AAOA Advanced Course 2018
Course Schedule
Thursday, December 6, 2018
12:00pm: Check-in Opens
- 2:00pm: Welcome and Course Introduction – Michael Parker, MD
- 2:10pm: Introduction of Course Faculty & Moderators with Case Teasers – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 2:25pm: Genetics/Epigenetics of Allergy: The Stage Is Set, What Draws the Curtains? – Christine Franzese, MD
2:45pm: Peer-to-Peer Learning Breakout
- 2:45pm: Peer-to-Peer Learning Introduction – Cecelia Damask, DO, Michael Parker, MD
- 2:55pm: Breakout Peer-to-Peer Learning: Review of the Basics of Allergy Diagnosis & Management – Christine Franzese, MD, Chris McMains, MD, J. Whit Mims, MD, Michael Platt, MD, William Reisacher, MD, Maria Veling, MD
3:25pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 3:55pm: Peer-to-Peer Learning Case Summary – Michael Parker, MD
- 4:05pm: Choosing Wisely When Ordering Allergy Testing/Laboratory Tests – Chris McMains, MD
- 4:15pm: International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology – Sarah Wise, MD
- 4:30pm: Presentation of SLIT Case – Sarah Wise, MD
- 4:35pm: Gallons, Quarts & Liters: What does it all mean? (Allergen Metrics) – Chris McMains, MD
- 4:45pm: SLIT Tables – William Reisacher, MD
- 4:55pm: Multi vs Pauci Debate – Christine Franzese, MD, J. Whit Mims, MD, Sarah Wise, MD
- 5:15pm: SLIT Dose Calculations Mixing Practicum – Chris McMains, MD
- 5:45pm: Evidence-Based Dosing for Aqueous SLIT – Sarah Wise, MD
- 6:00pm: Clinical Pearls for SLIT Panel – Moderator: J. Whit Mims, MD; Panel: Chris McMains, MD, William Reisacher, MD, Sarah Wise, MD
- 6:15pm: SLIT Case Wrap up – Sarah Wise, MD
- 6:20pm: Home Room Q&A
6:40pm: Adjourn for the Evening
Friday, December 7, 2018
6:30am-7:30am: Breakfast with Exhibitors
- 7:30am: Presentation of Food Allergy Case – William Reisacher, MD
- 7:35am: Into the Unknown: The Spectrum of Non-IgE Gastrointestinal Disease – Michael Platt, MD
- 7:55am: Eosinophilic Esophagitis – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 8:20am: NIAID Guidelines for IgE-Mediated Food Allergies and Practice Parameter Update – William Reisacher, MD
- 8:50am: LEAP (Learning About Early Peanut) – J. Whit Mims, MD
9:10am: Break with Exhibitors
- 9:40am: LEAPing Forward: What’s Next? – Sarah Wise, MD
- 9:50am: Natural History of Food Allergy: Who Should Eat What and When – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 10:00am: Advanced Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy – What Really Works – Michael Platt, MD
- 10:20am: Therapeutic Options for Food Sensitive Patients – William Reisacher, MD
- 10:35am: Food Allergy: Update of Oral and Epicutaneous Immunotherapy – Christine Franzese, MD
- 10:45am: Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis – Michael Parker, MD
- 10:55am: The Microbiome & Allergy – Michael Platt, MD
- 11:05am: Food Allergy Case Wrap-Up – William Reisacher, MD
- 11:10am: Update: Anaphylaxis Guidelines – Maria Veling, MD
- 11:40am: In-Office Preparedness for Anaphylaxis – Chris McMains, MD
11:50am: Lunch
- 1:00pm: Diagnosis & Treatment of Acute and Chronic Urticaria – Michael Platt, MD
- 1:20pm: New Guidelines for Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria – Chris McMains, MD
- 1:25pm: Biologic Update for Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria – Sarah Wise, MD
- 1:30pm: Hereditary Angioedema: Laboratory Testing & Treatment – J. Whit Mims, MD
- 1:40pm: The Role of Skin Barrier (Dys)function & Immunology in Atopic Dermatitis – Maria Veling, MD
- 1:50pm: Genetics of Atopic Dermatitis – William Reisacher, MD
- 2:00pm: Therapeutic Update of Atopic Dermatitis – J. Whit Mims, MD
- 2:10pm: Biologic Therapies fo Atopic Dermatitis – Sarah Wise, MD
- 2:15pm: Contact Dermatitis – John David Osguthorpe, MD
- 2:25pm: Patch Testing from A to Z – Cecelia Damask, DO
2:35pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 3:05pm: A Practical Assessment Algorithm for Diagnosis of Dizziness – Steven Rauch, MD
- 3:35pm: Meniere’s Disease and Vestibular Migraine: One Disorder or Two? – Steven Rauch, MD
- 4:00pm: Allergy & Sleep – Michael Parker, MD
- 4:15pm: Otology & Allergy: Is There a Connection? – Steven Rauch, MD
- 4:30pm: How I Approach a Child with Nasal Congestion – Maria Veling, MD
- 4:40pm: Update on SSNHL – Steven Rauch, MD
- 4:55pm: Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease – Steven Rauch, MD
- 5:10pm: Home Room Q&A
5:30: Reception with Exhibitors
6:30pm: Adjourn for the Evening
Saturday, December 8, 2018
6:30am-7:30am: Breakfast with Exhibitors
- 7:30am: Presentation of Asthma Case – Christine Franzese, MD
- 7:35am: Epidemiology of Asthma – Michael Platt, MD
- 7:45am: Genetics of Asthma – William Reisacher, MD
- 7:55am: Early Life Factors that Affect Asthma Development – Maria Veling, MD
- 8:05am: Immunology of Childhood Asthma – Christine Franzese, MD
- 8:15am: Understanding Early Wheezing in the Development of Airflow Limitation in Children – J. Whit Mims, MD
- 8:25am: Treatment Approaches to Preschool Wheezing Illness – Maria Veling, MD
- 8:35am: Emerging Perspectives in Asthma Heterogeneity, Phenotypes & Endotypes – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 8:55am: Pathophysiology of Asthma – Acute Physiologic Characteristics – William Reisacher, MD
- 9:05am: Chronic Long-Term Clinical Consequences of Asthma Exacerbations – Matthew Ryan, MD
9:15am: Break with Exhibitors
- 9:45am: Prevention and Rescue Medications for Asthma – J. Whit Mims, MD
- 9:55am: Non-Steroidal Medications for Asthma – Sarah Wise, MD
- 10:05am: ICS Maintenance Medications, Combo (ICS/LABA) and LAMAs – John David Osguthorpe, MD
- 10:15am: Add-On Therapy for Asthma Management – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 10:30am: PFTs – Spirometry Mechanics – Michael Parker, MD
- 10:45am: Nuts and Bolts of Spirometry Interpretation – Michael Parker, MD
- 11:15am: FeNO – John David Osguthorpe, MD
- 11:25am: ERP-3/NAEPP Asthma Guidelines – Matthew Ryan, MD
- 11:45am: GINA Guidelines – Maria Veling, MD
12:00pm: Lunch
- 1:05pm: ERP-3/NAEPP Guidelines Update – John David Osguthorpe, MD
- 1:15pm: Severe Asthma: Our Changing Approach to Management – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 1:30pm: Precision Asthma Therapy: Picking the Right Biologic for the Right Patient – Cecelia Damask, DO
- 1:45pm: Asthma Case Wrap-Up – Christine Franzese, MD
- 1:50pm: ACO: Is it Asthma? Is it COPD? Or is it ACO? – John David Osguthorpe, MD
- 2:05pm: Stinging Insect Update – Christine Franzese, MD
- 2:35pm: Medication Allergy: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention – Maria Veling, MD
- 2:55pm: Managing Mucus: What Is the Evidence? – Michael Parker, MD
- 3:15pm: Chronic Cough Panel: Perspectives from Allergy, Rhinology, and General ENT – Moderator: Matthew Ryan, MD; Panel: Christine Franzese, MD, Michael Platt, MD
3:35pm: Break with Exhibitors
- 4:05pm: CRS Case Presentation – Michael Platt, MD
- 4:10pm: Non-Allergic Rhinitis – Michael Parker, MD
- 4:20pm: Local Allergy – Christine Franzese, MD
- 4:35pm: AERD – Matthew Ryan, MD
- 4:55pm: AAO-HNS CRS Guidelines/ICAR – Sarah Wise, MD
- 5:10pm: Difficult to Control CRS: What the Experts Do – Matthew Ryan, MD
- 5:20pm: Corticosteroids: The Good, the Bad and the Future for Our Patients on Systemic Steroids – J. Whit Mims, MD
- 5:30pm: Precision Medicine and the Future of Sinus Management – Matthew Ryan, MD
- 5:50pm: Laboratory Evaluation of Immunodeficiency – Matthew Ryan, MD
- 6:10pm: CRS Case Wrap-Up – Michael Platt, MD
- 6:15pm: Q&A/Course Wrap-Up – Cecelia Damask, DO, Michael Parker, MD
6:30pm: Course Adjourns
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