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EMAN programme - European Meeting of Allergy Nurses

SATURDAY 5 JUNE
POST GRADUATE COURSES
Pre-registration required


13.00 - 16.00


PGC 1 - Practical immunotherapy


Learning objectives:
(1) Identify the essential characteristics of the patient for choosing the most appropriate form of immunotherapy (SLIT or SCIT)
(2) Understand the rationale for using mixtures of different allergens, according to the sensitisation profile and characteristics of the allergen exposure
(3) Recognising the risk factors for adverse events, the strategies to minimise them and the modalities of treatment. In addition, the audience will learn the essentials requirements for an appropriate and safe use of immunotherapy.
(4) Understand the current concepts for the prescription of immunotherapy in children and its optimal management  in the pediatric age, based on the evidence provided by the literature.

Chairs:
Hans-Jørgen Malling, Denmark
Moises Calderon, United Kingdom

When to use SLIT or SCIT?
Hans-Jørgen Malling, Denmark

News on pediatric SIT
Albrecht Bufe, Germany

Anaphylaxis due to SIT and how to avoid it
Moises Calderon, United Kingdom

Practical issues in clinical SIT (cases)
Thirumala Krishna, United Kingdom

Mixing allergens: why and when
Richard Lockey, United States

PGC 2 - Practical aspects of rhinology


Learning objectives:
(1) Describe major and minor (sino)-nasal symptoms and their interaction in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory vs. other nasal/sinusal pathology, and recognition of the pivotal role of a precise medical history in establishing the diagnosis.
(2) Identify subjective and objective diagnostic tools used in staging severity of rhinological disease
(3) Compare accuracy and limitations of different objective diagnostic procedures
(4) Define the most rational approach to confirm symptom based diagnosis using objective diagnostic tools

Chairs:
Livije Kalogjera, Croatia
Peter Hellings, Belgium

Taking a rhinological history
Glenis Scadding, United Kingdom

Assessment of Severity - VAS, Quality of life
Roy Gerth van Wijk, The Netherlands

Examination of nose and sinuses & measuring nasal patency - NIPF, acoustic rhinometry, rhinomanometry
Livije Kalogjera, Croatia

Assessing olfaction
Joaquim Mullol, Spain

Nasal provocation/hyper-reactivity/cytology
Giovanni Passalacqua, Italy

PGC 3 - Occupational allergy


Learning objectives:
(1) Recognise the relationships between rhinitis, asthma and work and when to suspect an occupational origin of these diseases
(2) Improve personal ability in diagnosing work-related asthma and rhinitis
(3) Learn about the consequences and appropriate management of work-related asthma and rhinitis
(4) Identify the most common pitfalls in approaching work-related asthma and rhinitis

Chairs:
Paul Cullinan, United Kingdom
Gianna Moscato, Italy

Asthma and work: what should I look for?
Chris Stenton, United Kingdom

The nose and work: what should I look for?
Andrea Siracusa, Italy

What tests should I do and how good are they?
Olivier Vandenplas, Belgium

What happens after I make the diagnosis?
Gianna Moscato, Italy

Common pitfalls
Paul Cullinan, United Kindom

PGC 4 - “Hands on course” for patch testing


Learning objectives:
(1) To understand the value and scope of patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis
(2) To provide practical tips on using non-standardised allergens for patch testing
(3) To define the contribution of atopy patch testing in the evaluation of atopic eczema
(4) To be able to perform and interpret photopatch tests in photosensitive eczema

Chairs:
Antti Lauerma, Finland
Ulrike Raap, Germany

Introductory lecture
Jonathan White, United Kingdom

Preparation and dilution of non-standardised allergens
Vera Mahler, Germany

Atopy patch tests with aeroallergens
Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Switzerland

Photopatch
Radoslaw Spiewak, Poland

“Hands on – Stations”
All speakers

PGC 5 - Update in asthma monitoring and treatment


Learning objectives:
(1) To understand the correct use, advantages and limitations of provocation tests and sputum cytology in diagnosis and monitoring asthma patients
(2) To understand the importance and correct choice of different questionnaires in asthma monitoring
(3) To understand the relevance and limits of PEF and FEV measurement in asthma patients
(4) To understand the importance of monitoring compliance in asthma patients

Chairs:
Chris Brightling, United Kingdom
Johan de Jongste, The Netherlands

Use of provocation tests in diagnosis and monitoring asthma control
Guy Joos, Belgium

Sputum cytology as a tool for monitoring asthma control
Chris Brightling, United Kingdom

Monitoring asthma control with questionnaires
Johan de Jongste, The Netherlands

Simple lung function tests (PEF, FEV) – are they all we need?
Göran Wennergren, Sweden

Monitoring compliance
Anna Murphy, United Kingdom

PGC 6 - Approach to the patient that does not respond well to asthma treatment


Learning objectives:
(1) To differentiate asthma from similar conditions
(2) To recognise the effect of environmental factors in the development and maintenance of asthma
(3) To acknowledge the importance of patient education and compliance
(4) To deal with unresponsive asthma patients
(5) To understand how treatment of co-morbid conditions can improve asthma control

Chairs:
Adnan Custovic, United Kingdom
Ted Popov, Bulgaria

Conditions that may mimic asthma (reflux disease, VCD, eosinophilic bronchitis)
Maarten van den Berge, The Netherlands

Environmental control
Adnan Custovic, United Kingdom

Compliance issues
Ioana Agache, Romania

Indications for bronchoscopy in the unresponsive asthma patient
Ted Popov, Bulgaria

Treating co-morbidities
Gert-Jan Braunstahl, The Netherlands

PGC 7 - Practical issues in drug hypersensitivity


Learning objectives:
(1) To recognise the various forms of hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics and to develop a proper diagnostic strategy
(2) To recognise adverse drug reactions during anaesthesia, to name possible elicitors, as well as to propose diagnostic procedures to establish the culprit agent
(3) To describe the advantages and disadvantages of various laboratory tests and their indication for use
(4) To evaluate indications and contraindications for challenge tests in the individual patient and to propose a challenge test for the most common agents

Chairs:
Knut Brockow, Germany
Ingrid Terreehorst, The Netherlands

Guidelines for diagnosis of NSAID hypersensitivity
Marek Kowalski, Poland

Challenge protocols
Pascal Demoly, France

In vitro diagnosis of drug allergy
Oliver Hausmann, Switzerland

General anesthetics
Shuaib Nasser, United Kingdom

Antibiotics
Maria Jose Torres, Spain

PGC 8 - Allergy, asthma and sports


Learning objectives:
(1) Describe current hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis of exercise induced asthma/bronchoconstriction and of exercise induced hypersensitivity syndromes
(2) Explain how asthma in elite athletes may differ from other forms of bronchospasm triggered by exercise
(3) Discuss EIB/asthma data for athletes who competed in the Beijing Olympic Games
(4) Describe the therapeutic utility of weight control and exercise in the treatment of asthma

Chairs:
André Moreira, Portugal
Matteo Bonini, Italy

Epidemiology of asthma and allergies in Olympic European athletes
Kai-Håkon Carlsen, Norway

Mechanisms of asthma in athletes
Tari Haahtela, Finland

Diagnosing and managing exercise induced asthma and bronchoconstriction in athletes
Matteo Bonini, Italy

Exercise-induced hypersensitivity syndromes
Luis Delgado, Portugal

Physical activity in asthma pathogenesis and management
André Moreira, Portugal

PGC 9 - Diagnosing food allergy in children


Learning objectives:
(1) Knowledge of the likely presenting features and food allergens
(2) Use and relative value of tests to diagnose food allergy
(3) Identification of hidden food allergens
(4) Assessing the remission of food allergy

Chairs:
Lars Poulsen, Denmark
Bodo Niggemann, Germany

Presenting features and allergens
Bodo Niggemann, Germany

Skin prick, in vitro testing and food challenges
Kirsten Beyer, Germany

Component-resolved diagnosis and food allergy
Jonas Lidholm, Sweden

Food challenges: practical issues
Kate Grimshaw, United Kingdom

Hidden allergens and labelling
Lars Poulsen, Denmark

PGC 10 - Managing asthma in children


Learning objectives:
(1) Knowledge of assessment of different patterns of pediatric asthma
(2) Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of different techniques for monitoring childhood asthma
(3) To be able to choose the appropriate treatment for individual children with asthma
(4) Understanding of the importance of education for children with asthma

Chairs:
Angel Mazón, Spain
Luis Miguel Borrego, Portugal

Treatment of virus-induced wheezing in children
Nikos Papadopoulos, Greece

The different patterns of childhood asthma
Graham Roberts, United Kingdom

Monitoring asthma – lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and inflammatory markers
Karin Lødrup-Carlsen, Norway

Patient education
José Lopes dos Santos, Portugal

Inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-2 agonists (LABA) in children
Angel Mazón, Spain

PG 11 - Translating basic immunology for clinicians interested in allergy


Learning objectives:
(1) To understand the basic immune response underlying allergic disorders
(2) To understand the roles of different cell types in the induction and maintenance of allergy
(3) To get an update of recently discovered new cell subsets and their role for allergy
(4) To link knowledge from basic science with clinical relevance

Chairs:
Barbara Bohle, Austria
Edward Knol, The Netherlands

Introductory lecture: Immunological basics for clinicians
Philippe Stock, Germany

State of the art: T cells and their role in allergic diseases
Carsten Schmidt-Weber, Germany

State of the art: Mast cells and their role in allergic diseases
Gunnar Nilsson, Sweden

How allergens influence the immune response
Barbara Bohle, Austria

16.00 – 18.00 JMA Poster Session


Chair:
Chrysanthi Skevaki, Greece

Sponsored by Phadia.

18.00 – 19.00 Opening Ceremony


19.00 – 22.30 Welcome Party



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