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Milan 20th-21st

January 2006

Viale Don Luigi Sturzo, 4520154 Milan (Italy)

Hotel Executive

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

in cooperation withACAAI and EAACI

The Managementof Paediatric Allergy:in Whose Hands?

From Benchto Bedside

CME accreditation

PreliminaryProgramme

Presidents:Marcello GiovanniniAlessandro Fiocchi

Scientific SponsorsMelloni Paediatria,The Fatebenefratelli-Melloni Hospital in Milan

The University of Milan Department ofPediatrics at the San Paolo Hospital

The University of Milan Department ofPharmacological Sciences

Institutional SponsorsThe Ministry of Health of ItalyThe Lombardy Regional CouncilThe Provincial Council of MilanThe Corporation of MilanThe University of MilanThe University of the Western Piedmont “A. Avogadro”

PatronsThe American College of Allergy,Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

The European Academy of Allergyand Clinical Immunology (EAACI)

The Italian Society of Paediatrics (SIP)

The Italian Society of Paediatric Nutrition (SINUPE)

The Italian Society of Paediatric Allergyand Immunology (SIAIP)

The Italian Society ofPaediatric Respiratory Diseases (SIMRI)

Meeting Co-chairpersonsCarlo Agostoni MDProfessor of Pediatrics, the University of MilanDepartment of Pediatrics at the San Paolo Hospital

Patrizia Restani PhD,Professor of Food Toxicology, University of MilanDepartment of Pharmacological Sciences

Steering Committee:Marco Arlorio (I)Sami Bahna (USA)Emil Bardana (USA)Sergio Bonini (I)

For further information:MCA Events17, Via A. Aleardi20154 MilanTel: ++39 02 34934404Fax: ++39 02 34934397info@mcaevents.orgwww.mcaevents.orgwww.allegriallergia.org

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Michael Blaiss (USA)Giorgio Walter Canonica (I)Aldo Martelli (I)Paul Van Cauwenberge (B)

Jointly sponsored by the Fatebenefratelli-Melloni Hospitaland the University of Milan Department of PharmacologicalSciences and organised in co-operation with the AmericanCollege of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

The Management of Paediatric Allergy:In Whose Hands?From Bench to BedsideMilan 2006

The meeting takes stock of the state of the art in foodallergy in the contexts of changing diagnosis, managementand utilisation of resources in paediatric allergy medicine.

Meeting Opening Address

Marcello GiovanniniMeeting President

Enrico De ClevaThe Chancellor of the University of Milan

Patrizia RestaniSymposium Co-Chair

Carlo AgostoniSymposium Co-Chair

Giuseppe SaggeseItalian Society of Pediatrics President

Giorgio RondiniItalian Society of Neonatology President

Enrica RivaItalian Society of Pediatric Nutrition President

Alberto UgazioItalian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology President

Angelo BarbatoItalian Society of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases President

Elena TremoliDepartment of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan

Alessandro FiocchiMeeting President

Scientific Programme

Friday, 20th JanuaryP

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Friday, 20th January“New Tools On The Bench”

Session 1The Allergy Consumer Between Researchand Legislation

The concept of the meetingPatrizia Restani (Milano, Italy), Carlo Agostoni (Milano, Italy)

RedAll: Where are we now?Angelika Paschke (Hamburg, Germany)

Allergentest: the state of the artSabine Baumgartner (Tulin, Austria)

PRIN 2004-2006Marcello Duranti (Milano, Italy)

Being the parent of a food allergic childin the supermarket.Erkka Valovirta (Turku, Finland)

9.00-11.00

Session 2Implementing the European Union Legislation onFood Allergens: Current Experience andPerspectives

The new European directive on food labellingGiuseppe De Giovanni (Roma, Italy)

A voice for all stakeholders: Patient’s associations,manufacturers, retailers, consumer groups andPaediatrician allergists’ associations

11.30-13.30

Keynote ConceptsThe Ga2len project. An update.Paul Van Cauwenberge (Ghent, Belgium)

Working lunch

11.00-11.30

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Session 3aTechnological Analysis of Hidden Allergensin Foods

Thresholds, trace ingredients and theirimmunochemical detectionPatrizia Restani (Milano, Italy)

Immunochemical techniques: ELISAPaola Zunin (Genova, Italy)

PCR: applications, limitations and future developmentsMarco Arlorio (Novara, Italy)

Detection of hidden allergens in food by peptide nucleicacids (PNA) - based methodsRosangela Marchelli (Parma, Italy)

Progress in optical detection for bioanalytical methodsMladen Franko (Nova Gorica, Slovenjia)

HACCP and manufacturersGiuseppe Ciozzani (Milano, Italy)

Consumers and testsUlrike Immer (Landwehrstr, Germany)

Discussion

14.30-17.00

Session 3bThe Diagnosis of Food Allergy in Children

Searching for allergens across the placentaZsolt Szepfalusi (Vienna, Austria)

In vitro diagnosis of cow's milk hypersensitivity: from controversial evidence to novel technologiesAlberto Ugazio (Roma, Italy)

Standardisation of food challenges – one year after the EAACI DocumentBodo Niggemann (Berlin, Germany)

The atopy patch test in food allergy diagnosis:the state of the artKnut Brochow (Munich, Germany)

Discussion

14.30-16.30

Friday, 20th January“New tools on the bench”

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Saturday, 21st January“New Bedside Rules”

Session 4The GP and the Specialist:a Tale of Two Continents

EU: The GP office as gateway to specialist careScreening, referral and the post-specialist managementof mild allergic diseaseAlessandro Fiocchi (Milano, Italy)

US: Allergy care and treatment plansUnmet needs of children in managed care programmesEmil Bardana (Portland, ORE, USA)

EU: The training of the paediatrician in allergyand pulmonologyMario La Rosa (Catania, Italy)

US: The role of the allergy specialist inpaediatric asthma careMichael Blaiss (Memphis, USA)

09.00-10.30

Session 5Round Table: Specific Allergen Immunotherapyfor Food Allergy: Has the Time Come?

Food tolerance in food-allergic patientsAn immunologist’s point of viewTbd

Can the experience of SLIT translate intoimmunotherapy for food allergy in humans?An allergist’s point of viewG. Walter Canonica (Genova, Italy)

Current models and future for prospects ofimmunotherapy for food allergyHow close are we to bedside application?Wesley Burks (Durham, USA)

11.00-12.30

Keynote ConceptsPotential new methods for prevention and treatmentof food allergySami Bahna (Shreveport, LO, USA)

The Symposium adjourns at 1.00 pm

12.30-13.00

Target audienceAll professionals from:Paediatrics, allergy, dermatology and pharmacology

All scientists from:Academic allergy and immunology research, basic andclinical research centres, industry R & D

The VenueHotel Executive45 Viale Don Luigi Sturzo, MilanTelephone: +39-2-62941

The Hotel is situated in Milan’s entertainment quarterten minutes’ walk from the central cathedral square.Standing opposite Garibaldi Railway Station and theexit of the Metro Green Line and Blue Transit SystemGaribaldi Stations, this four-star Hotel caters to aninternational business clientele.

How to Reach the VenueFrom Malpensa International Airport (48 km). A shuttletrain service (Malpensa Express) runs between theairport and the city. Alight at Bovisa Politecnico,transfer to the Blue Transit System and proceed directlyto Garibaldi Railway Station on a Pioltello-Porta Vittoriatrain. Please note that tickets should be purchasedfrom vending machines or newsagents inside theMalpensa terminal. The conductor will only issue aticket after the payment of a fine. Taxi fares to a centrallocation can run upwards of 80 Euro, depending ontraffic conditions.

From Linate Airport (8 km).The N. 73 bus service runs between Linate InternationalArrivals and Piazza San Babila (displayed on the frontof the bus) and terminates there. Tickets cannot bebought from the driver but should be obtained fromkiosks or bars inside the terminal for 1 Euro. Taxi fareson the same route can be expected to average 15 Eurounder light traffic conditions.

From Milan Central Railway Station.The Hotel Garibaldi FS underground station is only twostops away from the Central Station on Green Linesouthbound trains directed to Abbiategrasso and ticketsmay be purchased from a bank of vending machinesor from newsagents’ inside the station.

Exhibition SpaceCompanies interested in sponsoring exhibition spacewithin the Symposium area should contact the meetingorganisers.

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Opening CeremonyRegistered attendees and companions are welcometo the Opening Ceremony, which is to be held onFriday, 20th January, during the Concert Performance.Formal wear is to be worn on this occasion to hear thegreetings of the Symposium scientific patrons and fromthe Regional Council and the City authorities.

Official LanguagesOf ficial languages are English and Italian.A simultaneous translation service of the internationalprogramme is provided.

Call for Oral PresentationsAuthors are encouraged to submit abstract(s) forScientific Committee review through the Symposiumweb site: www.mcaevents.org. This year, our oralpresentation format is strictly “stand-up performance”style, see the “Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park” insert inthe brochure for details.

Symposium Delegate Kit and BadgesThe Symposium kit includes details of scheduled events,a CD-ROM with the Proceedings, promotional material.Badges are issued for privileged access, CMEaccreditation recording and entitlement to scheduledevents as well as for socialising purposes.

PresentationsMaterial for PC PowerPoint presentation should behanded in at the Presentation Center at least one hourbefore scheduled sessions.

Certificate of attendance and CME creditsA Certificate of Attendance will be issued to allregistered attendees at the conclusion of theSymposium and can be obtained from the SymposiumOrganisers’ desk. European credits have been grantedto validate Symposium work for Continuing MedicalEducation and Italian CME credits will also be issued.

 

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RegistrationPlease use the enclosed registration form when registeringfor the Congress and social programme. Confirmation willbe sent upon receipt of your remittance to:

MCA EventsVia Aleardi, 1720154 – Milano – ItalyTel: ++39-02-34934404Facsimile: ++39-02-34934397e-mail: info@mcaevents.org

Registration fees 

For more information, including hotel registration, pleasecontact the organizersM.C.A. EventsVia Aleardi, 1720154 – Milano – ItalyTel: ++39-02-34934404Facsimile: ++39-02-34934397e-mail: info@mcaevents.orgwww.mcaevents.org

Registration includes (delegates only):

- Admission to the Congress and the Exhibition- Congress CD and kit- Coffee breaks and lunch- Opening Ceremony and Gala Concert Performance- Certificate of Attendance

Physicians E 300,00

Technicians E 200,00

Dieticians E 200,00

Patient’s parents (*) E 25,00

(*) Fee includes annual membership dues to ALLEGRIA,the Italian Childhood Asthma and Allergy Research Foundation

EAACI/ACAAI members E 200,00

Saranno Relatori e Moderatori

Luigi Marchi (Milano)Rosangela Marchelli (Parma)Francesco Marcucci (Perugia)Roberto Marinello (Milano)Gian Luigi Marseglia (Pavia)Alberto Martelli (Milano)Alberto Martini (Genova)Massimo Masi (Bologna)Paolo Matricardi (Roma)Silvano Menni (Milano)Stefano Miceli Sopo (Roma)Michele Miraglia Del Giudice (Napoli)Giovanna Monti (Milano)Lorenzo Moretta (Genova)Guido Moro (Milano)Fabio Mosca (Milano)Luigi Nespoli (Varese)Bodo Niggemann (Berlin - Germany)Luigi Notarangelo (Brescia)Elio Novembre (Firenze)Claudio Ortolani (Milano)Giovanni Pajno (Messina)Angelika Paschke (Hamburg - Germany)Elide Pastorello (Milano)Umbero Pelosi (Cagliari)Giorgio Piacentini (Verona)Alberto Podestà (Milano)Nicola Principi (Milano)Patrizia Restani (Milano)Enrica Riva (Milano)Roberto Ronchetti (Roma)Giorgio Rondini (Pavia)Giovanni Rossi (Genova)Amilcare Rottoli (Cernusco S/N - Mi)Armido Rubino (Napoli)Giuseppe Saggese (Milano)Marco Sala (Milano)Gian Paolo Salvioli (Bologna)Teresita Sarratud (Milano)Silvia Scaglioni (Milano)Rosario Startari (Milano)Zsolf Szepfalusi (Vienna - Austria)Francesco Tancredi (Napoli)Luigi Terracciano (Milano)Salvatore Tripodi (Roma)Riccardo Troncone (Napoli)Alberto Ugazio (Roma)Erkka Valovirta (Turku - Finland)Paul Van Cauwenberge (Ghenrt - Belgium)Alberto Vierucci (Firenze)Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti (Legnano - Mi)Paola Zunin (Genova)

Carlo Agostoni (Milano)Marco Arlorio (Novara)Lucio Armenio (Bari)Sergio Arrigoni (Milano)Sami Bahna (Shreveport - USA)Mauro Baldini (Pisa)Eugenio Baraldi (Padova)Angelo Barbato (Padova)Ignazio Barberi (Messina)Giovanni Barberio (Messina)Emil Bardana (Portland - USA)Sabine Baumgartner (Tulin - Austria)Roberto Bernardini (Firenze)Luca Bernardo (Milano)Roberto Berni Canani (Napoli)Roberto Besana (Desio - Mi)Giacomo Biasucci (Piacenza)Michael Blaiss (Memphis - USA)Attilio Boner (Verona)Sergio Bonini (Roma)Giorgio Bonvini (Milano)Knut Brochow (Munich - Germany)Wesley Burks (Durham - USA)Carlo Caffarelli (Prato)Mauro Calvani (Roma)Walter Canonica (Genova)Angelo Capristo (Napoli)Giuseppe Caramia (Ancona)Giovanni Cavagni (Roma)Stefano Centanni (Milano)Giuseppe Ciozzani (Milano)Carla Colombo (Milano)Maurizio Corvo (Milano)Renato Cutrera (Roma)Enza D'Auria (Milano)Fernando Maria De Benedictis (Ancona)Costantino De Giacomo (Milano)Giuseppe De Giovanni (Roma)Giuseppe Di Mauro (Aversa - Ce)Marcello Duranti (Milano)Marzia Duse (L’Aquila)Alessandro Fiocchi (Milano)Mladen Franko (Nova Gorica)Adina Frasin (Milano)Elena Galli (Roma)Cino Galluzzo (Erba - Co)Carlo Gelmetti (Milano)Marcello Giovannini (Milano)Ulrike Immer (Landwehrstr - Germany)Ahmad Kantar (Ponte S. Pietro - Bg)Mario La Rosa (Catania)Gualtiero Leo (Milano)Riccardo Longhi (Como)Giorgio Longo (Trieste)Giuseppe Magazzù (Messina)