24th Annual Harold S. Nelson Allergy/Immunology Symposium

Registration Deadline: February 3, 2010

This day-long symposium planned by the AAAAI Military Allergy/Immunology Assembly is held in conjunction with the AAAAI Annual Meeting and provides a forum for Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service allergist/immunologists to discuss issues unique to their community, while integrating into the AAAAI and the specialty at-large.

Target Audience: Active duty military allergist-immunologists and fellows-in-training, reserve component allergist/immunologists, retired military allergist/immunologists, allergist/immunologists who have left the military before retirement, support staff personnel affiliated with military allergy/immunology clinics, civilian providers treating military patients or their dependents, and military or ROTC medical students.

Thursday, February 25, 2010
7:20 am to 5:00 pm
Pre-registration and ticket required. No fee. Continental breakfast and box lunch included.
Credit: 8:00 CME / 9.60 CE

Registration for the Military Allergy/Immunology Program does NOT include registration to the Annual Meeting. All Military Allergy participants are encouraged to register for the Annual Meeting online.

Agenda

7:20 Registration
7:50 Welcome and Overview
Kirk H. Waibel, LTC MC
8:00 Role of the Diagnostic Allergy Laboratory in Management of the Allergic Soldier
Robert G. Hamilton, PhD D.ABMLI FAAAAI
9:00 Break
9:15 Fellow and Staff Research (Abstract) Presentations
Speakers to be announced.
11:30 Bruton Lecture and Luncheon: Mastocytosis
Cem Akin, MD PhD FAAAAI
1:00 Clinical Case (Abstract) Presentations
Speakers to be announced
2:45 Break
3:00 Vaccine Healthcare Center Update
Speaker to be announced.
3:20 Military Aeroallergen Extract Laboratory Update
Susan E. Kosisky, MA
3:40 Consultants to the Surgeons General Update
Air Force
Charles N. Webb, MD
Army
Speaker to be announced.
Navy
Speaker to be announced.
4:20 Business Meeting

If you have additional questions regarding the 2010 AAAAI Military Allergy/Immunology Program or about the 2010 AAAAI Annual Meeting, please contact the AAAAI executive office by phone at (414) 272-6071 or by e-mail at annualmeeting@aaaai.org.