AAOA Advanced Course 2019
Course Schedule

Thursday, December 12, 2019
9:00am: Check-in Opens
10:00am: Optional Paid Workshop – USP797 Compliance: Media Fill Test and Gloved Finger Tip Sampling
This paid workshop includes:
- A two-hours session on the new USP 797 Compounding Guidelines
 - Single User (registrant) Access to the Online AAOA USP <797> Allergen Extract Compounding Compliance module
 - 1 media fill test kit
 
12:30pm: Non-AAOA Satellite Event
- 1:45pm: Welcome to the Advanced Course – Cecelia Damask, DO, Michael Parker, MD, Maria Veling, MD
 - 1:55pm: Immunology of Allergy Treatment – Michael Platt, MD
 - 2:05pm: Evolution of Allergy Testing Techniques – J. Whit Mims, MD
 - 2:10pm: Choosing Wisely When Ordering Allergy Testing/Laboratory Tests – Jennifer Villwock, MD
 - 2:20pm: Microbiome & Allergy – Michael Platt, MD
 - 2:30pm: Allergic Rhinitis: What is Next? – Alpen Patel, MD
 - 2:40pm: Genetics/Epigenetics of Allergy: The Stage Is Set, What Draws the Curtains? – Christine Franzese, MD
 - 3:00pm: What Do Guidelines & Consensus Documents Tell Us About Allergic Rhinitis? – Sarah Wise, MD
 - 3:10pm: Optimization of Allergen Standardization: What Does It All Mean? – Jennifer Villwock, MD
 
3:20pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 3:50pm: Debate: Multi vs. Pauci Immunotherapy – J. Whit Mims, MD (moderator)
 - 4:10pm: SLIT Tablets – Where Do they Fit In Your Practice? – Michael Platt, MD (moderator)
 - 4:25pm: SLIT Dose Calculations and Mixing Practicum – Jennifer Villwock, MD
 - 4:55pm: Evidence-Based Dosing for Aqueous SLIT – Sarah Wise, MD
 - 5:10pm: Clinical Pearls for SLIT Panel – J. Whit Mims, MD (moderator)
 - 5:30pm: Homeroom Discussions: Types of Testing & Treatment I Offer in My Practice
 - 6:00pm: Debate: Which Type of Testing Is Best: Skin Prick only, MQT, Intradermal Dilutional Testing vs. In Vitro (RAST) – William Reisacher, MD (moderator)
 - 6:20pm: USP 797 Update: What You Need to Know – Alpen Patel, MD, William Reisacher, MD, Maria Veling, MD
 
6:40pm: Non-AAOA Satellite Event
Friday, December 13, 2019
6:00am: Registration & Help Desk Opens
6:00am: Morning Run with the Faculty
6:30am: Coffee with Exhibitors
- 7:00am: Epidemiology & Natural History of Food Allergy – Maria Veling, MD
 - 7:20am: Pathophysiology of Food Allergy – Alpen Patel, MD
 - 7:40am: NIAID Guidelines for IgE-Mediated Food Allergies and Practice Parameter Update – William Reisacher, MD
 
8:10am: Breakfast with Exhibitors
- 9:00am: Advanced Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy – William Reisacher, MD
 - 9:20am: Therapeutic Options for Food Sensitive Patients – Christine Franzese, MD
 - 9:35am: Food Allergy: Update on Oral and Epicutaneous Immunotherapy – Alpen Patel, MD
 - 9:45am: Anaphylaxis: Prevention, Management, and Office Preparedness – Jennifer Villwock, MD
 
10:15am: Break with Exhibitors
- 10:40am: Homerooms Discussions: Food Allergy Cases: Presentations of Food Allergy and Approaches to Diagnosis & Management
 - 11:10am: Prevention of Peanut Allergy (LEAP) – J. Whit Mims, MD
 - 11:30am: LEAPing Forward Beyond Peanut: What’s Next? – Sarah Wise, MD
 
11:50am: Non-AAOA Satellite Event
- 1:00pm: Who Should Eat What and When – Cecelia Damask, DO
 - 1:10pm: What Do ENTs in Practice Need to Know About Non-IgE-Mediated Food Allergy? – Michael Platt, MD
 - 1:25pm: Dysphagia: Don’t Forget About Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Your Differential Diagnosis – William Reisacher, MD
 - 1:45pm: Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis – Michael Parker, MD
 - 1:50pm: Future Direction of Food Allergy: Biologics and Clinical Trials in Progress for Food Allergy – Cecelia Damask, DO
 - 2:00pm: Name That Skin Allergy – Christine Franzese, MD, Maria Veling, MD
 - 2:30pm: Homeroom Discussions: Problem-Based-Learning (PBL): Patient with a Skin Rash
 
3:30pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 3:55pm: Putting It All Together: Discussion of PBL Case – Cecelia Damask, DO (moderator)
 - 4:25pm: Making Sense of Globus from the Laryngologist’s Perspective – Albert Merati, MD
 - 4:40pm: Management of Neurogenic Cough – Albert Merati, MD
 - 4:55pm:Chronic Cough Panel – Sarah Wise, MD (moderator)
 
5:10pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 5:25pm: Are We in a Post-PPI Era? – Albert Merati, MD
 - 5:40pm: Allergy & Sleep – Michael Parker, MD
 - 5:55pm: Airway Disorders of the Larynx – Albert Merati, MD
 - 6:10pm:Airway Disorders of the Trachea – Albert Merati, MD
 
6:25pm: Reception with Exhibitors
7:25pm: Adjourn for the Evening
Saturday, December 14, 2019
6:00am: Registration & Help Desk Opens
6:00am: Morning Run with the Faculty
6:30am: Coffee with Exhibitors
- 7:00am: Epidemiology of Asthma – Michael Platt, MD
 - 7:10am: Genetics of Asthma – William Reisacher, MD
 - 7:20am: Early Life Factors that Affect Asthma Development – Alpen Patel, MD
 - 7:30am: Immunology of Childhood Asthma – Christine Franzese, MD
 - 7:40am: Understanding Early Wheezing in the Development of Airflow Limitation in Children – J. Whit Mims, MD
 - 7:50am: Treatment Approaches to Preschool Wheezing Illness – Maria Veling, MD
 - 8:00am: Asthma Heterogeneity: Why Phenotypes & Endotypes Matter – Cecelia Damask, DO
 
8:15am: Breakfast with Exhibitors
- 9:00am: Pathophysiology of Asthma – Acute Physiologic Characteristics – William Reisacher, MD
 - 9:10am: Chronic Long-Term Clinical Consequences of Asthma Exacerbations – Matthew Ryan, MD
 - 9:20am: Name That Asthma Medication – Michael Platt, MD, William Reisacher, MD
 - 9:45am: Add-On Therapy for Asthma Management – Cecelia Damask, DO
 - 10:05am: PFTs – Spirometry Mechanics – Michael Parker, MD
 - 10:15am: Nuts and Bolts of Spirometry Interpretation – Michael Parker, MD
 
10:35am: Break with Exhibitors
- 11:00am: Asthma Cases: PFT Interpretation
 - 11:15am: FeNO – J. Whit Mims, MD
 - 11:20am: ERP-3/NAEPP Asthma Treatment Guidelines – Matthew Ryan, MD
 - 11:35am: GINA Guidelines – Maria Veling, MD
 - 11:45am: Asthma Yardsticks – Jennifer Villwock, MD
 
12:00pm: Lunch with Exhibitors
- 12:35pm: Severe Asthma – Why Should I Care? – Sarah Wise, MD
 - 12:45pm: What Is ACO? How Do I Distinguish COPD from Asthma? – Alpen Patel, MD
 - 1:00pm: The Age of Eosinophil – Cecelia Damask, DO
 - 1:05pm: Precision Asthma Therapy: Picking the Right Biologic for the Right Patient – Cecelia Damask, DO (moderator)
 - 1:25pm: Stinging Insect Update – Christine Franzese, MD
 - 1:35pm: Homerooms Discussions: Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Patient with a Cough
 
2:35pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 3:00pm: PBL Putting it All Together: Patient with Chronic Cough – Matthew Ryan, MD (moderator)
 - 3:30pm: Managing Mucus: What Is the Evidence? – Michael Parker, MD
 - 3:40pm: How I Approach a Child with Nasal Congestion – Maria Veling, MD
 - 3:50pm: Non-Allergic Rhinitis – Michael Parker, MD
 - 4:00pm: Local Allergy – Christine Franzese, MD
 - 4:10pm: What Do the Guidelines and Consensus Documents Tell Us About Chronic Rhinosinusitis? – Sarah Wise, MD
 - 4:25pm: Difficult to Control CRS: What the Experts Do – Michael Platt, MD
 
4:40pm: Break
- 4:55pm: AERD – Matthew Ryan, MD
 - 5:10pm: Corticosteroids: The Good, the Bad and the Future for Our Patients on Systemic and Topical Steroids – J. Whit Mims, MD
 - 5:20pm: Laboratory Evaluation of Immunodeficiency – Matthew Ryan, MD
 - 5:40pm: Precision Medicine and the Future of Sinus Management – Cecelia Damask, DO, Matthew Ryan, MD
 - 6:00pm: Debate: Treatment Option for CRSwNP – Surgery, Biologics vs. Medical Management – Matthew Ryan, MD (moderator)
 - 6:20pm: Course Wrap-Up – Cecelia Damask, DO, Michael Parker, MD, Maria Veling, MD
 
6:25pm: Course Adjourns
Join Us In Austin
- Fellow Member $1,110
 - Associate Member $1,225
 - International Member $1,225
 - NP/PA Member $1,225
 - Allied Health Member $1,225
 - Resident Member $600
 - Non-Member Physician $2,500
 - Non-Member Allied Health, NP/PA $2,500
 - Non-member Resident $850
 - Industry Representative $2,500
 
Registration fees are non-transferable. Refunds (less a 20% administration fee) may be considered for cancellations received in writing by the AAOA prior to November 12, 2019.
Cancellations received after November 12, 2019 are non-refundable.
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