Allergies that kill – anaphylaxis and asthma

Name: Allergies that kill – anaphylaxis and asthma
Start: 2009-06-26T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2009-06-26T23:59:00+01:00

June 26, 2009

Allergies that kill &#8211; anaphylaxis and asthma

09.00-09.30	*Registration*
09.30-09.40	Chairman’s welcoming remarks	Prof Jonathan Brostoff
09.40-10.20	Anaphylaxis: recognition and management – when to prescribe an auto-injector	Dr Andrew Bentley Consultant Physician, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
10.20-11.00	Nutrition and asthma	Prof PC Calder Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
11.00-11.30	*Coffee*
11.30-12.10	The ‘old friends’ hypothesis and Darwinian medicine: how broad are the implications? (And the hygiene hypothesis revisited)	Prof Graham AW Rook University College, London
12.10-12.50	Worms versus allergies	Prof David Pritchard Professor of Parasite Immunology, University of Nottingham
12.50-13.50	*Lunch*
13.50-14.30	The changing faces of allergy	Prof Martin K Church University of Southampton
14.30-15.10	Moulds, pollens and thunderstorm asthma	Prof Jean Emberlin University of Worcester
15.10-15.40	*Coffee*
15.40-16.20	Allergy-induced airway injury and tissue repair in asthma	Dr Harsha Kariyawasam PhD MRCP Consultant in Allergy, Rhinology and Respiratory Medicine, RNTNE and Royal Free NHS Trust, London
16.20-17.00	An ecomed viewpoint	David Freed, John Mansfield and Margaret Moss BSEM
17.00-17.30	Discussion
17.30	*Close*

Fee: Members £120

Non-members £140

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