The 12th International Congress

of the Egyptian Society of Pediatric

Allergy and Immunology

April 13-14, 2016, Le Meridien Heliopolis Hotel

Organizing Committee

President

Prof. Yehia M. El-Gamal

Vice President

Prof. Bothaina El-Naggar

Secretary General

Prof. Karima Abd El-Khalik

Members

Prof. Alyaa Kotby

Prof. Zeinab A. El-Sayed

Prof. Elham Hossny

Prof. Shereen Reda

Prof. Mahmoud Tarek

Prof. Ihab El-Hakim

Prof. Shereen S. El-Sayed

Dr. Zeinab Ibraheem

Dr. Dalia El-Ghoneimy

Dr. Rasha H. El-Owaidy

Dr. Mamdouh El-Araby

Dr. Essam Galal

Treasurer

Dr. Amr El-Mekkawy

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Welcome Message

Dear Colleagues,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 12th

International Congress of the Egyptian Society of

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (ESPAI 2016). The

event is accredited by the European Accreditation

Council for Continuing Medical education (EACCME).

The 2016 event is blessed by the participation of two

distinguished international pioneers in the field of

Allergy/Immunology in addition to the Egyptian

experts in the field. The scientific and social programs

are designed to reach upmost standards and we look

forward to your input and feedback. This brochure will

provide you with detailed info of all you need to know

about the sessions and speakers. Meeting local,

regional and international colleagues will be enjoyable

indeed.

We look forward to a topmost elaborate congress that

would meet your expectations en-shaa-Allah

Sincerely,

Prof. Yehia El-Gamal

President of the congress

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The 12th International Congress of the Egyptian

Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

(ESPAI 2016) is accredited by the European

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical

education (EACCME) for a maximum of 8 hours

of European external CME credits. Each

medical specialist should claim only those hours

of credit that he/she actually spent in the

educational activity. The EACCME is an

institution of the European Union of Medical

Specialists UEMS (www.uems.net)

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Guest Speakers

Prof. Robert Lemanske

Professor of Pediatrics and

Medicine, University of Wisconsin

(UW) School of Medicine and

Public Health in Madison and

Head of the Division of Pediatric

Allergy, Immunology and

Rheumatology, UW, USA.

President, American Academy of

Allergy, Asthma, and

Immunology (AAAAI)

Member, National Asthma

Education and Prevention

Program Scientific Committee,

USA

Prof. Stephen Durham

Head of allergy and clinical

immunology, National Heart

and Lung Institute, Imperial

College London and Professor of

Allergy and Respiratory

Medicine at Royal Brompton

Hospital, London, UK.

President, British Society for

Allergy and Clinical

Immunology (BSACI)

Member, Immune Tolerance

Network Steering Committee of

the National Institutes of health,

UK

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General Information

Date: April 13-14, 2016

Venue: Le Meridien Heliopolis Hotel

Registration: The registration desk will be open from

8:30 till 16:30 on Wednesday Apr 13,

2016 and from 8:30 till 13:00 on

Thursday Apr 14. New registrants will

personally receive their attendance

certificates on Thursday Apr 14, 2016

Language: Scientific activities will be in English

Oral Presentations: Please submit your presentation to the

Speaker’s Ready Desk at least one hour

before the presentation time

Posters: The posters should be placed in the

provided areas at 8:30 am on

Wednesday and removed by 14:00 pm

on Thursday

Congress

Certificates

Please contact the registration desk for

certificates of attendance and/or CME

certificates

Websites: Society: www.espai-eg.org

Congress: www.ccg-eg.org/events/espai

E-mail: espai-eg@hotmail.com

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The Program at a Glance

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Time Hall Event

9:30-10:00 Aramis Opening Ceremony

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:00 Aramis Plenary Session I

(Childhood Asthma 1)

12:00 - 14:00 Aramis Plenary Session II

(Pediatric Allergy 1)

14:00-15:30 Lunch Break (Invitations)

15:30-17:00 Aramis Plenary Session III

(Cases in Clinical Immunology)

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10:00-11:30 Aramis Symposium I

(Pediatric Allergy 2)

11:30- 12:30 Aramis Symposium II

(Childhood Asthma 2)

12:30 – 14:30 Aramis Symposium III

(Topics in Clinical Immunology)

14:30 Lunch (Invitations)

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Wednesday

April 13, 2016

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Wednesday 13/4/2016 10:30 - 12:00

Hall: Aramis Ballroom Plenary Session I

Childhood Asthma 1

Chairpersons:

Stephen Durham Imperial College London, UK

Shereen Reda Ain Shams University, Egypt

10:30 – 11:00 The origins of childhood asthma

Robert Lemanske

University of Wisconsin, USA

11:00 – 11:30 Respiratory food allergy: update

Yehia El-Gamal

Ain Shams University, Egypt

11:30 – 12:00 Discussion

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Wednesday 13/4/2016 12:00 - 14:00 Hall: Aramis Ballroom Plenary Session II

Pediatric Allergy 1

Chairpersons:

Robert Lemanske University of Wisconsin, USA

Alyaa Kotby Ain Shams University, Egypt

Mahmoud Tarek Ain Shams University, Egypt

12:00 – 12:30 Subcutaneous or sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis?

Stephen Durham

Imperial College London, UK

12:30 – 13:00 Did your child sleep well last night?

Sanaa Mahmoud

University of Kentucky, USA

13:00 – 13:30 Triggers of anaphylaxis: age trends

Elham Hossny

Ain Shams University, Egypt

13:30 – 14:00 Discussion

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Wednesday 13/4/2016 15:30 - 17:00 Hall: Aramis Ballroom Symposium I

Cases in Clinical Immunology

Chairpersons:

Magid Ashraf Ain Shams University, Egypt

Mohammad Fathallah Ain Shams University, Egypt

M. Salah Faheem Ain Shams University, Egypt

Ihab El-Hakim Ain Shams University, Egypt

Shereen S. El-Sayed Ain Shams University, Egypt

15:30-15:45 Recurrent osteomyelitis in childhood: thinking outside the box

Dalia El-Ghoneimy

Ain Shams University, Egypt

15:45-16:00 Rare but potentially lethal type of angioedema

Rasha H. El-Owaidy

Ain Shams University, Egypt

16:00-16:15 DNA quakes: a case study and discussion

Hanan Lateef

Ain Shams University, Egypt

16:15-16:30 Refractory uveitis in a child with Behcet's disease

Ghada Shousha

Ain Shams University, Egypt

16:30-17:00 Discussion

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Thursday

April 14, 2016

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Thursday 14/4/2016 10:00 – 11:30

Hall: Aramis Ballroom Symposium II

Pediatric Allergy 2

Chairpersons:

Mohsen El-Alfy Ain Shams University, Egypt

Zeinab El-Kabbany Ain Shams University, Egypt

Tawheeda Yassin Ain Shams University, Egypt

10:00 - 10:20 Contact allergy: update

Sanaa Mahmoud

University of Kentucky, USA

10:20 - 10:40 Predictive biomarkers of response to immunotherapy

Stephen Durham

Imperial College London, UK

10:40 - 11:00 Food Allergy: FAQs

Zeinab A. El-Sayed

Ain Shams University, Egypt

11:00 – 11:30 Discussion

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Thursday 14/4/2016 11:30 – 12:30 Hall: Aramis Ballroom Symposium III

Childhood Asthma 2

Chairpersons

Karima Abd El-Khalik Ain Shams University, Egypt

Fatma El-Heneidy Cairo University, Egypt

Hicham Awad Ain Shams University, Egypt

11:30 - 11:50 Recent advances in the treatment of childhood asthma

Robert Lemanske

University of Wisconsin, USA

11:50 - 12:10 Differential Diagnosis of asthma in children

Magda El-Seify

Ain Shams University, Egypt

12:10 – 12:30 Discussion

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Thursday 14/4/2016 Hall: Aramis Ballroom

12:30 -14:30 Symposium IV

Topics in Clinical Immunology

Chairpersons:

Bothaina El-Naggar Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Zeinab Radwan Cairo University, Egypt

Khaled Awwad Ain Shams University, Egypt

Aisha El-Marsafy Cairo University, Egypt

Eman Fouda Ain Shams University

12:30 - 12:50 Pulmonary manifestations of primary immunodeficiency

Maggie L. Naguib

Cairo University, Egypt

12:50 - 13:10 Genetic mutations among CGD children in Egypt

Nermeen Galal

Cairo University, Egypt

13:10 – 13:30 Autoinflammatory disorders in children

Ashraf Abd El-Baky

Ain Shams University, Egypt

13:30 – 14:00 The role of Tocilizumab in the management of JIA

Samia Salah

Cairo University, Egypt

14:00 – 14:30 Discussion

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Poster Presentations

1. Defective respiratory oxygen burst: A primary neutrophil disorder

and secondary to bacterial infections

1Zeinab A. El-Sayed, 1Dalia H. El-Ghoneimy, 2Mohammed T. Hamza, 1Nermeen

A. Shawky.

1Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Unit, Children’s Hospital, 2Clinical

Pathology Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt

2. Atypical severe form of childhood DRESS syndrome

1Elham M. Hossny, 1Rasha H. El-Owaidy, 2Ahmed Rezk

1Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Unit, 2Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,

Children’s Hospital, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

3. Severe persistent neutropenia in a patient with Cohen syndrome

1Shereen M. Reda, 1Rasha H. El-Owaidy, 1Dalia H. El-Goneimy, 1Zeinab I.

Hasan, 2Solaf M El-Sayed.

1Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Unit, 2Human Genetics Unit, Children’s

Hospital, Ain-Shams University, Egypt

4. Regular physical training improves health-related quality of life and

spirometry among school aged children with moderate and severe

asthma

1Terez Boshra Kamel, 2Mourad Alfy Ramzy

1Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Children’s Hospital, Ain-Shams University, and 2Department of Pediatrics, El-Galaa Military hospitals, Egypt

5. Interesting case of pediatric granulomatosis with polyangitis

Naglaa S. Osman, Alameldin M. Abdallah, Esraa M. Eloseily

Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Children's Hospital,

Assiut University

6. Tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies in a group of Egyptian

patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus

Abdel-Azeem El-Mazary,

1Pediatric Department, Minia University, Egypt

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بسم ميحرلا نمحرلا هللا الزمالء األعزاءاإلخوة و

السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاتهحساسية ومناعة ل عشر لثانىاالدولى مؤتمرالبالترحيب بحضراتكم جميعا فى يطيب لى أن أشرف

ة ما وكلنا أمل فى أن نقدم لحضراتكم خالص ننتظره عاما بعد عامالسنوى الذى اللقاءذلك األطفالوعلماؤنا فى شتى القارات من جديد فى هذا الفرع الدقيق من فروع العلم الذى نعمل أفرزه عالمنا

. تحت لوائه وهو حساسية ومناعة األطفالوكما تعودنا فإننا نحرص سنويا على إستضافة نخبة من خيرة العلماء والخبراء فى التخصص وهذا

ضيف إثنان من القامات العالية فى مجال الحساسية والمناعةالعام فإننا نجحنا والحمد هلل فى أن نستبالواليات ويسكونسينبجامعة مناعةالو حساسيةالأستاذ ليمانسكى روبرت األستاذ الدكتور اموه

إن -وهو واحد من أهم ( AAAAI) والربو والمناعة للحساسية األمريكية األكاديميةورئيس المتحدة أستاذ ستيفين دورهاماألستاذ الدكتور من إنجلترا و فى الربو الشعبى علماء العالم -لم يكن أهم

اإلكلينيكية الجمعية البريطانية للحساسية والمناعةمجلس إدارة رئيسو الحساسية والمناعة(BSACI) هذا وهو عالم مرموق ومن أشهر خبراء العالم فى مجال العالج المناعى للحساسية

طفال فى مصر وهم بفضل هللا جمع من أفضل العلماء فى حساسية ومناعة األ وسوف يشارك معهم .حساسية ومناعة األطفاليحتلون موقعا مرموقا فى خريطة العالم العلمية فى كان لها دور كبير فى حرص الكثير من –بفضل هللا –إن السمعة العلمية الحميدة لتجمعنا السنوى

ج مصر على المشاركة فيه وهذا تشريف كبير لنا نحرص دواما العلماء واألطباء من داخل وخار على الحفاظ عليه واإلرتقاء به

إنى أدعو هللا أن ينعم علينا فى هذا المؤتمر بعلم وفير ولقاء إجتماعى سعيد على مدى اليومين وأن الجميععام خير وبركة على - هللاحتى لقائنا القادم بمشيئة -يحفظكم جميعا ويجعل هذا العام

السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته

يحيى الجمل /األستاذ الدكتور

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