Scientific Information

Joint Congress of Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI) and Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology & Immunology (APAPARI) 2016
17 Oct 2016

 

DAY ONE
17th October 2016 (Monday)
0700 - 1730 Congress Registration Opens Venue: Lower Lobby
0900 - 1000 Congress Workshop
Chairperson: Faizah Binti Mohamed Jamli
Skin Prick Tests
S. Sellappan
Venue: Perak Room
1000 - 1100 Congress Workshop
Chairperson: Faisal Mohd Fadzli
Spirometry
Hilmi Lockman
Venue: Perak Room
1100 - 1200 Congress Workshop
Chairperson: Noormalin Abdullah
Asthma
Allen Liang
Venue: Perak Room
1200 - 1300 Congress Workshop
Chairperson: Shahjahan Kassim
Perioperative Anaphylaxis & Drug Allergy
Hui Mun Tsong
Venue: Perak Room
1300 - 1400 Lunch Venue: Sabah Room
0830 - 1600 Asia Pacific Society for Immunodeficiencies (APSID) Autumn School Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1600 - 1730 Inaugural Symposium: Anaphylaxis
Chairpersons: Sooyoung Lee & Jason Fok
Characteristics and Age Based Differences in the Triggers and Risk Factors of Anaphylaxis in Asia
Sooyoung Lee

Anaphylaxis During Vaccine Administration
Mizuho Nagao

Challenges in the Management of Anaphylaxis
Ioana Agache
Venue: Sarawak Room
1800 - 2200 Welcome Reception and Opening Ceremony Venue: Sabah Room
 
DAY TWO
18th October 2016 (Tuesday)
0700 - 1730 Registration Venue: Lower Lobby
0830 - 0935 Plenary Session: Immunotherapy
Chairpersons: Ruby Pawankar & Wasu Kamchaisatian
Novel Insights into the Mechanisms of Immunotherapy
Ranbir Kaulsay

Updated Evidence in Immunotherapy: Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) vs. Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT)
Giorgio Walter Canonica

Innovative Technologies in Allergen Diagnosis
Jiu-Yao Wang
Venue: Sabah Room
0935 - 1035 Hot Topics in Asthma
Chairperson: Frank Thien
Gene to Environmental Interactions in Asthma
Mayumi Tamari

Asthma Control and Treatment Issues
Takao Fujisawa

Personalised Therapy in Asthma and Allergy
Giorgio Walter Canonica
Venue: Sabah Room
0935 - 1035 Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis
Symposium supported by an educational grant from Karl Storz/Ummi Surgical
Chairpersons: Chng Hiok Hee & Mitsuhiro Okano
Phenotypes and Endotypes of Allergic Rhinitis
Mitsuhiro Okano

The Evolution of Endoscopic Image System and the Revolution for Allergic Rhinitis Surgery
Baharudin Abdullah

Comorbidities of Allergic Rhinitis
SP Palaniappan
Venue: Sarawak Room
1035 - 1100 Coffee Break  
1100 - 1200 Sponsored Pre-Lunch Symposium Venue: Sabah Room
1200 - 1300 Sponsored Lunch Symposium Venue: Sabah Room
1200 - 1300 Debate Session: “Can Early Introduction of Allergenic Food Prevent Food Allergy?”
Chairperson: Lee Bee Wah
Pro: Gary Wong
Con: Hugo Van Bever
Venue: Sarawak Room
1300 - 1400 Lunch Venue: Mezzanine Floor
1400 - 1500 Chronic Urticaria
Chairperson: Lim Shueh Wei
The Role of Mast Cells and Basophils
Marcus Maurer

Updates on Chronic Urticaria
Kent Woo

Natural Course and Aetiologic Factors of Chronic Urticaria in Children
Allen Liang
Venue: Sabah Room
1400 - 1500 ACAAI Symposium: New Strategies for Respiratory Allergy
Chairperson: Helen Chan
New Frontiers in Allergen Immunotherapy
Bryan Martin

Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK): A Validated Control Tool for Preschool-Aged Children
Bradley Chipps
Venue: Sarawak Room
1400 - 1500 SEAPID-APSID: Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID). A Systemic Approach & A Common Antibody Deficiency
Chairperson: Yu-Lung Lau
Too Many Respiratory and Other Infections, When to Suspect Primary Immmunodiciencies
Hans D Ochs

Common Variable Immunodeciency
Nima Rezaei
Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1400 - 1500 Free Paper Oral Presentation
Chairperson: Baharudin Abdullah
Venue: Perak Room
1500 - 1600 Upper Airway & Ocular Allergies
Chairperson: Linda Varona
Allergic Conjunctivitis in Asia
Bernard Thong

Treatment Strategies for Difficult to Treat Cases of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Zulkefli Hussein

Safety and Efficacy of Spray SLIT
Jonathan Kilimajer Astudillo
Venue: Sabah Room
1500 - 1600 EAACI Symposium: Key Updates and Emerging Trends
Chairperson: Mayumi Tamari
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Urticaria: Updating Current Guidelines
Marcus Maurer

Precision Medicine in Allergy and Asthma
Ioana Agache

ACOS
Koichiro Asano
Venue: Sarawak Room
1500 - 1600 APAPARI Session: Primary Prevention of Food Allergy in Asia
Chairpersons: Lee Bee Wah & Pakit Vichyanond
Epidemiology of Food Allergy in Asia - Differences from the Western World
Motohiro Ebisawa

Prevention of Food Allergy - Exposure or Avoidance?
Gary Wong

Panel Discussion: Application of the Latest Trials’ Findings in Asia
Pakit Vichyanond, Lee Bee Wah & Lynette Shek
Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1500 - 1600 SEAPID-APSID: PID: Specific Concerns
Chairperson: Lokman Noh
Immune Dysregulation, Autoimmunity in PID - As if Infection is not Enough
Eleonora Gambineri

Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies (SCID): Spectrum and Diagnostic Approach
Pamela Lee
Venue: Perak Room
1600 - 1630 Coffee Break  
1630 - 1730 Management of Triggers in Respiratory Allergies
Chairperson: Ranbir Kaulsay
Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma: An Update
Giorgio Walter Canonica

GERD and Asthma in Children
Allen Liang
Venue: Sabah Room
1630 - 1730 Be Updated on the New Developments in Asthma!
Chairperson: Bradley Chipps
Current and Emerging Updates in the Management of Asthma
Sang Heon Cho

Epigenetics in Asthma
Hirokazu Arakawa
Venue: Sarawak Room
1630 - 1730 APAPARI Session: “Recent Topics in Pediatric Asthma”
Chairperson: Jessie de Bruyne
Gene and Environment Interaction in Childhood Asthma
Soo-Jong Hong

Do We Need Biologics in Pediatric Asthma Management?
Leung Ting Fan
Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1630 - 1730 SEAPID-APSID: PIDs with Atopic Manifestations
Chairperson: Nima Rezaei
Hyper IgE and Eosinophilia - Not Always just an Atopic Predisposition
Hans D Ochs

Novel PID That Present with Urticaria, Eczema and Food Allergy
Yu-Lung Lau
Venue: Perak Room
 
DAY THREE
19th October 2016 (Wednesday)
0700 - 1730 Registration Venue: Lower Lobby
0900 - 1030 Plenary Session: WAO-MSAI: Commemorating 50 Years Since the Discovery of IgE: From Clinical Implications to Therapies Targeting IgE in Allergic Diseases
Chairpersons: Amir Hamzah Latiff & Hee-Bom Moon
Rationale of Blockade of IgE and Targeting IgE in Allergic Airways Disease
Ruby Pawankar

Oral Immunotherapy and Anti-IgE Antibody-Adjunctive Treatment for Food Allergy
Motohiro Ebisawa

Chronic Urticaria - Therapeutic Strategy Targeting IgE
Mario Sanchez-Borges
Venue: Sabah Room
1030 - 1100 Coffee Break  
1100 - 1200 Severe Airway Diseases: From Triggers to Biologics
Chairpersons: Leung Ting Fan & Naoki Shimojo
Anti-Cytokines in Severe Asthma
Giorgio Walter Canonica

Anti-Cytokines in Severe Chronic Rhinosinusitis/Nasal Polyposis
Claus Bachert

Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization (SAFS)
Ashok Shah
Venue: Sabah Room
1100 - 1200 Atopic Dermatitis: A Comprehensive Update
Chairpersons: Asmah Johar & Jin-Tack Kim
Immunologic Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis
Leong Kin Fon

Emerging Therapies in Atopic Dermatitis
Hugo Van Bever

The Role of Environmental Allergens in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis
Sabeera Begum
Venue: Sawarak Room
1200 - 1300 Sponsored Lunch Symposium Venue: Sabah Room
1300 - 1400 Lunch Venue: Mezzanine Floor
1400 - 1500 ASCIA Symposium: How to Approach Drug Allergy
Chairperson: Hae-Sim Park
Communication of Drug Allergy Information
William Smith

ACE Inhibitors and Angioedema
Jason Fok
Venue: Sabah Room
1400 - 1500 What is New in Food Allergy?
Chairperson: Sakura Sato
Lessons from Food Allergies in Asia
Lee Bee Wah

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases
Frank Thien

The Relevance of IgE Component Testing in Food Allergy
Meera Thalayasingam
Venue: Sarawak Room
1400 - 1500 SEAPID-APSID: PID Therapy
Chairperson: Eleonora Gambineri
Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy: An Update
Bob Geng

Hemapoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) in SCID & Other PID in Asia
Pamela Lee
Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1400 - 1500 Free Paper Oral Presentation
Chairperson: Noormalin Abdullah
Venue: Perak Room
1500 - 1600 APAPARI Session: Food Allergy Management Beyond OIT
Chairperson: Takao Fujisawa
How to Avoid Complete Elimination
Yu Okada

Importance of Dietary Counseling
Komei Ito
Venue: Sabah Room
1500 - 1600 WAO Symposium: When the Immune System Goes Sour
Chairperson: Ashok Shah
Vasculitis: Challenges in Treatment
Noor Zalmy Azizan

Kawasaki Disease
Hung Liang Choo

SLE and Immunodeficiency
Chng Hiok Hee
Venue: Sarawak Room
1500 - 1600 Environmental Triggers of Allergic Diseases
Symposium supported by an educational grant from Nippon Paint (M) Sdn Bhd
Chairperson: Jae-Won Oh
Dust Mites/Indoor Allergens
Hugo Van Bever

Occupational Airway Disease
Hae-Sim Park

Occupational Airway Disease (Malaysian Perspective)
Krishna Gopal Rampal
Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1500 - 1600 AAIAT Symposium
Chairpersons: Amir Hamzah Latiff & Iris Rengganis
Clinical Outcome of Childhood Asthma: The 2 Year Follow-up of Thai ACCO Study
Wasu Kamchaisatian

Pharmacogenetic Testing for Aromatic Anticonvulsant - Induced Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reaction
Wiparat Manuyakorn

Precision Medicine: Role in Allergic Airway Diseases
Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn
Venue: Perak Room
1600 - 1630 Coffee Break  
1630 - 1730 Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
Chairperson: Meera Thalayasingam
In Children
Sakura Sato

In Adults
Masao Yamaguchi
Venue: Sabah Room
1630 - 1730 Allergy and the Environment
Symposium supported by an educational grant from Nippon Paint (M) Sdn Bhd
Chairperson: Yoon-Seok Chang

Biodiversity, Climate Changes and Airways Disease
Jae-Won Oh

Environmental Factors and Allergy in Children
Yuichi Adachi
Venue: Sarawak Room
1630 - 1730 APAPARI Session
Chairperson: Intan Hakimah Ismail

Phenotypes of Atopic Eczema in Children
Bok Yang Pyun

Link between Skin and IgE: Novel Findings from Chiba Birth Cohort
Naoki Shimojo

Early Sensitization in the Allergic March: Novel Findings from Taiwan Birth Cohort
Jiu-Yao Wang
Venue: Kedah & Selangor Room
1630 - 1730 HAE Symposium: Hereditary Angioedema
Chairperson: Constance H Katelaris

Advances in Understanding the Pathophysiology of HAE
Anthony Roberts

HAE in Japan
Akio Tanaka

HAE - A Chinese Perspective
Yu-xiang Zhi

Recent HAE Guidelines - What are the Main Messages?
Constance H Katelaris
Venue: Perak Room
 
DAY FOUR
20th October 2016 (Thursday)
0700 - 1700 Registration Venue: Lower Lobby
0900 - 1030 Plenary: Early Life Factors, Environment, Microbiome and Prevention
Food Allergy Symposium sponsored by Danone Dumex
Chairpersons: Gary Wong & Kangmo Ahn

Environmental Factors Influencing the Development of Food Allergy
Yukihiro Ohya

Role of Gut Microbiota in Early Life Immune Development and Oral Tolerance Induction
Mimi Tang

Guidelines on the Prevention of Atopic Disease- GLAD-P
Ruby Pawankar
Venue: Sabah Room
1030 - 1100 Coffee Break  
1100 - 1200 Clinical Updates on Food Allergy
Food Allergy Symposium sponsored by Danone Dumex
Chairperson: Bryan Martin

Managing CMPA in Asia
Lee Bee Wah

Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) in Food Allergy: Current Practices and Challenges
Motohiro Ebisawa

Maternal PUFA Status and Allergic Disease in Children - GUSTO Study
Lynette Shek
Venue: Sabah Room
1100 - 1200 Severe Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions (SCARs)
Chairperson: Chang-Keun Kim

Clinical and Diagnostic Aspects of SCAR in the Asia Pacific Region
Bernard Thong

Epidemiology and Management of SCAR in Malaysia
Tang Min Moon
Venue: Sawarak Room
1200 - 1300 Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Food Allergy Symposium sponsored by Danone Dumex
Venue: Sabah Room
1300 - 1400 Lunch Venue: Mezzanine Floor
1400 - 1500 Food Allergies in Asia
Food Allergy Symposium sponsored by Danone Dumex
Chairperson: Wiparat-Manuyakorn

Seafood Allergy
Pakit Vichyanond

Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy in Korea
Kangmo Ahn

Grain and Legume Allergy
Komei Ito
Venue: Sabah Room
1400 - 1500 Important Strategies in the Approach to Drug Allergies
Chairperson: Yu-xiang Zhi

Evaluation and Management of Cephalosporin Allergy
Chng Hiok Hee

Adverse Events to Antibiotics and Vaccines: Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Masao Yamaguchi
Venue: Sarawak Room
1400 - 1500 Not all Eczema is Atopic Dermatitis
Chairperson: Kent Woo

Insights into Psoriasis
Lim Shueh Wei

Contact Dermatitis
Rohna Ridzwan

Seborrheic Dermatitis
Ruban Nathan
Venue: Kedah & Slangor Room
1400 - 1500 Free Paper Oral Presentation
Chairperson: Faizah Binti Mohamed Jamli
Venue: Perak Room
1500 - 1630 Nutrition and Food Allergy, and Guideline Implementation
Food Allergy Symposium sponsored by Danone Dumex
Chairperson: Madeleine W Sumpaico

Maternal Nutrition and Development of Allergy in Children
Lynette Shek

Role of Early Introduction of Food in Prevention of Food Allergy
Mimi Tang

Guidelines Implementation: Clinical and Economic Benefits
Amir Hamzah Latiff
Venue: Sabah Room
1500 - 1630 WAO Symposium: Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind
Chairperson: William Smith

NSAID Hypersensitivity and Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease
Hae-Sim Park

Non-Allergic Rhinitis: Current Evidence and Unmet Needs
Preparagan Narayanan

Epidemiology and Management of Viral Induced Wheezing/Asthma in Children
Chang-Keun Kim
Venue: Sarawak Room
1500 - 1630 Overcome Asthma!
Chairperson: SP Palaniappan

New GINA Strategy to Overcome Asthma in the World
Gary Wong

Asthma in the Elderly
Sang-Heon Cho

Asthma National Program in Korea
Yoon-Seok Chang
Venue: Kedah & Slangor Room
1500 - 1545 APAPARI Session: Origin of Allergy
Chairperson: Zulkefli Hussien

Novel Findings from COCOA Birth Cohort
Soo-Jong Hong

Optimization of Management
Yukihiro Ohya
Venue: Perak Room
1545 - 1630 Indonesia Sister Society Symposium: An Indonesian Perspective
Chairperson: Iris Rengganis

Use of Probiotics in Paediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders, an Indonesian Experience
Badriul Hegar Syarif

The Epidemiology and Approach to Management of Food Allergy in Indonesia
Sumadiono

The Role of AH & LTRA Combination in AR & Asthma Final 2016
Nina Iraw
Venue: Perak Room
1645 - 1715 Congress Closing Ceremony Venue: Sabah Room
 
COMPANY SPONSORED LUNCH SYMPOSIA
DAY 2 | 18th October 2016 (Tuesday)
Pre-Lunch Symposium 1100hr - 1200hr Venue: Sabah Room
CSL Behring Sponsored Pre-Lunch Symposium
Understanding and Managing Hereditary Angioedema
Spectrum of HAE and Acquired Angioedema
Konrad Bork
HAE Management and Future Perspectives
Marcus Maurer
Chairperson: Amir Hamzah Latiff
Lunch Symposium 1 1200hr - 1300hr Venue: Sabah Room
A. Menarini Singapore PTE. LTD Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Allergic Rhinitis: Burden of the Disease and Role of Modern 2nd Generation Antihistamines
Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn
Exploring Management of Urticaria: Discussion of Optimal Treatment Strategies
Marcus Maurer
Chairperson: Kent Woo
DAY 3 | 19th October 2016 (Wednesday)
Lunch Symposium 2 1200hr - 1300hr Venue: Sabah Room
Nestlé Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Lecture (1): Protein and Obesity
Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin
Lecture (2): Protein and Allergy
Kent Woo Chee Keen
Chairperson: Intan Hakimah Ismail
DAY 4 | 20th October 2016 (Thursday)
Lunch Symposium 3 1200hr - 1300hr Venue: Sabah Room
Danone Sponsored Lunch Symposium
Clinical Evidence for the Role of Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Immune Modulation
Johan Garssen
Chairperson: Ruby Pawankar