Registration is Open for Annual Meeting of Allergists

Newswise — Journalists are invited to report on the latest developments in the treatment of allergic diseases that afflict more than 50 million Americans at the ACAAI Annual Meeting, Nov. 5-10, 2009, at the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Fountainebleau Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. Registration is Open for Annual Meeting of Allergists

Journalists are invited to report on the latest developments in the treatment of allergic diseases that afflict more than 50 million Americans at ACAAI Annual Meeting, Nov. 5-10, 2009, at the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Fountainebleau Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. The XIII International Food Allergy Symposium will kick off the meeting Thursday, Nov. 5, with cutting edge information on food allergy pathogenesis, prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Meeting highlights include the latest research on the following topics:

• The link between asthma, obesity and obstructive sleep apnea• Environment and Health: How buildings work, and what happens when they don’t• Immunizations for patients with allergy and asthma• Anaphylaxis: Are we in an epidemic, and can we prevent it?• The latest evidence on sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for allergic rhinitis• Immune senescence: Disease risk in the elderly• Occupational skin and respiratory allergies• The developing immune system and its impact on allergic disease• The emerging role of genetics of childhood asthma• Primary immunodeficiencies: Newly identified defects in immune pathways• How genomics, stem cells and regenerative medicine are changing the future

Annual Meeting components include more than 90 scientific sessions, 38 workshops, 350 technical exhibits and 250 abstract presentations. The expected 4,000 meeting participants include 1,700 physicians, 200 allied health professionals and 100 office managers.

View the preliminary program with downloadable housing and registration forms online at www.acaai.org/Member. To register for a press badge, e-mail [email protected].

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.

All media attending the meeting must register for an ACAAI Press Badge for free access to educational programs. A fully-equipped onsite Press Room includes Internet and refreshments.

For more information, visit: www.acaai.org/member.