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 relevant 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 relevant financial relationships must also inform the learners that no relevant 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 content and evaluating recommendations. Moreover, expressed views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ACAAI.
All identified conflicts of interest have been resolved.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Bobby Q. Lanier, MD, FACAAI
Executive Medical Director
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth, TX
Supported/Contracted Research: Merck, Novartis, Teva; Speaker: Genentech, Merck
Program Chair and Moderator
Bradley E. Chipps, MD, FACAAI
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy and Cystic Fibrosis Center
Sutter Medical Center
Capital Allergy & Respiratory Disease Center
Sacramento, CA
Consultant/Advisor, Speaker: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Meda, Merck, Novartis
PROGRAM FACULTY
Rohit K. Katial, MD, FACAAI
Professor of Medicine
Associate Vice President of Clinical Research & Industry Relationships
Co-Director, Asthma Institute
Helen Wohlberg & Herman Lambert Chair in Pharmacokinetics
Department of Medicine
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Consultant/Advisor: AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Meda, Teva; Speaker: AstraZeneca, Meda, Teva; Supported/Contracted Research: AstraZeneca, Teva
Stephen P. Peters, MD, PhD
Thomas H. Davis Chair in Pulmonary Medicine
Chief, Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Immunologic Diseases
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Executive Director, Respiratory Service Line, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Consultant/Advisor: Array Biopharma, Aerocrine, Airsonett AB, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Catalyst Biosciences, Experts in Asthma, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novartis, Ono, Pfizer, PPD, Quintiles, Sunovion, Teva and Theron; Speaker: Merck; Supported/Contracted Research: American Lung Association, National Institutes of Health (NHLBI & NIAID), Actavis, Actelion, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen Biotech, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, Novartis and Sanofi
Education and Publishing Staff/Committee/Reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose, except as may be listed above.