Post test_eval_pg 16

2011 ATS International Conference
May 13-18, 2011
Denver, Colorado
EVALUATION QUESTIONAIRE
PG16: ASTHMA AND ALLERGIC DISEASES: STATE OF THE ART IN
BIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS
Session Date: 5/14/2011
Session Objectives:
• Understand the basic pathophysiology and mechanisms of the biology of asthma and allergic • Describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; • Recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy. This Webcast is NOT AVAILABLE for CME Credit

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Speaker:
N Tony Eissa
Introduction

Presentation Objectives:
understand the basic pathophysiology and mechanisms of the biology of asthma and allergic disease; describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy. Stanley J. Szefler

Presentation Title:
Defining Therapeutic Targets For Asthma

Presentation Objectives:
describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy.
Post-Test Question:
In children with mild to moderate persistent asthma, when initiating long-term controller therapy, the
higher the exhaled nitric oxide prior to beginning treatment, the more likely the child will respond with an
improvement in pulmonary function to:

a) montelukast better than an inhaled corticosteroid b) neither montelukast nor an inhaled corticosteroid c) an inhaled corticosteroid better than montelukast d) both an inhaled corticosteroid and montelukast equally well. *If yes, change in practice
you intend to make:
N Tony Eissa

Presentation Title:
Autophagy And Autophagy Genes In Asthma

Presentation Objectives:
understand the basic pathophysiology and mechanisms of the biology of asthma and allergic disease; describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy. Bart Lambrecht

Presentation Title:
Regulation of Th2 immunity to house dust mite allergen

Presentation Objectives:
understand the basic pathophysiology and mechanisms of the biology of asthma and allergic disease; describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy. Post-Test Question:
What signals and/or cells have been implicated in causing sensitization to house dust mite ?

b. Basophils, dendritic cells, TLR4 and epithelial cells c. Basophils, neutrophils, dendritic cells and mast cells d. Dendritic cells, smooth muscle cells and B cells *If yes, change in practice
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Thomas Platts-Mills

Presentation Title:
Allergen Exposure, IgE Responses and Asthma

Presentation Objectives:
understand the basic pathophysiology and mechanisms of the biology of asthma and allergic disease; describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy.
Post-Test Question: The relationship between IgE and asthma is explained by?

a. IgE antibodies increase the risk of exacerbations with rhinovirus infections asthma exacerbations can be b. Total IgE increases because of inflamation in the lungs. c. All IgE specificities are eqully related to asthma. d. IgE to viruses has been shown to increase viral responses. *If yes, change in practice
you intend to make:
Dean Sheppard

Presentation Title:
Differential effects of TGFbeta activation by alphavbeta6 and alphavbeta8 integrins
in acute and chronic asthma

Presentation Objectives:
understand the basic pathophysiology and mechanisms of the biology of asthma and allergic disease; describe current research efforts in asthma and allergic diseases; recognize novel therapeutic targets and strategies for the treatment of asthma and allergy.
Post-Test Question:
Which of the following integrins plays a critical role in induction of Th17 cells?

*If yes, change in practice
you intend to make:

Source: https://cms.psav.com/presentations/ats2011/downloads/PG16.pdf