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Meeting Home Preliminary Program • Table of Contents • Educational Sessions • Download entire program (PDF) Abstracts Speakers Industry/Exhibitors Frequently Asked Questions About San Antonio Contact Us AAAAI Home		Preliminary Program Back to Table of Contents Basic and Advanced Aeroallergen Courses Basic Aeroallergen Course Advanced Aeroallergen Course for Fungal Spores Advanced Aeroallergen Course for Pollen Groups This two day program planned by the AAAAI Aerobiology Committee provides a hands-on learning experience for allied health professionals and physicians interested in acquiring pollen grain and mold spore identification and collection skills. These skills are necessary for those wanting to learn or improve their identification skills and prerequisites for parties interested in becoming a certified National Allergy Bureau pollen and mold counter. 0004 Basic Aeroallergen Course Thursday, March 17, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Pre-registration and ticket required. Attendees without tickets, guests and exhibitors will not be admitted. Fee: $200. Box lunch included. Credit: 6.00 CME / 7.20 CE Moderator: Estelle Levetin, PhD 9:00 Introduction to Fungal Aerobiology Speaker to be determined. 11:45 Spore Morphology and Identification Estelle Levetin, PhD 12:30 Box lunches served 1:30 Introduction to Pollen Aerobiology Speaker to be determined. 3:15 Pollen Morphology and Identification Speaker to be determined. Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: Discuss the fundamentals of fungal and plant reproductive biology and aerobiology; Describe the basic features of spore and pollen morphology; Identify the major airborne fungal spores and pollen types. 0005 Advanced Aeroallergen Course for Fungal Spores Friday, March 18, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Pre-registration and ticket required. Attendees without tickets, guests and exhibitors will not be admitted. Fee: $100. Credit: 2.75 CME / 3.30 CE Moderator: Estelle Levetin, PhD 9:00 Spore Morphology and Spore Identification Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: Identify common ascospore and basidiospore types to genus level; Identify some of the less common asexual spores; Identify some of the spore types commonly seen in indoor environments. 0006 Advanced Aeroallergen Course for Pollen Groups Friday, March 18, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Pre-registration and ticket required. Attendees without tickets, guests and exhibitors will not be admitted. Fee: $100. Credit: 2.75 CME / 3.30 CE Moderator: Estelle Levetin, PhD 2:00 Morphology in Difficult Pollen Groups and Pollen Identification Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: Differentiate pollen in the birch family and related triporate pollen types; Distinguish between other pollen look-alikes; Identify less common pollen types.   <back>
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