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Highlights of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting CME/CE

March 14 - 18, 2008, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Release Date: May 8, 2008Valid for credit through May 8, 2009

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss current diagnosis and treatment strategies for exercise-induced bronchospasm
  2. Review the current data on the role of natural killer T cells in asthma and allergies
  3. Discuss current research initiatives/trials in asthma
Authors and Disclosures

William W Storms, MD
Disclosure: William Storms, MD, has disclosed that he has received grants for research studies with Alcon Labs, ALTANA/Nycomed, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, MedPointe, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, sanofi-aventis, and Schering. Dr. Storms has also disclosed that he has served as a consultant for Adams, Alcon Labs, ALTANA/Nycomed, AstraZeneca, Consumer Reports/Consumers Union, Critical Therapeutics, Efficas, Exaeris, Genentech, Greer, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffman-LaRoche, Isis, IVAX, King, MedPointe, Merck, NexCura, sanofi-aventis, Schering, Sepracor, Strategic Biosciences, Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors, TEVA Colleqium, TREAT Foundation, UCB, and Wyeth. Dr. Storms has also disclosed that he has served on the speaker's bureau for Abbott, Alcon Labs, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, MedPointe, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, sanofi-aventis, and Schering.


Erwin W. Gelfand, MD
Disclosure: Erwin W. Gelfand, MD, has disclosed that he has received grants for clinical research from Schering, Nycomed, and Novartis. Dr. Gelfand has also disclosed that he has served as an advisor or consultant to Teva, Schering, Nycomed, Merck, and Novartis.


Bradley E. Chipps, MD, FCCP
Disclosure: Bradley E. Chipps, MD, FCCP, has disclosed that he has received grants for clinical research from Aventis, Genentech, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Schering, Sepracor, and Merck, and that he has received grants for educational activities from Alcon, Aventis, Genentech, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novartis. Dr. Chipps has also disclosed that he has served as an advisor or consultant to Alcon, Aventis, Genentech, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, MedPointe, Novartis, Schering, Sepracor, and Merck, and that he has served on the speaker's bureau for Alcon, Aventis, Genentech, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, MedPointe, Novartis, Pfizer, Schering, Sepracor, and Merck.


Margaret A. Clark, RN, RRT-NPS
Disclosure: Margaret A. Clark, RN, RRT-NPS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


 
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