Disclosures
NARAC 2017 Update in Rhinology & Allergy
February 9-11, 2017
Puerto Rico

Disclosure Policy 
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, reviewers, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose all financial relationships with any commercial interest that have occurred within the past 12 months. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. It is required that disclosure be provided to the learners prior to the start of the activity. Individuals with no financial relationships to disclose must also inform the learners that no financial relationships exist. 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 identified conflicts of interest have been resolved.

Michael Blaiss, MD
Consultant: PMD Healthcare, JDP Therapeutics, Stallergenes/Greer, Pfizer

Don Bukstein, MD
Speaker: AstraZeneca, Genentech, Meda, Merck, Novartis, Teva, Circassia, Stallergens/Greer, Mylan, 
PBL Institute
Advisory Committee: Stallergenes/Greer
Independent Contractor: PBL Institute  

Simon Carney, MD
Consultant: Olympus

Rakesh Chandra, MD
Consultant: Johnson & Johnson, Olympus, Meda, IntersectENT, OptiNose, NeilMed

Noam Cohen, MD
Consultant: Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, AmpliPhi, 480 Biomedical
Speaker: Reckitt Benckiser, Bionorica

David Conley, MD
Consultant: IntersectENT
Speaker: IntersectENT

Ray S. Davis, MD
Consultant: Teva, Meda, Mylan, AstraZeneca, Baxalta, Sunovion
Speaker: Teva, Meda, Mylan, AstraZeneca, 
Advisory Committee: DBV Technology

Robert Kern, MD
Consultant: 480 Biomedical, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech
Research: NIH

Tonya Laidlaw, MD
Consultant: Chiesi, Allakos, Knopp Biosciences

Rey Panettieri Jr., MD
Consultant: AstraZeneca
Speaker: Boston Scientific, Teva
Advisory Committee: AstraZeneca, Novartis, MedImmune
Research: AstraZeneca, Amgen, Novartis, Theratropix, OncoArendi, Bristol Myers Squibb, Vertex, RIFM

Anju Peters, MD
Speaker: Greer
Advisory Committee: Greer
Research: AstraZeneca, Sanofi

Neil Peters, MD
Speaker: Celgene
Advisory Committee: Celgene

Russell Settipane, MD
Speaker: AstraZeneca, Genentech, Mylan, Meda, Teva, Merck, Stallergenes/Greer, Boehringer Ingelehim
Advisory Committee: AstraZeneca, Teva, Merck, Genentech, Sanofi, ALK, Circassia
Research: Novartis, Genentech, Mylan, Oriel Therapeutics, Teva, Merck, Circassia

Raj Sindwani, MD
Consultant: Medtronic, Olympus, Acclarent

Carl Snyderman, MD
Consultant: SPIWay

Zachary M. Soler, MD
Consultant: Olympus

Ian Witterick, MD
Advisory Committee: Proteocyte Diagnostics

The following have no financial relationships to disclose:
Gustavo Almodovar-Mercado, MD
Jose Busquets, MD
Alan Gaines, MD
Ginny Loiselle
Cristina Ramos, MD
Timothy Smith, MD
Andrew White, MD
  
Education Staff/Committee have no financial relationships to disclose, except as may be listed above.