Asthma Going Viral

DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Tom Fardon (Dundee) and Dr Ran Wang (Manchester)

9:00am The interplay between viruses and childhood asthma inception
Professor James Gern (USA)
9:30am Asthma exacerbations and viruses: what we have learnt from the bench
Professor Sebastian Johnston (London)
10:00am Asthma exacerbations and viruses: what we have learnt from the bedside
Professor David Jackson (London)

9:00 AM

90 MINUTE SESSION

Learning objectives 

  1. To understand the role of respiratory viruses in the inception and pathogenesis of asthma
  2. To review the latest mechanistic insights from experimental and translational models exploring the pathophysiology of virus-induced asthma exacerbations
  3. To understand current and novel strategies to limit the impact of respiratory viruses in patients at risk of severe asthma exacerbations