Journalists: Registration is Open for Annual Meeting of Allergists
Nov. 5-10, 2009
Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida
Journalists are invited to report on the latest developments in the treatment of allergic diseases including asthma and immunologic disorders presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting. The meeting is Nov. 5-10, 2009, at the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Fountainebleau Miami Beach Hotel in Florida.
Contact: To register for a press badge, submit your credentials to Jo Ann Faber at
joannfaber@acaai.org. For program, travel and housing information, visit the Annual Meeting Web site at www.acaai.org/member.
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What: Physicians, researchers and international experts will present and discuss scientific data on conditions that afflict more than 50 million Americans.
The XIII International Food Allergy Symposium will kick off the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5, with cutting edge information on food allergy pathogenesis, prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Meeting highlights include the latest research on the following topics:
· The link between asthma, obesity and obstructive sleep apnea
· Environment and Health: How buildings work, what happens when they don’t
· Immunizations for patients with allergy and asthma
· Anaphylaxis: Are we in an epidemic, and can we prevent it?
· The latest evidence on sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for allergic rhinitis
· Immune senescence: Disease risk in the elderly
· Occupational skin and respiratory allergies
· The developing immune system and its impact on allergic disease
· The emerging role of genetics of childhood asthma
· Primary immunodeficiencies: Newly identified defects in immune pathways
· How genomics, stem cells and regenerative medicine are changing the future
Annual Meeting components include more than 100 scientific sessions, 40 workshops, 350 technical exhibits and 250 abstract presentations.
Where: Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida
Who: The expected 4,000 meeting participants includes some 1,700
physicians, 200 allied health professionals and 100 office
managers.
An allergist-immunologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases and immunologic conditions. An allergist has expertise and training to identify the allergic and non-allergic factors that trigger symptoms, and can help people treat or prevent their allergy problems. After earning a medical degree, the allergist-immunologist completes a three-year residency training program in either internal medicine or pediatrics. Next the allergist completes two or three more years of study in the field of allergy-immunology in order to prepare for certification by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) is a professional medical organization headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill., that promotes excellence in the practice of the subspecialty of allergy and immunology. The College, comprising more than 5,000 allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals, fosters a culture of collaboration and congeniality in which its members work together and with others toward the common goals of patient care, education, advocacy and research.
Press Badge: All media attending the meeting must register for an ACAAI Press Badge for free access to educational programs. Contact joannfaber@acaai.org for registration information.