Newswise — The following media briefings are scheduled to be held during the ACAAI annual scientific meeting in the ACAAI Press Room at the Phoenix Convention Center in Room 121B. Media is invited to attend in person or join by teleconference at 866-790-1863.
Abstract highlights: Key Research Findings
Saturday, November 13, 20101-2pm MT (3:00-4:00 ET)
Presenters:Gailen Marshall, MD, Editor, Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the ACAAI scientific journal, and member of ACAAI Abstract Review Committee
John Oppenheimer, MD, Chair, ACAAI Abstract Review Committee
Allergies to Life’s Pleasures: Kissing, sex, cell phones, tattoos - Plus new food allergy guidelines and peanuts in schools and on airplanes
Monday, November 15, 20109-10:30am MT (11:00am-12:30pm EST)
Presenters:Matthew Fenton, PhD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation
Sami Bahna, MD, President, ACAAI
Luz Fonacier, MD, ACAAI Annual Meeting Program Committee
Immunotherapy: The Future of Allergy & Asthma Relief
Monday, November 15, 20101-2pm MT (3-4pm EST)
Presenters:Ira Finegold, MD, Chair, ACAAI Immunotherapy & Diagnostics Committee
Linda Cox, MD, ACAAI Immunotherapy & Diagnostics Committee
Bob Lanier, MD, Eecutive Medical Director, ACAAI
About ACAAIThe ACAAI is a professional medical organization headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill., that promotes excellence in the practice of the subspecialty of allergy and immunology. The College, comprising more than 5,000 allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals, fosters a culture of collaboration and congeniality in which its members work together and with others toward the common goals of patient care, education, advocacy and research.
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The ACAAI Press Room is located in Room 121B at the Phoenix Convention Center, November 12 - 15, 2010; phone 602-514-5360, [email protected].