Small Airways Working Group Activities

WAO International Scientific Conference
9 December 2012
Hyderabad, India
Session: Small Airways Disease
Particle Deposition and Pharmacotherapy
Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)
Pathophysiology of the Small Airways
Rohit K Katial (USA)
Respiratory Function in Small Airways and Asthma
Thomas B Casale (USA)
Optimal Assessment of Asthma Control in Clinical Practice: Is there a Role for Biomarkers?
Stanley Fineman (USA)

WAO-APAPARI Joint Symposium
Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology & Immunology (APAPARI)
21 October 2012
Taipei, Taiwan
Small Airways Disease: Pathogenesis to particle deposition for treatment
Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)

WAO Special Symposium
XVII Congress of the Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
26 October 2012
Cartagena, Colombia
Small Airways and Asthma
Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)

Symposium: The Bacterial Microbiota: Implications for Health and Disease
European Respiratory Society Congress
3 September 2012
Moderators: Prof. Ruby Pawankar, WAO President, and Prof. Marc Decramer
Presenters: Prof. Peter Howarth, Prof. William Cookson, Prof. Benjamin Marsland and Prof. Gary Huffnagle

Symposium: Small Airways Disease: Pathogenesis to Particle Deposition for Treatment
World Asthma Congress (INTERASMA)
18 – 21 August 2012
Quebec City, Canada
WAO Presenters: Dr. Lanny Rosenwasser, Prof. Ignacio Ansotegui, Prof. G Walter Canonica, Prof. Ruby Pawankar, WAO President

Symposium: Why are Small Airways Important in Asthma?
7 December 2011
World Allergy Congress (WAC), Cancún, México
Pathophysiology of Small Airways Disease: Qutayba Hamid (Canada)
Physiology of Small Airways Disease: Charles Irvin (USA)
Particle Deposition and Pharmacotherapy of Small Airways Disease: Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)

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Debate: Small Airways: Are They Important in the Pathogenesis of Asthma?
5 December 2011
World Allergy Congress (WAC), Cancún, México
Pro: Monica Kraft (USA)
Con: Ignacio Ansotegui (Spain)

Symposium: Why are Small Airways Important in Asthma?
28 September 2011
European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2011 Congress
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chairs: Peter Barnes (UK) and Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)
Measuring Small Airway Function: Peter Howarth (UK)
Pharmacology of Small Airways: Leif Bjermer (Sweden)
Small Airways in Asthma: Monica Kraft (USA)
Therapeutic Implications: Nick ten Hacken (NL)

An ERS/World Allergy Organization joint symposium.

Small Airways Disease: Pathogenesis to Particle Deposition for Treatment
15 October 2011
WAO-Chinese Society of Allergology Joint Symposium
Chengdu, China
Chair: Dr. Lanny Rosenwasser

This is not a Small Airways Working Group sponsored event.

Symposium: Why are Small Airways Important in Asthma?
12 June 2011
30th Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Istanbul, Turkey

Chairs: Richard Lockey (USA) and Cezmi Akdis (Switzerland)
Pathophysiology of Small Airways Disease: Antoine Magnan (France)
Physiology of Small Airways Disease: Thomas Casale (USA)
Particle Deposition and Pharmacotherapy of Small Airways Disease: Lanny Rosenwasser (USA)

Symposium: The Clinical Relevance of Small Airways in Asthma: An Emerging Therapeutic Target
8 June 2010
XXIX Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
London, United Kingdom

Moderators: Richard F. Lockey (USA) and J. Christian Virchow (Germany)
Clinical Importance of Small Airways in Asthma - Leif Bjermer (Sweden)
Particle Seposition and Small Airways in Asthma - Lanny J. Rosenwasser (USA)
Therapeutic Implications: Innovations in Aerosol Delivery - Qutayba Hamid (Canada)

Symposium: Small Airways and Their Importance in Asthma
13-16 November 2010
XVI Congress of the Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (SLAAI)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Speaker: Ignacio Ansotegui (Spain)

Particle Deposition and Small Airways in Asthma
25-27 November 2010
60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Allergology (JSA)
Tokyo, Japan
Speaker: Lanny J. Rosenwasser (USA)

Symposium: Small Airways Disease in Asthma: Asthma & Co-morbid Conditions, Expanding the Practice of Allergy for Optimal Patient Care
5-8 December 2010
WAO International Scientific Conference (WISC)
Dubai, UAE
Speaker: Stephen Peters (USA)

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Last Updated: 11 September 2012