Vetenskapligt symposium om obstruktiva lungsjukdomar och allergi 4-5 september 2015, Sessionssalen i Landstingshuset, Luleå Organisatör: OLIN-studierna, Norrbottens Läns Landsting och Umeå universitet Population studies of asthma, COPD and allergy their importance in translational research Preliminärt program (hålls på engelska): Friday September 4 th (start 9.00 A.M.) Welcoming Eva Rönmark, Head of the OLIN Studies, Umeå University & Norrbotten County Council The priority of research in medicine in Northern Sweden Mats Brännström, CEO of Norrbotten County Council Session 1 Session 2 Session 2.1 Session 2.2 Session 2.3 Session 2.4 Session 2.5 The need of population-based research: a shadow of the past or a challenge for the future? Chairs: Eva Rönmark, Umeå University; Christer Janson, Uppsala University Speaker: Peter Burney, Imperial College, London Asthma and Allergy in childhood and teenage Chairs: Göran Wennergren, University of Gothenburg ; Gunilla Hedlin, Karolinska Institutet; Christina West, Umeå University Inner-city asthma in the USA: an increasing demand for research and society Speaker: Matthew Perzanowski, Columbia University, New York The role of epidemiology in clinical and translational research experiences from the BAMSE study in Stockholm Speaker: Erik Melen, Karolinska Institutet New knowledge from the OLIN studies on children and teenage with focus on tobacco use Speaker: Linnea Hedman, Umeå university and the OLIN Studies Studies of respiratory health in school children in Sicily Speaker: Stefania la Grutta, University of Palermo & CNR Italy Food hypersensitivity in childhood and teenage a diagnostic challenge Speaker: Anna Winberg, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies - LUNCH BREAK -
Session 3 Session 3.1 Session 3.2 Session 3.3 Session 3.4 Session 4 Session 4.1 Session 4.2 Session 4.3 Session 4.4 COPD controversies and new knowledge Chairs: Kjell Larsson, Karolinska Institutet; Claes-Göran Löfdahl, Lund University; Anne Lindberg, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies The use of fixed ratio for the clinical diagnosis of COPD is appropriate Speaker: Jörgen Vestbo, University of Manchester, vice president of the ERS The lower limit of normal should be used for diagnosing COPD Speaker: Per Bakke, University of Bergen Maximally attained lung function and risk of COPD Speaker: Peter Lange, University of Copenhagen The role of passive smoking in COPD among non-smokers results from the OLIN Studies and the West Sweden Asthma Study Speaker: Stig Hagstad, University of Gothenburg & the OLIN Studies The importance of measuring lung function Chairs: Anssi Sovijärvi, University of Helsinki; Eva Lindberg, Uppsala University; Bo Lundbäck, University of Gothenburg & the OLIN Studies The importance of pulmonary function testing in respiratory epidemiology Speaker: Giovanni Viegi, University of Pisa & CNR Italy The importance of national reference values for spirometry the Finnish experience Speaker: Annette Kainu, University of Helsinki Fitness and bias of use of international normal values experiences from Vietnam Speaker: Hoang Thi Lam, Hanoi Medical University Are the internationally endorsed GLI reference values suitable for the Nordic countries? Speaker: Helena Backman, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies Saturday September 5 th (start 9.00 A.M.) Session 5 Session 5.1 Session 5.2 Session 5.3 Session 5.4 Asthma and Allergy among adults Chairs: Leif Bjermer, Lund University; Barbro Dahlén, Karolinska Institutet; Anders Blomberg, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies The asthma epidemic from mites, indoor allergens and the hygiene hypothesis to major research challenges of today Speaker: Thomas Platts-Mills, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Asthma and the role of exosomes new challenge for research Speaker: Jan Lötvall, University of Gothenburg Phenotypes and biomarkers in severe asthma Speaker: Sven-Erik Dahlén, Karolinska Institutet Major results from the population-based FinEsS Studies in Finland, Sweden and Estonia Speaker: Paula Pallasaho, University of Helsinki & Finland s National Institute of Occupational Health West Sweden Asthma Study: the importance of study design for achieving new knowledge Speaker: Linda Ekerljung, University of Gothenburg - LUNCH BREAK -
Session 6 Session 6.1 Session 6.2 Session 6.3 Session 6.4 Session 6.5 Environment and risk factors for respiratory diseases Chairs: Bengt Järvholm and Bertil Forsberg, Umeå University; Anna-Carin Olin, University of Gothenburg Air pollution and climate change major challenges for respiratory research Speaker: Isabella Annesi-Maesano, INSERM, Paris Mechanisms and global burden of biomass burning on cardiovascular and respiratory health Speaker: Torben Sigsgaard, University of Aarhus The role of ultrafine particles for heart and lung diseases example of the role of translational research Speaker: Thomas Sandström, Umeå University Natural history of allergic sensitization in children and teenagers Speaker: Anders Bjerg, University of Gothenburg & the OLIN Studies Indoor swimming pools are they harmful a project within the OLIN Studies Speaker: Martin Andersson, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies Concluding remarks Eva Rönmark
Faculty presentation: Professor Thomas Platts-Platts Mills, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA; former president of the American Association of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI) Professor Peter Burney, Imperial College, London, UK; international PI of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) studies, international coordination of the GA2LEN studies of asthma and allergy, former PI of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey Professor Giovanni Viegi, Director of the CNR, Palermo, Italy and professor at University of Pisa; former president of the ERS, former PI of the Pisa and Pi River Delta Studies Professor Jörgen Vestbo, University of Manchester, UK; President Elect of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), former PI of the lung part of the Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS) Professor Isabella Annesi-Maesano, INSERM, Paris, France; member of the Environment and Health Comm. of ERS, former Assembly Head and Executive Committee Member of ERS Professor Torben Sigsgaard, University of Aarhus, Denmark; member of the Environment and Health Comm. of ERS, former Assembly Head and Executive Committee Member of ERS Professor Anssi Sovijärvi, University of Helsinki, Finland; Co-PI of the FinEsS Studies on obstructive airway diseases in Sweden, Finland and Estonia Professor Per Bakke, University of Bergen, Norway; PI of the Bergen studies of epidemiology of on airway diseases, former chair of the scientific group of epidemiology of the ERS Professor Peter Lange, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; PI of the respiratory health part of the Danish CCHS, former chair of the scientific group of epidemiology of ERS Associate professor Matthew Perzanowski, Columbia University, New York, USA; studies of asthma in children in in the US, particularly in inner city of New York MD, PhD Stefania la Grutta, CNR Palermo and University of Palermo, Italy; PI of studies on environment and asthma in schoolchildren in Sicily MD, PhD Paula Pallasaho, National Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland; board member of the FinEsS Studies MD, PhD Annette Kainu, University of Helsinki, Finland; board member of the FinEsS Studies MD, PhD Hoang Thi Lam, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam; PI of population studies of asthma, allergy and COPD in northern Vietnam
From Karolinska Institutet: Professors Kjell Larsson, Gunilla Hedlin, Sven-Erik Dahlén and Barbro Dahlén, Associate professor Erik Melén From University of Gothenburg: Professors Jan Lötvall, Göran Wennergren, Bo Lundbäck and Anna-Carin Olin, Associate professor Kerstin Löfdahl, MD:s and/or PhD:s Anders Bjerg, Linda Ekerljung and Stig Hagstad From Uppsala University: Professors Christer Janson and Eva Lindberg From University of Lund: Professors Leif Bjermer and Claes-Göran Löfdahl From Umeå university: Professors Thomas Sandström, Bengt Järvholm, Bertil Forsberg, Anders Blomberg and Eva Rönmark, Associate professors Christina West and Anne Lindberg, MD:s and/or PhD:s Linnea Hedman, Martin Andersson and Anna Winberg, Statistician Helena Backman