NIAID: Early Events in the Development of Asthma

1203:

Asthma

Friday, March 2, 2018: 10:00 AM-12:30 PM

Convention Center, South Concourse, Level 3, S330AB

2.50 CME/CE

Course

Moderator:

Lisa M. Wheatley, MD

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the evidence for in utero events possibly influencing early development of asthma
Identify early immunologic and lung function characteristics of infants and young children who develop asthma
Discuss the variable roles of early viral infections and the environmental microbiome in the development of asthma

10:00 AM

In Utero Events and Asthma
Augusto A. Litonjua, MD MPH

10:20 AM

Question & Answer

10:30 AM

Early Allergen Sensitization and Its Consequences
James E. Gern, MD FAAAAI

10:50 AM

Question & Answer

11:00 AM

Early Viral Infections and Asthma
Tina V. Hartert, MD MPH

11:20 AM

Question & Answer

11:30 AM

Early Microbial Exposures and Asthma
Christine Cole Johnson, PhD MPH FAAAAI

11:50 AM

Question & Answer

12:00 PM

Lung Function in Infants with Early Wheezing
Peter Le Souef, MBBS MD MRCP FRACP

12:20 PM

Question & Answer

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