of asthma severity and control
To reinforce the concept of current asthma impairment versus future asthma risk
To identify communication barriers that impair both short and long term asthma education

Speakers:
Tari Haahtela
Michael A. Kaliner
Tatiana Slavyanskaya

Skin Testing: Theory and Practice

Learning Objectives:

To review the use of skin testing for allergy
To review the approved methods of skin testing
To discuss ways to improve skin testing

Speakers:
Sami Bahna
Sandra González-Díaz
Fares Zaitoun

Practical Aspects of Immunotherapy

Learning Objectives:

To review the process of how to select patients for immunotherapy
To explain the methodology of immunotherapy and who should administer it to the patient
To review the risks and benefits of the different types of immunotherapy

Speakers:
G. Walter Canonica
Harold Nelson

Preventing Asthma Exacerbations

Learning Objectives:

To address the question: What defines an asthma exacerbation versus loss of asthma control?
To discuss which patients may be at increased risk for exacerbations
To review why reducing exacerbation frequency may be important in terms of long term consequences (i.e., loss of lung function)

Speakers:
Thomas B. Casale
Nizar Kherallah
Marek L. Kowalski