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PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEETING (PAAM), BARCELONA 2011 The 2011 Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting (PAAM) was held in Barcelona from 13 th to -15 th October. It was very well attended with over 700 participants from 67 countries worldwide. Chaired by Dr Susanne Halken, and co-chaired by Dr Graham Roberts, Dr Antonella Muraro and Dr Angel Mazon, the meeting also represented a collaboration of our sister societies, ESPGHAN and ERS-Pediatric Assembly. The structure of the meeting included 2 Postgraduate Courses, 3 Plenary Sessions, 12 Main Symposia, 3 Company Sponsored Symposia, 11 Practical Courses, 3 Workshops, 2 Clinical Rounds, 2 Clinical Decision Debates and 2 Pro-Con Sessions. The delegates contributed 161 communications that were presented in 4 Oral Abstract Sessions, 3 Poster Discussion Sessions and 2 Poster Sessions. We were lucky to have wonderful weather. The participants were welcomed to the excellent venue of the Barcelona International Conventions Centre, with an Opening Ceremony followed by a cocktail accompanied by Spanish guitar music. The scientific program included hot topics in pediatric allergy, such as food allergy, childhood asthma, development of allergy, drug allergy and anaphylaxis, from the perspectives of diagnosis, treatment, and basic mechanisms. The sessions were very well attended, with Postgraduate Courses fully booked. The latest advances as well as ongoing controversial issues in pediatric allergy were discussed, with lively and enriching participation of speakers and audience. Both junior and senior members presented the results of their recent investigations, and six awards were given to the best communications: -Specific oral tolerance induction (SOTI) to raw white egg. Evaluation of safety and efficacy. Evolution of immunological tolerance parameters 9 months after treatment. M Vazquez, MB Garcia, E Chapman, M Dias, R Jimenez, AM Plaza. Spain -To assess the effect of Fillaggrin mutation on clinical eczema and transepidermal water loss. M Kelleher, D Murray, A Irvine, J Hourihane, BASELINE team. Ireland. -Effects of prenatal vitamin D supplementation on healthcare utilisation in early life. A randomised control trial. M Griffiths, S Goldring, C Griffiths, L Cross, A Devine, A Martineau, S Robinson, S Shaheen, J Warner, R Boyle. UK.
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PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEETING (PAAM), BARCELONA 2011
The 2011 Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting (PAAM) was held in Barcelona from 13th to -15th October. It was very well attended with over 700 participants from 67 countries worldwide. Chaired by Dr Susanne Halken, and co-chaired by Dr Graham Roberts, Dr Antonella Muraro and Dr Angel Mazon, the meeting also represented a collaboration of our sister societies, ESPGHAN and ERS-Pediatric Assembly. The structure of the meeting included 2 Postgraduate Courses, 3 Plenary Sessions, 12 Main Symposia, 3 Company Sponsored Symposia, 11 Practical Courses, 3 Workshops, 2 Clinical Rounds, 2 Clinical Decision Debates and 2 Pro-Con Sessions. The delegates contributed 161 communications that were presented in 4 Oral Abstract Sessions, 3 Poster Discussion Sessions and 2 Poster Sessions.
We were lucky to have wonderful weather. The participants were welcomed to the excellent venue of the Barcelona International Conventions Centre, with an Opening Ceremony followed by a cocktail accompanied by Spanish guitar music. The scientific program
included hot topics in pediatric allergy, such as food allergy, childhood asthma, development of allergy, drug allergy and anaphylaxis, from the perspectives of diagnosis, treatment, and basic mechanisms. The sessions were very well attended, with Postgraduate Courses fully booked. The latest advances as well as ongoing controversial issues in pediatric allergy were discussed, with lively and enriching participation of speakers and audience. Both junior and senior members presented the results of their recent investigations, and six awards were given to the best communications:
-Specific oral tolerance induction (SOTI) to raw white egg. Evaluation of safety and efficacy. Evolution of immunological tolerance parameters 9 months after treatment. M Vazquez, MB Garcia, E Chapman, M Dias, R Jimenez, AM Plaza. Spain -To assess the effect of Fillaggrin mutation on clinical eczema and transepidermal water loss. M Kelleher, D Murray, A Irvine, J Hourihane, BASELINE team. Ireland.
-Effects of prenatal vitamin D supplementation on healthcare utilisation in early life. A randomised control trial. M Griffiths, S Goldring, C Griffiths, L Cross, A Devine, A Martineau, S Robinson, S Shaheen, J Warner, R Boyle. UK.
-New cut-off points for the asthma control questionnaire based on GINA. Subanalysis of the MAGIC study (Measuring Asthma GINA Control. B Julia, A Medina, P Ibañez, A Nieto, JM Olaguibel, S Quirce, A Fortuna, V Plaza. Spain.
-Coenzyme A contained in mothers’ milk is associated with the potential to induce atopic dermatitis. S Matsushita, R Takagi, N Shimojo, Y Kohno, T Higashi. Japan. -Determination of specific IgE levels to predict clinical reactivity and tolerance in children with cow’s milk allergy. ST Yavuz, B Buyuktiryaki, UM Sahiner, A Tuncer, E Birben, S Yakarisik, E Karfabulut, BE Sekerel, O Kalayci, C Sackesen. Turkey.
These and the rest of communications are available in the Abstract book, which you can download from http://www.eaaci.net/resources/abstract-books. The organizing committee would like to express its gratitude to the many people who contributed to the success of the meeting, including all participants, speakers, and faculty members. Susanne Rothschild, Anna Kjellström, Gunta Sveke, Lisa Persson and the rest of personnel of Congrex dedicated much effort to the organization of the meeting. Frank-Henning Johnson supervised the A-V and technical equipments. Vicky Cardona, EAACI Vice-President for Communication & Membership, and Cristina Achiaga and Marina Tocon, from the Press Office, were in charge of communication with the media and press releases, with a really big impact; a very small sample of their work is accessible at http://www.eaaci.net/eaacimedia/press-release. The Organising Committee and the Pediatrics Section also thank the following companies, ALK-Abello, Nutricia, Grupo Uriach, and Phadia (now Thermo Fisher Scientific), for their participation as Gold sponsors, and Aerocrine, Omega Diagnostics GmbH, Mead Johnson, and Meda for their participation as Contributors to the meeting. In spite of the full programme, many participants were still able to visit the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona and enjoy the architectural, cultural, gastronomic and shopping opportunities this city offers in October.
The Pediatrics Section were very happy with the meeting and have already started to plan PAAM 2013, to be held in Athens 17-19 October 2013.
EAACI-Pediatrics Section Board
You can view some photographs of this event in next page. For additional photographs visit EAACI at http://www.eaaci.net/eaacimedia/photos-a-graphics/1795
