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12th World Congress on COPD, Asthma & Respiratory Allergy 2018 (WIPOCIS 2018)

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Last updated:1st Feb 2018
Published:1st Feb 2018
Source: Pharmawand

 

The 12th World Congress on COPD, Asthma & Respiratory Allergy is organized between 02 Feb and 05 Feb 2018.

Held in the striking city of Dubai, the 12th World Congress on COPD, Asthma, and Respiratory Allergy (WIPOCIS 2018)  provides a broad spectrum of presentations, debates, and discussions focussing on the treatment, screening, and prevention of three diseases that continue to grow in clinical importance. Some of the key topics include a look at the genetic cause of asthma, the role the vital role of T cells in allergic inflammation, and the risk factors related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

SOME KEY TOPICS OF THIS CONFERENCE:
  • Importance of t cell in allergic inflammation
  • Cellular biology of asthma
  • Allergic inflammation
  • Asthma: different faces and different phenotypes
  • Asthma exacerbations
  • Epidemiology of asthma
  • Asthma guidelines
  • Education and delivery of care
  • Asthma in the elderly
  • Asthma and respiratory infections
  • New therapies for asthma and allergies
  • Specific immunotherapy in asthma
  • Asthma and atopy in childhood
  • Asthma and pregnancy
  • Asthma and quality of life
  • Stress and asthma
  • Asthma and sports
  • Tobacco smoke and asthma
  • Atopy and asthma

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