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Pediatric Allergy and Immunology for the Practitioner

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions , Baltimore, Maryland
April 25-26, 1996

Invited Speakers: JOHNS HOPKINS FACULTY:

James R. Banks, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Mary E. Bollinger, D.O.
Senior Fellow, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Bernard Cohen, M.D.
Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics

Peyton A. Eggleston, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics

Howard M. Lederman, M.D., Ph.D.
Assoc. PRofessor of Pediatrics

Andrea J. Ruff, M.D.
Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics and International Health

Kenneth C. Scuberth, M.D.
Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics

David E. Tunkel, M.D.
Assist. Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and of Pediatrics


Program:
This course is designed as a comprehensive update on pediatric allergy and immunology for the practicing physician. All lectures will be clinically oriented and extensive audience participation will be encouraged. Special emphasis will be placed on the diagnosis and management of common allergic and immunologic problems for the primary caretaker.

After completing this course, participants will be better skilled in the following areas-
* the diagnosis and management of asthma, including the new NIH and international consensus guidelines
* the diagnosis and treatment of allergic rhinitis, sinusitus, food allergy, latex allergy, atopic dermatitis, anaphylaxis and urticaria
* the role of immunotherapy in treating asthma and allergic rhinitis
* allergy testing, particularly with regard to new tests available for office practice
* indoor allergens and environmental control
* controversies and advances in the use of intravenous immunoglobulin
* the diagnosis and presentation of common immunodeficiency diseases

Registration :
Fees:

Physicians..... $275
Residents, Fellows and Allied Health Professionals....$375
(Residents and Fellows must present letter from department chairperson verifying status.)




Deadline for Abstracts: tba

Email for Requests and Registration: dheaphy@SOM.adm.jhu.edu


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