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