Update on immunological aspects of respiratory disease
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
A joint meeting with the Clinical Immunology & Allergy Section
Early bird fees expire on 16 May 2010
We are no longer accepting registrations for this meeting via the website. If you would like to attend this meeting, please turn up on the day and register at the desk. It is possible to pay by either credit card, cash or cheque.
Registration Details:
Student: £30
Trainee: £40
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £40
Consultant/GP: £75
RSM Student: £20
RSM Retired Fellow: £35
RSM Trainee: £35
RSM Associate: £35
RSM Fellow: £50
Meeting ref: RMA05
CPD: 3 credits
1.30 pm |
Registration and coffee |
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SESSION ONE |
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| Chair: Dr Noemi Eiser, President, Respiratory Medicine Section, RSM | |
1.55 pm |
Welcome address |
| Dr Noemi Eiser, President, Respiratory Medicine Section, RSM | |
2.00 pm |
Beta-receptor polymorphism and asthma therapy |
| Prof Brian Lipworth, Professor of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, University of Dundee | |
2.40 pm |
The connection between rhinitis and asthma. Is the nose a peephole to the lung? |
| Dr Glenis Scadding, Consultant Physician, Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital, London | |
3.20 pm |
Tea break |
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SESSION TWO |
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| Chair: Dr Sonya Abraham, Council Member, Clinical Immunology & Allergy Section, RSM | |
3.40 pm |
Phenotyping refractory asthma: Implications for patient-specific therapies |
| Prof Chris Brightling, MRC Clinician Scientist & Honorary Lecturer, Leicester Medical School | |
4.20 pm |
The interaction between viruses and immunity in asthma |
| Prof Sebastian Johnston, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London | |
5.00 pm |
Refreshment break and completion of evaluation forms |
5.30 pm |
Priscilla Piper Lecture: Anaphylaxis - has it been over-hyped? |
| Dr Pamela Ewan, Consultant Allergist, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge | |
6.15 pm |
Close of meeting |
