Is it Really Asthma?
Supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline
Introduction and Welcome

New Disease or New Definition: Asthma vs Eosinophilic Bronchitis
Chris Brightling, MD
Why They Don't Get Better: Asthma vs. Chronic Obstructive Disease
Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
Questions and Discussion

Stanislaus Jaros Lecture
What is the Allergin in Intrinsic Asthma
Marc Humbert, MD
Bernard Berman Memorial Lecture
Supported by an educational grant from ViroPharma Incorporated
Do We Label Childhood Wheezing as Asthma Too Often?
Fernando D. Martinez, MD
Questions and Discussion

Controversies in Asthma Management: A Debate
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At What Point Do you Start Controller Therapy in Asthma: A Pulmonologist Viewpoint
Panel Discussion
Very Early: Remodeling is an Issue
James Fish, MD
Early, But Not Too Early: Remodeling is Unproven
WIlliam J. Calhoun, MD

The Latest Science New Issue: Bioterrorism and the Allergist
TBD
On Top of My Allergies, On Top of the World -- Special Guest Speaker Eric Weihenmayer
Eric Weihenmayer
Who Needs Immunotherapy Anyway?
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Welcome and Introductions
Jay M. Portnoy, MD
Immunotherapy: Defining the Targets, Diseases and Patients
Harold S. Nelson, MD
John C. Selner Lecture
Supported by an educational grant from Sepracor Inc.
Immunotherapy: Testing Methods
William K. Dolen, MD
Why is Allergen Standardization Important?
Jay E. Slater, MD
Immunotherapy: Defining Treatment Practices and Increasing Efficacy
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Optimizing Immunotherapy
Hendrik Nolte, MD, PhD
Future Developments: Anti IgE, DNA, and Cytokines
Thomas B. Casale, MD
IT Techniques/Methods to Avoid
Lawrence M. DuBuske, MD
Achieving Standardized Practices for Immunotherapy
Ira Finegold, MD