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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 4th (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
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
Session 2
Asthma and Allergy in childhood and teenage
Chairs: Göran Wennergren, University of Gothenburg ; Gunilla Hedlin, Karolinska Institutet;
Christina West, Umeå University
Session 2.1
Inner-city asthma in the USA: an increasing demand for research and society
Session 2.2
Session 2.3
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
Session 2.4
Studies of respiratory health in school children in Sicily
Speaker: Stefania la Grutta, University of Palermo & CNR Italy
Session 2.5
Food hypersensitivity in childhood and teenage – a diagnostic challenge
Speaker: Anna Winberg, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies
- LUNCH BREAK -
Session 3
COPD – controversies and new knowledge
Chairs: Kjell Larsson, Karolinska Institutet; Claes-Göran Löfdahl, Lund University;
Anne Lindberg, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies
Session 3.1
The use of fixed ratio for the clinical diagnosis of COPD is appropriate
Speaker: Jörgen Vestbo, University of Manchester, vice president of the ERS
Session 3.2
The lower limit of normal should be used for diagnosing COPD
Speaker: Per Bakke, University of Bergen
Session 3.3
Session 3.4
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
Session 4
The importance of measuring lung function
Chairs: Anssi Sovijärvi, University of Helsinki; Eva Lindberg, Uppsala University;
Bo Lundbäck, University of Gothenburg & the OLIN Studies
Session 4.1
The importance of pulmonary function testing in respiratory epidemiology
Speaker: Giovanni Viegi, University of Pisa & CNR Italy
Session 4.2
The importance of national reference values for spirometry – the Finnish experience
Speaker: Annette Kainu, University of Helsinki
Session 4.3
Fitness and bias of use of international normal values – experiences from Vietnam
Speaker: Hoang Thi Lam, Hanoi Medical University
Session 4.4
Are the internationally endorsed GLI reference values suitable for the Nordic countries?
Speaker: Helena Backman, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies
Saturday September 5th (start 9.00 A.M.)
Session 5
Asthma and Allergy among adults
Chairs: Leif Bjermer, Lund University; Barbro Dahlén, Karolinska Institutet;
Anders Blomberg, Umeå University & the OLIN Studies
Session 5.1
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
Session 5.2
Asthma and the role of exosomes – new challenge for research
Speaker: Jan Lötvall, University of Gothenburg
Session 5.3
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
Session 5.4
West Sweden Asthma Study: the importance of study design for achieving new knowledge
Speaker: Linda Ekerljung, University of Gothenburg
- LUNCH BREAK -
Session 6
Environment and risk factors for respiratory diseases
Chairs: Bengt Järvholm and Bertil Forsberg, Umeå University;
Anna-Carin Olin, University of Gothenburg
Session 6.1
Air pollution and climate change – major challenges for respiratory research
Speaker: Isabella Annesi-Maesano, INSERM, Paris
Session 6.2
Session 6.3
Session 6.4
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
Session 6.5
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