Annual Meeting


May 4-6, 2012

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Where

 Lake Lanier Islands Resort



The discount code for rooms at Lake Lanier Islands Resort is AAI.  Call 800-840-LAKE or see Lake Lanier Islands Resorts for more information. Fun activities for everyone include:

Horseback riding
Golf and Tennis
Boating
and a Ropes course
Nature Walk around beautiful Lake Lanier Islands

Mall of Georgia conveniently located just a few miles from the resort. 

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2012 Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Society of Georgia Meeting Agenda

Legacy Lodge & Conference Center

Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia

May 4-6, 2012

 

 

Friday, May 4, 2012

 

 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM                   Cocktails and Registration

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM                   Betty Wray Lecture & Dinner

                                               

                                                IT Advances & Standardization

                                                Harold S. “Hal” Nelson, M.D.

Professor of Medicine           

National Jewish Hospital           

 

8:00 PM – Until                        Social Networking Time

 

 

 Saturday, May 5, 2012

 

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM                    Breakfast


 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM                   Autoimmune Update for the Allergist

 Dennis Ledford, M.D.

 Professor of Medicine

 University of South Florida College of Medicine

 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM                  SLIT

                                                Harold S. “Hal” Nelson, M.D.

                                                Professor of Medicine

                                                National Jewish Hospital

 

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM                Morning Break

 

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM                Sensitization to Oreochromis (Tilapia) Species and Cross Reactivity

                                                With Gadus Morhua  (Atlantic Cod) and Thunnus Albacares (Tuna)

                                                Todd Cross, MD

                                                Fellow, Georgia Health Sciences University

 

10:35 AM – 11:45 AM                NHLBI CAMP Study: The Natural History of Childhood Asthma

Stanley Szefler, M.D.

Head, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology

National Jewish Hospital

 

11:45 AM– 12:05 PM                   Fellow

            

12:05 PM –1:00 PM                     Lunch

 

Conclusion of Saturday Educational Session

 

 Saturday, May 5, 2012 (continued)

 

 

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM                        Dinner

 

 

Sunday, May 6, 2012

 

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM                    Breakfast

 

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM                    Future of Treatments for Chronic Sinusitis: Role for

                                                Disease Specific Therapies

Larry Borish, M.D.

University of Virginia


9:00 AM – 9:45 AM           Allergic Fungal Sinusitis in Children: The Emory Experience                    

                                        Karen DeMuth, M.D.

                                        Emory University 


9:45 AM – 10:00 AM                  Asthma Remodeling Paradigm

Phil Smith, M.D.

                                                Staff Attending, Georgia Health Sciences University

 

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM                Morning Break

 

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM                Dermatology Update for the Allergist

Robert Swerlick, M.D.

                                                Emory University

 

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM                Sensitization to Taxodium Distichum and Cross Reactivity

                                                with Juniperus Virginiana

                                                Erin Cannington, M.D.

                                                Fellow, Georgia Health Sciences University

 

11:35 AM                                    Business Meeting

                                                All Members Encouraged to Attend

 

Conclusion of Meeting

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) and the Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Society of Georgia.  The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ACAAI takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The ACAAI designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.