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2005 Board/Recertification Review Course:
DVDs, Audio CDs, MP3s
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ACAAI Tape Store
Complete Listing
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2005 ACAAI ANNUAL MEETING
• Symposia Online
Nov. 4-9, Anaheim
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2004 ACAAI ANNUAL MEETING
• Symposia Online
Nov. 12-17, Boston
Link
2003 ACAAI ANNUAL MEETING
Nov. 7-12, 2003, New Orleans
• Two Symposia Online
Link
• Plenary Sessions CD-ROM and DVD
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Patient-Centered Allergy Practice
Endorsed by ACAAI, Sponsored by Physicians Practice
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SEPTEMBER
Ohio Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Annual Meeting 2006
Jointly sponsored by ACAAI
Sept. 28–Oct. 1, Farmington, Pa.
Tel: 614-891-0550
E-mail
OCTOBER
Update in Allergy Immunology
Nassau University Medical Center
Jointly Sponsored by ACAAI
Oct. 5, East Meadow, N.Y.
Tel: 516-572-3214
E-mail
Southeastern Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Annual Program and Meeting
Jointly Sponsored by ACAAI
Oct. 13, White Sulfur Springs, W.Va.
Tel: 865-599-5853
E-mail
12th Biennial Allergy Abroad Program
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
October 19-28
Switzerland & Germany
Tel: 314-362-6891
E-mail
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NOVEMBER
ACAAI XII International Food Allergy Symposium
Nov. 9, Philadelphia
ACAAI Annual Meeting
Nov. 9-15, Philadelphia
Tel: 847-427-1200
E-mail
Link
DECEMBER
International Congress on Exacerbations of Airway Disease
Dec. 8-10, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tel: 212-988-7732
E-mail
Link
ONGOING
World Allergy Organization Society Meetings
ACAAI CME Website
Contact: Mary Campbell
Tel: 847-427-1200
E-mail
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Obesity, asthma association
stronger in non-allergic women
Obese women with no allergy history are at greater risk for
asthma than obese men with no allergy history, according to a
study in Chest. Scientists at the University of Ottawa
studied a cross-sectional survey of 86,144 Canadian adults.
Obese women had an adjusted odds ratio for asthma of 1.85,
relative to women who weren’t obese. The obese men had an
adjusted odds ratio for asthma of 1.21. According to the
authors, “One unit of increased BMI was associated with an
approximate 6 percent increase in asthma risk in women, and 3
percent in men.” The association was even stronger among obese,
non-allergic women. They had a 9.5 percent asthma risk, relative
to 3.1 percent for non-allergic women who weren’t obese.
Study: Allergic rhinitis affects sleep quality
Physicians should be aware of the close relationship between
allergic rhinitis and sleep disorders, according to a study in
the Archives of Internal Medicine. French researchers at
Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, evaluated 591 patients
with a history of allergic rhinitis for 1 year during the
controlled, cross-sectional epidemiologic study.
Researchers assessed sleep disorders, sleep quality, and
allergic rhinitis using the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire,
Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Score for Allergic Rhinitis and
assessed allergic rhinitis severity using the Allergic Rhinitis
and its Impact on Asthma classification. Especially when severe,
allergic rhinitis impaired all dimensions of sleep. According to
the authors, the duration of allergic rhinitis, whether
intermittent or persistent, had no effect on sleep.
Law moves decongestants behind the counter nationwide
Following similar state laws, as of Sept. 30, new federal
restrictions will require stores to move decongestants behind
the pharmacy counter or in a locked case, making it harder for
Americans to access the medicines. Part of the Patriot Act, the
new law will require consumers to show a photo ID to purchase
the medications, such as NyQuil Cold & Flu, Actifed Cold &
Allergy, and Claritin-D. The restrictions take aim at the
producers of methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug
manufactured using cold and allergy medicines. The law also will
limit the number of decongestants a consumer may purchase.
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 Meeting
program focuses on advancing innovations
‘We’ve Only Just Begun’ is this year’s theme
In
1970, The Carpenters turned background music for a
California bank into one of their biggest hits. “We’ve
Only Just Begun” was written about a newlywed couple just
beginning a life together.
As the College’s theme for the 2006 Annual Scientific
Meeting, some of the lyrics from that No. 1 hit ring true
within the College, invoking thoughts of the allergy and
immunology field being in the early stages of progress,
with so much more just around the corner.
“Allergy and immunology is on the cusp of major
breakthroughs based on a 40-year history of increasing our
fundamental understanding of how the immune system and the
allergic reaction part of the immune system works,” said
Dr. Daniel Ein, program chair for the meeting, Nov. 9-15,
in Philadelphia. He is clinical professor of medicine at
George Washington University School of Medicine and chief
of the division of allergy at GWU Medical Center,
Washington, D.C.
“With that understanding comes the opportunity to target
therapies in more specific ways,” he said. “We’ve been
attacking clinical problems with a broad approach, but we
need to be more specific in the future with our therapies.
It’s the fulfillment of and logical extension of the last
40 years of basic research. We chose the theme, ‘We’ve
Only Just Begun,’ because I think we’re in the early
stages of what I think will be a revolution in treatment
of allergic disease.”
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Dr. Lieberman to
receive Gold Headed Cane Award
In recognition of his integrity and high standards of
excellence, Dr. Phillip L. Lieberman, Germantown, Tenn., was
elected by ACAAI Fellows to receive the prestigious 6th Annual
Gold Headed Cane Award.
 Dr.
Lieberman is clinical professor of medicine and pediatrics,
Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of
Tennessee, College of Medicine.
He received the College’s Distinguished Fellow Award in 2002
and was honored with the Bernard Berman Memorial Lectureship
in 2004. He is on the Annual Program Committee, Publications
Committee and Drugs & Anaphylaxis Committee. He chaired the
physicians forum for the ACAAI-ACEP Be SAFE anaphylaxis
awareness campaign.
Dr. Lieberman is past president of the American Academy of
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), 1987-1988, and past
president of the American Association of Certified Allergists,
1989-1990. He served on the Executive Board of the Joint
Council of Allergy and Immunology, 1985-1990; the Executive
Board of Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 1990-1994;
and the Board of Directors of the American Lung Association of
Tennessee, West Tennessee Regional Council. He served as
chair, co-chair and member on numerous committees, and
authored or co-authored more than 310 publications.
The tradition of the Gold Headed Cane started in 1689, with
Dr. John Radcliffe, who had a particular interest in asthma as
the personal physician to King William III, an asthmatic. Dr.
Radcliffe began the tradition of passing the cane to a
successor whom he considered to be the greatest physician of
his time.
Dr. Lieberman will receive the Gold Headed Cane Award on Nov.
11, at the Annual Meeting Convocation in Philadelphia.
Web site now includes legislative briefs
The College Web site has a new
Legislative Relations section, providing up-to-date
information and briefing materials on topics such as graduate
medical education, Medicare physician payment formulas and
pending legislation in Congress, such as the Family Asthma
Act.
Order your tickets for Peter Nero and the Philly Pops
concert
Don’t forget to order your tickets when you register for the
2006 ACAAI annual Fundraising Dinner featuring a private
concert by Peter Nero and the Philly Pops on Sunday, Nov. 12.
 Two
time-Grammy Award winner, Peter Nero and his unrivaled Philly
Pops orchestra, blend all musical genres – from great classics
to jazz improvisation, big band to Broadway hits, ragtime to
rock ’n’ roll. Nero has built an impressive career as a
conductor, arranger, composer and master pianist. The variety
and originality of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops concerts
have produced continuously growing, loyal audiences with
sold-out houses.
Net proceeds for the Foundation will help fund Young Faculty
Support Awards, Scholars Return Awards and the Consortium on
Children’s Asthma Camps.
The concert venue is the state-of-the-art, world-class Kimmel
Center for the Performing Arts on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the
Arts.
The Alliance invites all to attend the silent auction
The Alliance invites all College members and guests to attend
the 4th Annual Gala Foundation Auction & Fundraiser held at
the Welcome Reception at the Pennsylvania Convention Center,
7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11.
Topping the list for items for auction is a life-size replica
of the infamous Terra Cotta Warriors from Quin Dynasty in
Xi’An, China. Donations will be available for viewing prior to
the Auction. See the list of items for auction at the
Alliance Web site.
We also need your support for this worthwhile cause by
donating and soliciting quality items such as trips, services,
gift items, jewelry, tickets to major events or hand-crafted
items. To make a donation, please call Marcee Claflin at (405)
820-1519 or e-mail
marceeh519@aol.com. |
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Fellows-in-Training |
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Immunology Review Corner
Welcome to the Board Review Corner, prepared by Dr. Karla R.
Davis, senior representative of ACAAI’s fellows-in-training (FITs)
to the Board of Regents. The Board Review Corner is your chance
to test your Board preparedness.
To refer to a previous Board Review Corner, click the “Archive”
link in the left column.
Immunology Review Corner: Chapter 78 of the 6th edition
of Middleton’s Allergy Principles and Practice, edited by
N. Franklin Adkinson, et al. Review questions were written by
Drs. Karla R. Davis, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in
Germany; Anne K. Ellis, McMaster University; and Soo Kim-Delio,
Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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