2020 ISAAI Leon Unger Lectureship and Journal Club

October 25, 2020

The purpose of this activity is to provide allergists/immunologists up to date information on new guidelines for eosinophilic esophagitis from the allergists' and gastroenterologists' points of view. There will be article presentations and discussion during the journal club portion of the meeting. Journal Club articles are from the ABAI CAP (Continuous  Assessment Pilot) Program2020 reading list. Join us for great lectures and stimulating discussion.

Registration Fees

Attendee TypeFee
ISAAI MemberFREE
Non-ISAAI Member$60
Speaker, Resident, or Fellow-in-TrainingFREE

Registration will remain open through 12:00 pm Central Time on Friday, October 23.

Credit claiming will open no later than 12:00 pm Central Time on Wednesday, October 28, and will remain open through 11:59 pm Central Time on Tuesday, June 30, 2021. Requests to claim credit on or after July 1, 2021 will be subject to an administrative fee.

 

Target Audience

  • A/I Physicians
  • Fellows-in-Training
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify key issues do gastroenterologists focus on for the diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis
  • Consider how the new guidelines change the diagnostic and treatment approach for eosinophilic esophagitis
  • Compare and contrast the findings from the study with standard of care or knowledge base of a board certified/eligible
  • Identify the significance of article findings and put in context of how these findings affect the practice of allergy/immunology

 

Additional Information

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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 3.00 CME
    CME credit.
Course opens: 
10/14/2020
Course expires: 
06/30/2021
Event starts: 
10/25/2020 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
10/25/2020 - 12:15pm CDT
Cost:
$60.00
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Illinois Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Leon Unger Lecture and Journal Club
Date:     Sunday October 25th,2020

Place:    Online Zoom Webinar:  Link provided through registration         
                             8:45-9:00am   Business meeting                                    

Reading of Nominees: 
First & Second reading of applications
Moderator: Andrea Pappalardo,MD

 

9:00am-10:00am
Jonathan Spergel, MD PhD                                                       
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Updates for the Allergists, New Guidelines                                                 

 

10:00am-11:00 am
Ikuo Hirano, MD                                                          
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: New Guidelines from the Gastroenterologists’ Perspective                                                     

 

11:00 am – 11:15 am
Break                                                           

 

11:15-12:15
Journal Club: Articles from the ABAI CAPS 2020                                                                  

Nurbek Mambetsariev, MD --- Montalban X, et al.  Placebo-Controlled Trial of an Oral BTK Inhibitor in Multiple Sclerosis

Margaret Kim, MD --- Leopold DA, et al. NAVIGATE II: Randomized, double-blind trial of the exhalation delivery system with fluticasone for nasal polyposis

Laura Maurer, MD --- Beasley R, et al..  Controlled Trial of Budesonide–Formoterol as Needed for Mild Asthma

 

12:15pm Meeting Concludes

Future Meetings:
January 31th,2021 9:00 am Interesting Cases
April 18th,2021   9:00am Fellow Research Program/Annual meeting
There is no charge for ISAAI Members and Fellows-in-Training to attend. Guests will be charged $60.00

Planning Committee

Naveed Akhtar, MD
Advanced Allergy and Asthma Clinic, Bolingbrook, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Priya Bansal, MD FAAAAI
Asthma and Allergy Wellness Center, St. Charles, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Yasmeen Bilimoria, MD
Glen Allergy & Asthma
Relevant relationships, None

Christopher Codispoti, MD PhD FAAAAI
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Katherine Conner, MD
Western Springs Asthma and Allergy, Western Springs, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Eugenia Hahn, MD FAAAAI
Advanced Allergy and Asthma Associates, Crystal Lake, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Jeffrey Kulik, MD
Elmhurst Clinic, Elmhurst, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Renee Lantner, MD FAAAAI
Western Springs Asthma and Allergy, Western Springs, IL
Relevant Relationships, None

Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD PhD FAAAAI
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Sai Nimmagadda, MD FAAAAI
Pediatric Faculty Foundation, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Andrea Pappalardo, MD FAAAAI
University of Illinois Hospital and Healthe Sciences Syste (UIC), Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Whitney Stevens
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Relevant relationships, None

Faculty

Ikuo Hirano, MD
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: Celgene: Cosultant; Allakos; Consultant

Andrea A. Pappalardo, MD FAAAAI
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Jonathan M. Spergel, MD PhD FAAAAI
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Relevant relationships: Regeneron: Research Grant; Uptodate: Medical Education

Margaret S. Kim, MD
Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Nurbek Mambetsariev, MD PhD
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Laura E. Maurer, MD
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Content Reviewer

Kim Mudd, RN MSN CCRP
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Relevant relationships: None

 

 

AAAAI Disclosure Policy

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  • Employment: Name of employer and job title.
  • Financial interests: All organizations, other than the employer, from which the faculty member or a member of his/her immediate family or household receives annual remuneration in any amount (including grants, honoraria and consulting fees).
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  • Gifts: All organizations from which the faculty member or a member of his/her immediate family or household have received a gift of any amount in the last year.
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The information disclosed by the speakers and planning committee was reviewed in accordance with the AAAAI Disclosure Policy. All potential conflicts of interest were resolved by the planners, faculty, and reviewers prior to their participation in the development of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AAAAI and the Illinois Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. The AAAAI is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Claiming Period
Credit claiming for this activity will expire at 11:59 pm Central on June 30, 2021. Requests to claim credit on or after July 1, 2021 will be subject to an administrative fee.

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Available Credit

  • 3.00 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 3.00 CME
    CME credit.

Price

Cost:
$60.00
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