GKCAS Annual Meeting 2023

February 11, 2023

Our annual meeting will invite physicians, non -MD/DO providers and clinic staff and trainees. We will have didactic lectures given by invited speakers. We will have 4 speakers presenting various topics including asthma, food allergy, and immune dysregulation.  Because asthma and food allergy are common disorders for Allergists/Immunologists to see in practice, and the guidelines on management has been updated in the last few years, we feel having experts in the field present the most up to date information for our members will be very helpful to our members.  There are many monoclonal antibody therapies for asthma available now and it would be helpful to our members to have presentation that includes information on these treatment options.  Because immune dysregulation and immunodeficiency disorders are rare, but there is new research in this field of medicine, some of our members may not be as aware of the latest research being conducted and we feel a topic in this area would be very helpful to our members.  Each speaker will have 60 minutes to speak including time for Q&A.  The goal of our Annual Symposiums are to provide up to date, evidence based, practical information on diseases relevant to Allergists/Immunologists.  

Accreditation   
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) and the Greater Kansas City Allergy Society (GKCAS).  The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CBRN
The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) is a provider, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17239, for 4.0 contact hours.

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Mon -MD/DO providers
  • Clinic staff
  • Trainees

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss latest research and guidelines on food allergy
  • Discuss latest research and guidelines on immune dysregulation 
  • Discuss latest research and guidelines on asthma.
  • Diagnosis and classify asthma.
  • Evaluate management options for asthma and when to use them, including monoclonal antibodies.
  • Recognize food allergy symptoms, test appropriately and diagnose food allergy.
  • Apply the most up to date guidelines on food allergy management for patients.
  • Recognize when to evaluate for immune dysregulation.
  • Diagnose immune dysregulation.
Additional information
Disclosure: 

As required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and in accordance with the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) policy, all individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company that have occurred within the past 24 months.

Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be ineligible companies. Examples of ineligible companies include:

•    Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies
•    Bio-medical startups that have begun a governmental regulatory approval process
•    Compounding pharmacies that manufacture proprietary compounds
•    Device manufacturers or distributors
•    Diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products
•    Growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements
•    Manufacturers of health-related wearable products
•    Pharmaceutical companies or distributors
•    Pharmacy benefit managers
•    Reagent manufacturers or sellers

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. For more information, visit www.accme.org. All identified relevant relationships must be mitigated and the educational content thoroughly vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. It is required that disclosure of or absence of relevant financial relationships be provided to the learners prior to the start of the activity.

Learners must also be informed when off-label, experimental/investigational uses of drugs or devices are discussed in an educational activity or included in related materials.

Disclosure in no way implies that the information presented is biased or of lesser quality. It is incumbent upon course participants to be aware of these factors in interpreting the program contents and evaluating recommendations. Moreover, expressed views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ACAAI. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies have been mitigated.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 4.00 CBRN
Course opens: 
02/11/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
02/11/2023 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/11/2023 - 1:00pm CST
Rating: 
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GKCAS Annual Meeting Agenda
February 11, 2023
Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, KS

7:15-7:45 am        Registration and Breakfast, Vendor Exhibits

7:50 am        Welcome and Introduction

8:00-9:00 am        “The nuts and bolts of a nut allergy” - Dr. Irene Mikhail 
    
9:00-10:00 am        “The interaction of respiratory viral infections and atopic disease” - Dr. Mitchell Grayson
            
10:00-10:30 am    Break, Vendor Exhibits

10:30-11:30 am    “Hyperosinophilic Syndrome and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases” - Dr. Gregory Constantine
            
11:30-12:00 pm    Lunch and Business Meeting

12:00-1:00 pm        “Update on treatment of severe asthma – personalized medicine” - Dr. Mario Castro

1:00 – 1:15 pm    Final Announcements and Adjournment

Disclosure Policy and Disclosures

As required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and in accordance with the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) policy, all educational planners, presenters, instructors, moderators, authors, reviewer, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company that have occurred within the past 24 months.

Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. (Examples of ineligible companies include: Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies; bio-medical startups that have begun a governmental regulatory approval process; compounding pharmacies that manufacture proprietary compounds; device manufacturers or distributors; diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products; growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements; manufacturers of health-related wearable products; pharmaceutical companies or distributors; pharmacy benefit managers; reagent manufacturers or sellers).

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. For more information, visit www.accme.org. All identified relevant relationships must be mitigated and the educational content thoroughly vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. It is required that disclosure of or absence of relevant financial relationships be provided to the learners prior to the start of the activity.

Learners must also be informed when off-label, experimental/investigational uses of drugs or devices are discussed in an educational activity or included in related materials.

Disclosure in no way implies that the information presented is biased or of lesser quality. It is incumbent upon course participants to be aware of these factors in interpreting the program contents and evaluating recommendations. Moreover, expressed views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ACAAI. 

All relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies have been mitigated.

The individuals listed below disclose the following financial relationships:

Will Lavery, MD, PhD Treasurer, Planner
Speaker: GSK

Mitchell Grayson, MD, Speaker
Advisor: Abbvie, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck; Invirsa, Inc.,
Stocks/stock options; Patent pending (serial number PCT/US22/78494) on use of NRG-1 for respiratory viral infections

Mario Castro, MD, Speaker
Speaker: Amgen, GSK, Regeneron, AstraZeneca, Teva, Genetech, Sanofi-Aventis
Consultant: Merck, Novartis, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Allakos, Amgen, OM Pharma, Pfizer, Pioneering Medicines, AstraZeneca, Teva, Genetech, Sanofi-Aventis;
Royalties: Aer Therapeutics and Elsevier

Gregory Constantine, MD, Speaker
Speaker: PeerView CME

The following have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:
Jessica Hobson, MD President, Program Chair, Planner
Aarti Pandya, MD Vice President, Planner
Brynn Everist, MD Secretary, Planner:
Kristen Welborn, FNP-C Advanced Practice Liaison
Irene Mikhail, MD Speaker

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) and the Greater Kansas City Allergy Society (GKCAS).  The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 4.00 CBRN
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