Practical aspects of severe asthma now and in the future
Monday 19 April 2010
Venue: University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M23 9LT, .
This conference will update the clinician/nurse specialist on the practical issues of managing patients with uncontrolled symptoms despite maximum conventional asthma therapy. We will be paying special attention to reasons for uncontrolled symptoms and explore new techniques currently available and possible future developments in asthma phenotyping and care.
We will do this in an interactive format allowing good periods of time for open discussion and questions to the panel of speakers.
Registration Details:
Early Bird Retired Fellow: £45
RSM Early Bird Student: £20
RSM Early Bird Trainee: £45
Early Bird Student: £25
Early Bird Trainee: £65
Early Bird AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £65
Early Bird Consultant/GP: £125
RSM Early Bird Associate: £45
RSM Early Bird Fellow: £65
CPD: 4 credits
9.00 am |
Registration and coffee |
9.30 am |
Welcome address |
9.35 am |
Introduction and setting the scene |
| Dr John Miles, Associate Postgraduate Dean, Northwest Deanery, Manchester | |
9.50 am |
Cause of allergy and allergens |
| Dr Robin Gore, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and Research Fellow, Preston | |
10.30 am |
Management of fungus related asthma |
| Dr Ronan O'Driscoll, Consultant Chest Physician, Salford Royal Hospital | |
11.10 am |
Coffee break |
11.30 am |
Bronchial Thermaplasty |
| Dr Robert Niven, Chest Physician, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester | |
12.10 pm |
Compliance and management of new compliance |
| Ms Jacqui Gamble, Specialist Respiratory Nurse, Belfast | |
12.50 pm |
Lunch |
1.50 pm |
The management of neutrophilic asthma |
| Professor Neil Thompson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Glasgow | |
2.30 pm |
Attacking eosinophil current/novel therapies |
| Dr Robert Angus, Respiratory Medicine, Aintree Chest Centre, Liverpool | |
3.10 pm |
Discussion and completion of evaluation forms |
3.40 pm |
Close of meeting |