Problem-Based Learning Workshop

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Friday, February 28, 2014
5:00 PM-6:15 PM
1801
Diagnosis of Patients with Defects in Innate Immunity Including TLR Pathway Defects TICKETED
Session Details
Friday, February 28, 2014: 5:00 PM-6:15 PM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 3
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Richard L. Wasserman , MD PhD FAAAAI
Primary Content Lecturer:
Dinakantha S. Kumararatne , MD PhD
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the currently known causes of defective innate immunity
- Describe the clinical presentation of defects in innate immunity
- Discuss the selection and interpretation of laboratory tests to diagnose defects in innate immunity.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
4:45 PM-6:00 PM
2803
A Child with Severe Atopic Dermatitis TICKETED
Session Details
Saturday, March 1, 2014: 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 3
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Stanley M. Fineman , MD MBA FAAAAI
Primary Content Lecturer:
Mark Boguniewicz , MD FAAAAI
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the differential diagnosis of severe atopic dermatitis
- Assess food allergy as a co-morbid condition in this patient
- Summarize cutting edge literature on state of the art skin therapy in refractory atopic dermatitis
2816
Controversies in a Patient with Insect Sting Anaphylaxis TICKETED
Session Details
Saturday, March 1, 2014: 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 31C
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Ray S. Davis , MD FAAAAI
Primary Content Lecturer:
David B.K. Golden , MD FAAAAI
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss a case vignette of a patient with stinging insect anaphylaxis
- Apply the latest Practice Parameters in the management of a challenging patient with insect venom anaphylaxis
- Determine criteria for when to discontinue venom immunotherapy
Monday, March 3, 2014
4:45 PM-6:00 PM
4803
Making the Practice Parameters Work for You: Using a Quality Improvement Approach TICKETED
Session Details
Monday, March 3, 2014: 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 3
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Jay M. Portnoy , MD FAAAAI
Primary Content Lecturer:
Marcus S. Shaker , MD MS FAAAAI
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how quality improvement initiatives can be used to implement practice parameters in the clinical setting
- Define fundamentals of quality improvement
- Define how quality improvement initiatives can be applied in maintenance of certification requirements
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
6:45 AM-8:00 AM
5052
An Allergists' Vision of Ocular Diseases: A Case-Based Approach TICKETED
Session Details
Tuesday, March 4, 2014: 6:45 AM-8:00 AM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 3
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Andrew M. Smith , MD FAAAAI
Primary Content Lecturer:
Neal P. Barney , MD
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the pathophysiology of ocular conditions commonly encountered in the allergy clinic
- Facilitate interaction between Allergists and Ophthalmologists and explain how each plays a complementary role in the management of ocular allergy
- Discuss allergic diseases which present in different age groups (children, young adults and elderly) and how their diagnoses and management are different
3:30 PM-4:45 PM
5803
Evaluation and Management of Patients with Recurrent Infections TICKETED
Session Details
Tuesday, March 4, 2014: 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 3
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Vincent R. Bonagura , MD FAAAAI
Primary Content Lecturer:
Mark R. Stein , MD FAAAAI
Learning Objectives:
- List the susceptibility factors for recurrent infection (immunodeficiency, rhinitis, structural defects, CF)
- Discuss the role of the diagnostic modalities relevant to the evaluation of patients with recurrent infection
- Outline IgG therapy for immunodeficiency patients
5809
A Case of Chronic Severe Urticaria TICKETED
Session Details
Tuesday, March 4, 2014: 3:30 PM-4:45 PM
Convention Center, Upper Level, Room 31C
1.25 CME/ 1.50 CE
Primary PBL Facilitator:
Don A. Bukstein , MD
Primary Content Lecturer:
Allen P. Kaplan , MD FAAAAI
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the differential diagnosis of a patient with chronic severe urticaria
- Debate the evaluation of urticaria, including serological, prick skin testing and biopsy interpretation
- Discuss novel medical and immunomodulatory therapy