PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME (as of June, 2008)
| Anaphylaxis |
| Session Chair: Tak Lee |
| 09:30 |
The Basophil and Mast Cell - Structural & Functional Overview
Dr Bernard Gibbs |
| 10:00 |
Exercise-induced Anaphylaxis & Food-dependent Exercise-induced Anaphylaxis
Dr George du Toit |
| 10:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session Chair: Prof Gideon Lack |
| 11:00 |
Idiopathic Anaphylaxis
Speaker to be confirmed |
| 11:30 |
Cutaneous Mastocytosis
Dr Karin Hartmann |
| 12:00 |
Familial Heredity Angioedema - Clinical Update
Dr Hillary Longhurst |
| 12:30 |
Lunch Break |
| Urticaria |
| Session Chair: Dr Clive Grattan |
| 13:30 |
Acute & Sub-acute Urticaria
Dr George du Toit |
| 14:00 |
CU - Overview, Diagnosis, Natural history
Dr Clive Grattan
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| 14:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
| Session Chair: Dr George du Toit |
| 15:00 |
Practical Demonstrations:
Autologous Serum Skin Testing/Temperature Testing/ Dermatographism
Dr Elena Borzova - to lead - assisted by Dr George du Toit, Dr Clive Grattan, Dr Louise Plowditch |
| 15:20 |
Chronic Urticaria - Treatment Update
Dr Mathew Helbert |
| 15:50 |
10 minute summary
Dr Clive Grattan |
| 16:00 |
Course concludes |
Please note that all speakers are still to be confirmed.
This programme is preliminary and is subject to change.
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