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)
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
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)
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)
11:00am – Discussion
11:20am – 11:25am – Closing Remarks/Meeting Adjournment (Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, FAAP, FCCP)