ALLSA Congress

Provisional Scientific Programme

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Friday 23 April

      Chair: Sam Risenga
14h00 – 14h10
Welcome by ALLSA President
Ahmed Manjra
     
14h10 – 14h40
The Eugene Weinberg Lecture
The status of allergy in South Africa
Paul Potter
14h40 – 15h10 The origins of allergic disease Cas Motala
15h10 – 15h40 Allergy pathophysiology Robin Green
15h40 – 16h10 Case Studies: Allergy and not allergy Paul Potter
Shiang Ju Kung
16h10 – 16h40 Climate change and allergy Eugene Weinberg
17h00 – 18h30
ALLSA AGM
 
From 17h30 Welcome Function & Meet the Trade - Light Supper & Drinks will be Served  


Saturday 24 April

    Welcome by The Honourable Minister of Health    Dr A Motswaledi
08h15 – 10h45
ASTHMA
Chair: Dr A Halkas
 
08h15 – 08h45 The wheezing young child Paul Potter
08h45 – 09h15 When is it asthma Sharon Kling
09h15 – 09h45 When asthma gets out of control Sam Risenga
09h45 – 10h15 NAEP Symposium – Asthma Therapy Mike Levin
10h15 – 10h45 Illustrative cases Nancy Shipalana
10h45 – 11h15
REFRESHMENTS
 
     
11h15 – 12h45
ALLERGIC RHINITIS
Chair: Sharon Kling
 
11h15 – 11h45 The runny nose: not always AR Teshni Moodley
11h45 – 12h15 AR Guidelines Ray Friedman
12h15 – 12h45 Illustrative cases Omolemo Kitchin
10h45 – 11h15
LUNCH
 
     
14h00 – 15h30
ATOPIC ECZEMA
Chair: Sharon Kling
 
14h00 – 14h30 What is atopic eczema? Cas Motala
14h30 – 15h00 Treating atopic eczema Ahmed Manjra
15h00 – 15h30
REFRESHMENTS
 
     
15h30 – 17h00
FOOD ALLERGY
Chair: Mohamed Jeebhay
 
15h30 – 16h00 When is food the cause of allergy? Mike Levin
16h00 – 16h30 Other food reactions Harris Steinman
16h30 – 17h00  Illustrative cases Cas Motala
 
ALLSA WORLD CUP CELEBRATION EVENING
 


Sunday 25 April

09h00 – 11h00
ANAPHYLAXIS/URTICARIA
Chair: Andre van Niekerk
 
09h00 – 09h30 Anaphylaxis? Diane Hawarden
09h30 – 10h00 Approach to chronic urticaria Cas Motala
10h00 – 10h30 New allergens Harris Steinman
10h30 – 11h00 Illustrative cases: drug allergy Diane Hawarden
Rene de Waal
11h00 – 11h30
REFRESHMENTS
 
     
11h30 – 12h00
ALLERGY ELSEWHERE
Chair: Cas Motala
 
11h30 – 12h00 Unusual allergic conditions Mohamed Jeebhay
12h00
CLOSE
Ahmed Manjra