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12.4.2007
GA2LEN/EAACI
Helsinki SummerSchool Programme August 2007
Venue: Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Street address: Meilahdentie 2, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
Postal address: P.O. Box 160, 00029 Helsinki, Finland
Participants: Training course for European clinical allergists and scientists
Theme: Prevention and Preventive Treatment of Allergy and Asthma
Thursday 16 August
Welcome to GA2LEN/EAACI Helsinki SummerSchool 8.30 – 8.45
Paul van Cauwenberge/Norbert Frayeman
Is there a rationale for allergy prevention?
Morning session 8.45 - 11.30
Chairmen Magnus Wickman/Antti Lauerma
1. Where are we going in allergy and asthma prevention? Magnus Wickman/Sweden
2. Gene – environment interactions are more complicated than we have thought Juha Kere
3. Lessons from the Karelia allergy study Tari Haahtela
Lunch and Demos 11.30 – 13.30 (The participant can take one demo per day)
1. Demo: Testing lung function and inflammation. Unit of Clinical Physiology Pekka Malmberg
2. Demo: Detecting allergens and allergen IgE. Anaphylaxis Register. Allergen Laboratory Soili Mäkinen- Kiljunen
3. Demo: Skin Prick and Epicutaneous Testing. Allergy Center. Leena Petman, Leena Ackerman, Hannele Heikkilä
Afternoon session 13.30 - 17
Chairmen Norbert Frayeman/Arunas Valiulis
4. What goes wrong in allergic immune deviation? Outi Vaarala
5. Hypersensitivity or tolerance - crosstalk of exposure and immune response Harri Alenius
6. New ways to manipulate immune system to be less allergic Johannes Savolainen
7. Sunrise or sunset for pre- and probiotics? Mikael Kuitunen
8. Patient expectations should not be forgotten Erkka Valovirta
Get together, Skin and Allergy Hospital, Auditorium Lobby 17.00 – 19.00
Friday 17 August
Preventive treatment of asthma and wheezing
Morning session 8.30 – 11.30
Chairmen Peter Jeffery/Nikos Papadopoulos
1. Understanding virus induced exacerbations of asthma Nikos Papadopoulos/Greece
2. Origin of asthma - airway remodelling or not remodelling Peter Jeffery/UK (TBC)
3. Wheezy small children – what can we do? Mika Mäkelä
4. Our diagnosis of asthma may be wrong Pekka Malmberg
Lunch and Demos 11.30 – 13.30
1. Demo: Testing lung function and inflammation. Unit of Clinical Physiology Pekka Malmberg
2. Demo: Detecting allergens and allergen IgE. Anaphylaxis Register. Allergen Laboratory Soili Mäkinen- Kiljunen
3. Demo: Skin Prick and Epicutaneous Testing. Allergy Center. Leena Petman, Leena Ackerman, Hannele Heikkilä
Afternoon session 13.30 – 16.30
Chairmen Luis Delgado/Henrik Riska
5. Why asthma treatment is not working? Tari Haahtela
6. Can we prevent asthma by treating the skin? Sakari Reitamo
7. Measuring asthmatic inflammation and how to adjust treatment Todor Popov/Bulgaria
8. Exercise induced symptoms in athletes and how to prevent them Luis Delgado/Portugal
SummerSchool Dinner. Suomenlinna/Viaborg 19.30
Saturday 18 August
Allergic symptoms are induced by allergens. How to avoid and treat to prevent?
Morning session 9.00 – 14.00
Chairmen Ronald Dahl/Maritta Kilpeläinen
1. The world of allergens. Anaphylaxis register in Finland Soili Mäkinen-Kiljunen
2. Allergens and receptors – we can even see how it happens! Juha Rouvinen
3. Food allergy – time to revisit our strategies Mika Mäkelä/Sami Remes
Coffee break
Chairmen Todor Popov/Elina Toskala-Hannikainen
4. A growing problem of insect allergies Timo Reunala
5. Drug reactions. Challenge or not to challenge and what else we can do? WJ Pichler/Switzerland
6. Allergen specific immunotherapy is preventive or is it? Ronald Dahl/Denmark
SummerSchool Closing Tari Haahtela
Saturday afternoon and Sunday
Individual programme. Post SummerSchool Tour.
Exhibition
Skin and Allergy Hospital. 2nd Floor Lobby. Thursday and Friday. Pharmaceutical companies. Patient organisations.
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Local Organizing Committee: Tari Haahtela (Chairman), Mika Mäkelä (Co-chairman), Maritta Kilpeläinen, Mikael Kuitunen, Antti Lauerma,Pekka Malmberg, Elina Toskala-Hannikainen
Secretary: Sinikka Hänninen