Newswise — WHAT: Journalists are invited to report on the latest developments in the treatment of allergic diseases including asthma and immunologic disorders " conditions that afflict more than 50 million Americans " presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting.
WHEN: November 8-14, 2007
WHERE: Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas
HOW: To pre-register for a press badge or request a press kit, contact Jo Ann Faber at ACAAI. Register on site in the Press Room, Ft. Worth 1&2 during open hours: Friday through Tuesday, Nov. 9-13, from 8:30 a.m. " 4:00 p.m. During other times, register at the Longhorn Marble convention registration desk. Registration fees are waived for press. The fully-equipped Press Room includes Internet and refreshments. Press Room phone (Nov. 9-13) is 817-778-3350; fax is 817-778-3515.
ONLINE: Final program (Member site) and press information (Patient site) at http://www.acaai.org.
NEWS:"¢ More than 340 abstracts on investigational research in allergy and immunology"¢ Steps for a healthy home; building-related health effects; animal, dust mites and other bug allergens; particulates and other irritants"¢ Implementation of the 2007 NHLBI/NAEPP Asthma Guidelines"¢ Optimizing asthma treatment in special populations"¢ New developments in diagnostic allergy testing"¢ Latest research on latex, drugs and insect sting allergy"¢ Early dietary prevention of allergy, and how "You Can Have Allergy to Food and Eat It Too" "¢ Novel therapies for asthma and other allergic diseases"¢ Current and future state of immunotherapy (allergy shots), including new research in sublingual/oral immunotherapy"¢ Latest developments in the diagnosis and management of eczema and atopic dermatitis"¢ New treatments on the horizon for hereditary angioedema (HAE)
NATIONAL TELEPHONE PRESS CONFERENCE: 11:00 a.m. " Noon on Monday, Nov. 12 " "Update: New NAEPP Asthma Guidelines: Implications of Transitioning Patients from CFCs to HFAs." Register for call-in number.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
"¢ Jeff May, MA, CIAQP " "Motes, Mites and Mildew: Voodoo and Verify," Noon " 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. He is author My House is Killing Me! The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma; The Mold Survival Guide: For Your Home and For Your Health; and My Office is Killing Me! The Sick Building Survival Guide
"¢ Thomas E. Kelly, director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information of the Environmental Protection Agency " "The Future of Indoor Environment Health," 3:45 p.m. " 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8
"¢ U.S. Congressman Steven L. Kagen, M.D. (D-WI-8th District), the first allergist elected to Congress " "Mixing Science, Medicine and Politics," 9:00 a.m. " 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13
WHO: An estimated 4,000 attendees include some 1,800 physicians, 200 allied health professionals and 100 office managers.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (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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