2025 Hybrid International Asthma Conference at Nemacolin Agenda

Please note: All times are U.S. Eastern Standard Time

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025

5:00pm – 7:30pm – Conference Onsite Registration and Welcome Reception (Attendees & Guests Welcome)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025

7:00am – 7:55am – Breakfast/Exhibits, Industry Product Theater with Breakfast provided by Maci’s Teams

8:00am – 8:15am – Welcome/Introduction to Conference (David P. Skoner, MD)

SYMPOSIUM – SAFETY OF ASTHMA THERAPIES– DAVID P. SKONER, MD - 8:15AM-10:40AM

8:15am – Inhaled Corticosteroid Safety in Children (David P. Skoner, MD)

8:35am – Orbital Cushing’s – Cushing’s Seen Through the Eyes (Jonathan D. Skoner, OD, FIAOMC, IACMM)

8:55am – William J. Doyle Keynote Lecture - Should Oral Corticosteroid Therapy be Relegated to History in the Asthma Biologics Era? (John Oppenheimer, MD)

9:15am – History of LABA Safety (Malcolm Sears, MB, ChB, MRACP, FRACP, FRCP(C), FAAAAI, FERS)

9:35am – Safety of Biologic Therapies (Njira L. Lugogo, MD)

9:55am – Discussion

10:40am – 10:55am – Break/Exhibits

SYMPOSIUM – ASTHMA COHORTS: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE – PAUL O’BYRNE, MB, FRCP(C), FRSC – 10:55AM - 12:55PM

10:55am – The Dunedin Cohort (Malcolm Sears, MB, ChB, MRACP, FRACP, FRCP(C), FAAAAI, FERS)

11:15am – Philip Fireman Keynote Lecture - The MAAS Cohort (Angela Simpson, BA, MBChB, MD, PhD)

11:35am – The CHILD Cohort (Padmaja Subbarao, MD, MSc (Epid))

11:55am – The ECHO Cohort and CADRE (James E. Gern, MD)

12:15pm – Discussion

12:55pm – 1:50pm – Exhibits/Lunch Break, Industry Product Theater with Lunch provided by Maci’s Teams

SYMPOSIUM – VIRUSES AND ASTHMA – GIOVANNI PIEDIMONTE, MD, FAAP, FCCP – 1:55PM-3:25PM

1:55pm – Viruses and Asthma: Speed-dating or Long-term Relationship? (Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP) (SLIDES UNAVAILABLE)

2:25pm – Gilbert Friday Keynote Lecture - Rhinovirus Infections in Hospitalized Children (Marc B. Hershenson, MD)

2:55pm – Discussion

3:25pm – Pro-Con Debate: Which virus is most important in asthma pathogenesis, RSV or Rhinovirus?

RSV: Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP (SLIDES UNAVAILABLE)

Rhinovirus: Marc B. Hershenson, MD

4:00pm – 4:20pm – Break/Exhibits/Faculty (Speaker) Group Picture

4:20pm – Pro-Con Debate: A biologic should be administered as a rescue medication for acute eosinophilic asthma and COPD exacerbations

Pro: Sergei N. Belenky, MD, PhD

Con: Callum Lewandrowski, DO

4:55pm – A Treatable Trait in Asthma- Right Under our Noses (Andrej Petrov, MD)

5:30pm – Meeting Adjournment (David P. Skoner, MD)

6:45pm – 9:00pm – PRIVATE FACULTY (Speakers) ONLY Dinner, Meet at Chateau/Grand Lodge at 6:30pm to request transportation.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2025

7:05am – 8:00am – Breakfast/Exhibits, Industry Product Theater with Breakfast provided by Maci’s Teams

8:05am – 8:15am – Welcome/Introduction (David P. Skoner, MD)

SYMPOSIUM – ASTHMA HETEROGENEITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF PHENOTYPING – SALLY E. WENZEL, MD - 8:15AM-10:15AM

8:15am – Historical Overview of Asthma Phenotyping: From Clinical to Molecular (William W. Busse, MD)

8:35am – Clinical and Molecular Phenotypes in Children (Matthew C. Altman, MD)

8:55am – Application and Limitations of Old and New Biomarkers (Njira L. Lugogo, MD)

9:15am – The Future: Achieving the Goal of Endotyping, Remission and Cures (Sally E. Wenzel, MD)

9:35am – Discussion

10:15am – 10:30am – Break/Exhibits

SYMPOSIUM – DETERMINANTS OF ASTHMA – DEBORAH A. GENTILE, MD – 10:30AM-12:30PM

10:30am – Origins of Asthma (Andrew H. Liu, MD)

10:50am – Epigenetics of Asthma (Winnie Wan-yee Tang, PhD)

11:10am – Impact of Air Pollution on Asthma (Erika Garcia, PhD, MPH)

11:30am – Addressing Social Determinants of Asthma (Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD, AVP)

11:50am – Discussion

12:35pm – 1:30pm – Exhibits/Lunch, Industry Product Theater with Lunch provided by Maci’s Teams

1:35pm – 3:05pm – Fellows Oral Abstracts (Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., MD)

1:35pm – Combined blood (eosinophils) and airway [fraction exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO)] biomarkers predict asthma severity and control (Grace L. Lisius, MD)

1:50pm – Machine-learning predicts early clinical deterioration in patients with uncontrolled asthma using digital inhaler data (Mian Muhammad Salman Aslam, MBBS)

2:05pm – Effectiveness of Mobile Asthma Care in Uninsured Pediatric Patients (Lien Morcate, MD, MPH)

2:20pm – Bringing Light to the Black Box Warning: Patient Awareness and Education Regarding Montelukast (Kerry Dombroski, MD)

2:35pm – Tracheomalacia in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Coexisting Asthma? Outcomes After Tracheal Reconstruction Versus Medical Management (Adam Slayton, DO)

2:50pm – Biologic Therapies and Risk of Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions: A Retrospective Cohort Study (Thomas Ogershok, MD)

3:05pm – Fellow Prize Awarded (Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., MD)

3:10pm – Meeting Adjournment (David P. Skoner, MD)

6:30pm – Farewell Dinner (All attendees/guests invited, RSVP Required), Quartz at Horizon Point. Shuttles will be available at the

Chateau/Grand Lodge at 6:15pm.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2025

7:20am – 7:55am – Breakfast/Exhibits, Light Breakfast will be provided by Maci’s Teams

8:00am – 8:05am – Welcome/Introduction (David P. Skoner, MD)

SYMPOSIUM – THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF ASTHMA – DAVID P. SKONER, MD – 9:00AM-10:30AM

8:05am – Atopic Dermatitis Management (Zachary Zinn, MD)

8:25am – Asthma Remission: Fact or Fiction (Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., MD)

8:45am – Asthma Remission - How Do We Get There? (John Oppenheimer, MD)

9:05am – Discussion

9:35am – Update on Gene Therapy for Lung Disease (Jay K. Kolls, MD)

SYMPOSIUM – THE EXPANDING ROLE OF AI IN MEDICINE: WHAT ASTHMA PATIENTS AND THEIR CLINICIANS NEED TO KNOW – GIOVANNI PIEDIMONTE, MD, FAAP, FCCP – 10:05AM-11:20AM

10:05am – Current Clinical Use Cases of AI in Medicine (Giovanna A. Piedimonte) (SLIDES UNAVAILABLE)

10:25am – Empathy in Practice (Virginia F. Pribanic, MBA)

10:45am – Current Legal and Policy Challenges Impacting the Use of AI in Medicine (Jeffrey E. Depp) (SLIDES UNAVAILABLE)

11:00am – Discussion

11:20am – 11:25am – Closing Remarks/Meeting Adjournment (Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP)

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