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Day 1

Saturday, 3rd April 2021
TIME PROGRAMME
0830 - 0900 Registration
Welcome Address by Prof Dr Baharudin Abdullah, President of MSAI
0900 - 1100 SESSION A
Symposium on Allergy Immunotherapy
Chairperson: Dr Farah Dayana Zahedi
ENT Manifestation in Allergy Associate Prof Dr Aneeza w Hamizan
Basic Immunology and Mechanism of Immunotherapy Associate Prof Dr William Sewell
Allergic Sensitization in Tropical Countries Associate Prof Dr Chew Fook Tim
Assessment and Treatment of ENT Allergy Prof Dr Baharudin Abdullah
Patients Selection for Immunotherapy Prof Dr Salina Husain
Q&A
1100 - 1215

Facilitated by
Abbott Laboratories
 WORKSHOP 1
Chairperson: Dr Farah Dayana Zahedi
Sublingual Immunotherapy(SLIT)Tablet: A New Approach of Handling Allergy During Pandemic Dr Kent Woo
Hands-on and Clinical Scenarios on Sublingual Immunotherapy Prof Dr Salina Husain
Q&A
1215 - 1300 Lunch Break / Annual General Meeting of MSAI
1300 - 1400

Facilitated by
Bayer Co (Malaysia)
Sdn. Bhd.
Chairperson: Dr Shahjahan Kassim
Closing The Gap Between Guidelines And Real World Practice in Allergic Rhinitis Management Prof Dr Baharudin Abdullah
Q&A
1400 - 1515 WORKSHOP 2
Airway Disease and Pulmonary Function
Chairperson: Dr Shahjahan Kassim
Insights on Genetic Risk Factors of Allergy Rhinitis Dr Kavita Reginald
Spirometry and Pulmonary Function Testing Dr Hilmi Lockman
Asthma Treatment in 2020 - Promise and Caution Associate Professor Dr Andrea Ban Yu-Lin
Q&A
1515 - 1630 WORKSHOP 3
Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy
Chairperson: Dr Mohd Azri Bin Zainal Abidin
Practical Management of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy Associate Prof Dr Intan Hakimah Ismail
Non-IgE Mediated Gastrointestinal Food Allergies in Children: An Update Prof Dr Lee Way Seah
Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy Assistant Professor Dr Narissara Suratannon
Q&A
1630 - 1730 SESSION B
Chairpersons: Dr Faizah Mohd Jamli and Dr Kavita Reginald
Oral Presentation Session
PLACENTAL PROTEINS PROTEOMIC IDENTIFICATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSEQUENT ALLERGIC DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD Nurul Hayati Binti Mohamad Zainal
LACTOBACILLUS MAY RELIEVE SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS Wang I-Jen
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MBL2 RS7096206 POLYMORPHISM AND MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DISEASE Gantulga Batbayar
EFFICACY OF INTRALYMPHATIC IMMUNOTHERAPY IN ALLERGIC RHINITIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META ANALYSIS Lim Yi Wee
RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COCKROACH SENSITIZATION Wong Yi Ru
Q&A

Day 2

Sunday, 4th April 2021
TIME PROGRAMME
0830 - 0900 Registration
Welcome Address by Dr Kent Woo, President Elect of MSAI and
Chairman of scientific committee of 20th MSAI Congress
0900 - 1000

Facilitated by
Hyphens
Facilitated by
LEO Pharma
 SESSION C
Focused Topics in Dermatology
Chairperson: Dr Ang Siang Chie
Skin pH in Atopic Dermatitis Dr Kent Woo
Management of Steroid Sensitive Areas Among Childhood AD Dr Felix Yap
Q&A
1000 - 1100

Facilitated by
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
 Sinusitis/Diseases in ENT
Chairperson: Dr Kent Woo
Allergic and Non-allergic Causes of Sinusitis Mr SP Palaniappan
Surgical and Non-surgical Management of Sinusitis Prof Dr Baharudin Abdullah
Q&A
1100 - 1215 WORKSHOP 4
Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
Strange Interesting Immunology Cases from Malaysia
Chairperson: Dr Faizah Mohd Jamli
Case 1: HyperIgM but Not? Dr Mohd Azri Zainal Abidin
Case 2: Neuroregression in XLA : Double Jeopardy Dr Sangeetha Siniah
Case 3: Invasive Infections with High IgE Dr Marina Md Sham
Case 4: Atypical presentation of WAS Dr Thong Pui Ling
Q&A
1215 - 1300 Lunch Break
1300 - 1400

Facilitated by
A. Menarini Singapore
Pte Ltd
 Atopic Dermatitis: What’s New?
Chairperson: Dr Kent Woo
Unveiling the New Concept of the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis Dr Benji Teoh Tze Yuen
Atopic/Contact Dermatitis Pathogenesis and the Role of the Oxidative Stress Prof Dr Giovanni Pellacani
Q&A
1400 - 1515 WORKSHOP 5
Chronic Urticaria
Chairperson: Prof Dr Baharudin Abdullah
Assessment Tools in Patients with Chronic Urticaria Dr Amir Hamzah Dato’ Abdul Latiff
Novel Insights on Chronic Urticaria and Implications for Future Treatments Prof Marcus Maurer
Q&A
1515 - 1630 WORKSHOP 6
Chairperson: Dr Nazirin Ariffin
Atopic Dermatitis: Complications and Treatment Updates Dr Benji Teoh Tze Yuen
Management of Difficult to Treat Atopic Dermatitis Dr Wee Ai Leen
The Role of Contact Allergy in Eczema Datin Dr Asmah Johar
Q&A
1630 - 1730 SESSION D
Chairperson: Dr Faizah Mohd Jamli
Perioperative Anaphylaxis – An Approach Towards Drug Allergy Dr Kwok Fan Yin
Drug Allergy Testing Dr Noormalin Abdullah
Q&A

Day 3

Saturday, 10th April 2021
TIME PROGRAMME
1230 - 1300 Registration
Welcome Address by Dr Amir Hamzah Dato Abdul Latiff, Immediate Past President of MSAI
1300 - 1330

Facilitated by
Sanofi-Aventis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
 Chairperson: Dr Nazirin Ariffin
The Type 2 Inflammation Connection: AD and Beyond Prof Dr Orapan Poachanukoon
Q&A
1330 - 1400

Facilitated by
Viatris
Long term management of atopic dermatitis especially on sensitive skin area Dr Peter Ch’ng
Q&A
1400 - 1500 MSAI Honorary Fellowship Lecture 2021
Chairperson: Associate Prof Dr Intan Hakimah
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases in Malaysia Prof Dr Lokman Mohd Noh
Q&A
1500 - 1700 APAAACI- MSAI- ACIS Plenary on COVID-19: A prelude to the APAAACI Allergy Week 2021
Chairperson: Prof Dr Baharudin Abdullah
Covid-19 and Allergy, Asthma: Immunology to Impact of Air Pollution Prof Dr Ruby Pawankar
Primary Immunodeficiencies and COVID-19: From Diagnostics to Vaccines Dr Amir Hamzah Dato’ Abdul Latiff
Allergies & COVID-19 Vaccinations Dr Cheng Yew Kuang
Q&A
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