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(40026) TF - Intranasal Trigeminal system and its link to allergic and non allergic rhinitis

The intranasal trigeminal nerve is a full sensory organ innervating the nasal mucosa, functionally organized, responsible for both the nasal patency perception and the chemosensory perception and also responsible to a certain degree of nasal inflammation . Protection of  the upper and lower airways for potential life-threatening substances acting as a sentinel to shorten or stop inspiration reflexively is the primary function of the intranasal trigeminal system in the upper airway.  The intranasal trigeminal system also helps to the global chemosensory perception with the olfactory system. Indeed, the global perception of a chemosensory stimulus requires both olfactory and trigeminal information. Most of the odorants are capable of stimulating both systems at least at high concentrations. The olfactory system is more dedicated in identification task for hedonicity and alimentary behavioral, recognition and memory, behavioral and social comportments than the trigeminal system that is probably more oriented to protective function and reflexe

(40027) TF - Topical treatment of upper airway inflammations; Efficacy, Safety, Devices

and Patient Preferences



(40028) TF - Diagnostic role of smell tests in Upper Airway Inflammation



(40029) TF - The Harm Of Longterm Use Of Systemic Steroids In Rhinitis and Rhinosinusitis

Allergic respiratory  diseases have increased over the past decades  and currently amost 30 %  of the population suffer from allergic rhinitis. Some of the most comprehensive classification and treatment recommendations for rhinitis can be found in the Allergic Rhinitis and it’s Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines.  Rhinosinusitis  with  and  without  nasal  polyps  affects  around  14  %  of  the  population  and the  management  and  recommendations  for  these  diseases  are  described  in  the  European  Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS). Systemic corticosteroids are only recommended in the most severe cases of rhinitis and rhinosinutis; and solely in a short-term oral treatment scheme. However,  depot-injections  of  corticosteroids  or  long-term  oral  corticosteroids  are  regularly  used  to treat   allergic   rhinitis   or   rhinosinusitis.   However,   it   has   been   demonstrated   that   systemic corticosteroids  only  have  a  very  short-term  effect  in  nasal  polyposis  patients,   in  addition  to a rebound tissue eosinophilia after withdrawal.  Additionally, severe  adverse events such as avascular necrosis,  adrenal  suppression,  osteoporosis  and  diabetes due  to systemic  steroid  use,  have  been reported  previously.  The  aim  of  this  task  force  is  to  discuss  the  disadvantages  of  long-term  and repeated  short-term  courses  of  systemic  steroids  as  a  treatment  strategy  for  upper  airway  disease and  to  suggest  alternative  and  better  therapeutic  options  for  these  disease  entities,  such  as  e.g. immunotherapy.


(400211) Position Paper On The Standardisation Of Nasal Allergen Challenge.

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Symposium on Experimental Rhinology and Immunology of the Nose

First Symposium on Experimental Rhinology and Immunology of the Nose in 1993

SERIN 2008

Minutes of the Business Meeting of the ENT Section of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology held in Barcelona, Spain Thursday June 10th 2008 15.30 – 17.00 in the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Room 211 & 212 86 members of the section attended the meeting. Glenis Scadding, Chair of the section welcomed the attendees. Livije Kalogjera, Secretary of the section, introduced Pro and Con session: Rhinosinusitis should be treated with antibiotics – where Claus Bachert represented the pro side, and Glenis Scadding represented the con side. Majority of the auditorium voted for the pro side. 1. Apologies for absence were received from Jean Michele Klossek. 2. The Minutes of the last business meeting held in Gothenburg, Sweden June 10th 2007 were approved. 3. Glenis Scadding gave a report of the Chair. She explained that membership of the ENT section was rising steadily from 221 in Amsterdam to 315 in Barcelona, which represents 43% increase in 5 years. Some 49 countries were represented, Germany and Turkey have more than 30 members, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain have between 15 and 30 members each. The ENT section is still just the smallest section of EAACI but is rapidly catching up on Dermatology. Livije Kalogjera, Secretary of the section, reported on the scientific programme for this and future EAACI Congresses. At the present EAACI meeting the ENT section was responsible for the following meetings/courses. • Postgraduate course 2. Saturday 7th (9:00-16:30) Diagnostic tools and methods in Rhinology • Symposium 7. Sunday 8th (13:30-15:00), Room 211/212 Relationship between objective and subjective outcome measures in airway disease • GAZLEN Symposium Monday 9th (15:30-17:00), Room 115 Advances in allergy: Results from GA2LEN network • Symposium 13 Monday 9th (10:30-12:00), Room 111 Phenotyping chronic rhinosinusitis • Workshop 20 Monday 9th (15:30-17:00), Room 115 New therapeutic approaches to nasal polyps • Workshop 24 Turesday 10th (10.30-12.00) Room 115 Nose and Ear • Practical Course 9 Monday, 9th (13.30-15) Room 119 Ear, nose and throat at a glance: rhinoscopy, radiology, nitric oxide, rhinomanometry, endoscopy In the forthcoming EAACI meeting in Warsaw 2008 symposium MS1, MS2, MS3 have been proposed. • Symposium MS1 Global airway disease • Symposium MS2 Difficult-to-treat chronic rhinosinusitis • Symposium MS3 Unmet needs in the treatment of upper airway disease • Workshop 1 Co-morbidities of rhinitis Future meetings will be held as follows: SERIN 2008 Dubrovnik EAACI 2009 Warsaw EAACI 2010 London EAACI 2011 Istanbul Other 2007/2008 activities have included GA2LEN activities, dissemination campaign: AR leads to asthma published in Rhinology 2007, Claus Bachert has reported on the research and activities done in the Workpacakge 2.7.2 (Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps), Workpackage HANNA on aspirin hypersensitivity with a publication on Diagnosis of Aspirin hypersensitivity in JACI E-published in May 2007. There is also a 2007 ARIA update with guidelines published as an Allergy supplement and an ARIA pocket guide, as well as 2008 ARIA Update, published in Allergy April Supplement.. An update of EP³OS has also been made by a committee involving members of the ENT section. It was published in the June supplement issue of Rhinology, and with a review in Allergy. The complete document and is free on web of Rhinology journal and on EAACI ENT section website. Wytske Fokkens reported on the newly formed EPOS website: www.ep3os.org, where EPOS pocket guide for GP and ENT are available in 8 languages. Further EPOS dissemination is being done in Europe, Latin America and Asia. The section are grateful to an unrestricted grant from Schering Plough of 130,000 Euros to enable this activity. Other published dissemination may be found in Acta ORL Esp 2007 (fall issue), Rev Rhinol 2008, and a review paper in Primary Care Respiratory Journal 2008 (Primary care guidelines). Joaquim Mullol has reported on the ENT Section of EAACI Taskforce: Diagnostic tools and methods in rhinology”, which has produced 2 PG courses on EAACI Congresses, and position paper diagnostic tools is being developed. Members of the ENT section actively participated with the symposia in following meetings: Congress of European Federation of ORL Societies (EUFOS) -Vienna, Austria June 2007-06-20; Greek ENT Society meeting (Rhinology) Kalyni, Greece October 2007; International Rhinologic Society meeting (IRS) Venice, Italy December 2007 and European Rhinologic Society Congress (ERS-ISIAN) Crete, Greece June 2008 Members of the section are warmly invited to attend the 7th Symposium on Experimental Rhinology and Immunology of the Nose (SERIN) which is being organised by Livije Kalogjera for November 2008 in Dubrovnik (Croatia), who reported on the EAACI grant for the meeting, which will enable JMA travel grants, venue, main topics and SERIN website, www.hdorl.net/serin2008, where registration and abstract submission may be made. Carlos Nunes reminded everyone about the ENT section website for which he is responsible. Glenis Scadding thanked everyone for attending this meeting and welcomed us to the next ENT section meeting on the SERIN symposium in Dubrovnik, 13-15th November 2008.

Passionate about Allergy and Rhinology!

12th Wullstein Symposium

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Würzburg, Germany
2015-12-04 - 2015-12-05

Contact: binder_c@ukw.de
Website: http://www.hno.ukw.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender.html

1995 - 2015 20 Years of Bilateral Cochlear Implantation: Synergism For Patients' Welfare; with Temporal Bone Preparations
25th National Conference of Pakistan Society of Otorhinolaryngology

Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan
2015-12-04 - 2015-12-06

Contact: info@psorl.com
Website: http://www.entconference.org

It’s indeed an honor to host the silver jubilee conference of PSORL. 25th National Conference of PSORL is scheduled to be held at the country’s capital Islamabad. Otorhinolaryngology has witnessed remarkable development owing to diversification in its important discipline and the swift advancements in the discovery of new techniques and methodologies. 3 pre-conference workshops; FESS, Temporal Bone Dissection & Head & Neck Surgery will provide the opportunity to disseminate the proficiency to the juniors.


12th International ENT Masterclass

Royal College of Surgeons, London, England, UK
2016-01-29 - 2016-01-31

Contact: secretary@entmasterclass.com
Website: http://www.entmasterclass.com

Free Training platform for ENT surgeons by a volunteer faculty of International repute


Third Annual Atlantic Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Update

Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2016-02-13 - 2016-02-15

Contact: cmenet@jhmi.edu
Website: http://www.hopkinscme.edu/CourseDetail.aspx/80036950

Changes in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery are occurring at a rapid pace including advances in transoral robotic surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, diagnosis and treatment of patients with head and neck cancer, and the assessment and treatment of hearing loss. The goal of this course is to provide health care practitioners with a comprehensive update on current practices in all fields of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.


Endoscopic Microsurgical Dissection Course For Skull Base Team

Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi - Varese, Italy
2016-02-22 - 2016-02-26

Contact: info@guglielmoromano.it
Website: http://www.attingo-edu.it/en/scientific-activity/hands-on-courses/advanced-course/event/63-endoscopic-microsurgical-dissection-course-for-skull-base-team-english-22-26-february-2016.html



Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) 66th Annual Scientific Meeting 2016

Crown Conference Centre, part of the Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-03-06 - 2016-03-08

Contact: asohns@consec.com.au
Website: http://www.asohns.consec.com.au/

The ASOHNS ASM 2016 theme "Back to Basics" will focus on our foundations of OHNS practice through a scientific program comprising plenary, sub-specialty and special interest concurrent sessions. Our own local experts and invited international guest speakers will update us on latest techniques and developments together with the practical, "how I do it" information. The main program will be supported by specialist, interactive breakfast sessions and satellite meetings offering more relaxed and practical opportunities for increasing skills and exchanging information and ideas with presenters and fellow attendees.


Finesse in Facial Plastic Surgery – The 7th Regensburg Course 2016

Regensburg, Germany
2016-04-06 - 2016-04-10

Contact: Course@Facial-Plastic-Surgery.eu
Website: http://www.facial-plastic-surgery.eu

one of Europe´s leading courses in facial plastic surgery, under the auspices of the EAFPS and PAAFPRS National (BLÄK) and international (EACCME, convertible to US CME) CME credits


7th European Conference on Head and Neck Oncology (ECHNO)

Istanbul, Turkey 
2016-04-27 - 2016-04-30

Website: http://echno2016.org/



15th International Meeting of the Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology

Cappadocia, Turkey
2016-04-28 - 2016-04-30

Website: http://www.msoa2016.org



7th Asia Pacific Otology and Neurotology International Congress

Milad Hospital - Hemmat Highway, beside Milad Tower - Tehran, Iran
2016-05-11 - 2016-05-13

Contact: info@apon2016.com
Website: http://www.apon2016.com

The meetings have since evolved into a regional showcase with international acclaim where each hosting country can proudly show to the world what they have accomplished in ear related medicine.


103° Congresso Nazionale SIO

Sheraton Parco de' Medici, Italy
2016-05-25 - 2016-05-28

Contact: direnzo@mcascientificevents.eu
Website: http://www.sio2016roma.eu/

Società Italiana di Otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale President: Professor Roberto Filipo


10th International Conference in Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery

Edinburgh, UK
2016-06-05 - 2016-06-07

Contact: CHOLE2016@tfigroup.com
Website: http://www.chole2016.org



29th Bárány Society Meeting 2016

Seoul, Korea
2016-06-05 - 2016-06-08

Website: http://www.barany2016.org



13th Congress Of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
2016-06-18 - 2016-06-21

Contact: secretary@espo2016.com
Website: http://www.espo2016.com



ERS 2016

Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
2016-07-03 - 2016-07-07

Contact: eberkovitz@kenes.com
Website: http://www.ers-isian2016.com/

In 2016, ERS goes “nobel” in Stockholm! Join us and make your essential contribution to our think-tank with the theme “Rhinological disorders – a health priority for the future”. ERS 2016 is a unique opportunity to interact on a scientific level with international colleagues, as well as partake in an unforgettable social event.


12th Otological microsurgery course

Bern, Switzerland
2016-08-29 - 2016-08-31

Contact: otology@swiss-meeting.org
Website: http://otology.swiss-meeting.org

Minimally invasive techniques. Hands-on: anatomical whole-head dissection The following Topics will be covered: Tympano-ossiculoplasty, stapes surgery, Mastoidectomy, middle ear implants, cochlear implants, facial nerve decompression, robotic


4th International Symposium on Otosclerosis, Diagnosis and Treatment

Media Plaza Utrecht, The Netherlands
2016-08-31 - 2016-09-02

Contact: info@otosclerosis.com
Website: http://www.otosclerosis2016.com/



Endoscopic course for paranasal sinus and skull base surgery

Bern, Switzerland
2016-09-01 - 2016-09-03

Contact: paranasal@swiss-meeting.org
Website: http://paranasal.swiss-meeting.org

Swiss Rhinology board: Hands-on: whole-head cadaver dissection. the following Topics will be covered: Anatomy, olfactory fuunction, Imaging, powered instruments, CAS, Ethmoidectomy,sphenoidectomy, frontal sinusotomy (Draf III), Dacryocystorhinostomy, closure of sphenopalatine artery, decompression Orbit and optical nerve, lateral cantholysis, CSF leak closure 


23rd Congress of the European Association for Cranio Maxillo-Facial Surgery

London, UK
2016-09-13 - 2016-09-16

Website: http://eacmfscongress.org/



15th international congress of Iranian society of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery

Tehran, Iran
2016-11-08 - 2016-11-11

Contact: mahtab_rabbani@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.iranent.org/congress/

The main theme of this event will be “evidenced based practice”. Program will be aimed to provide scientific evidences and encourage using evidenced based data in everyday practice of ENT surgeons. We will do our best to reach this aim by various kinds of academic sessions such as instruction courses, temporal bone dissection laryngeal and endoscopic nasal surgery courses, special lectures, symposia, panel discussions, free paper and poster presentations, etc., by inviting extinguished researchers and clinicians from all over the world.

Website: http://www.allergy

Minutes of the Business Meeting of the ENT Section of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology held in Gothenburg, Sweden Sunday June 10th 2007 17.15 to 18.15 in the Scandic Opalen Hotel, Room Vinga. 33 members of the section attended the meeting. Joaquim Mullol, Chair of the section welcomed the attendees. 1. Apologies for absence were received from Claus Bachert. 2. The Minutes of the last business meeting held in Vienna 12/06/2006 were approved. 3. Joaquim Mullol gave a report of the Chair. He explained that membership of the ENT section was rising steadily from 221 in Amsterdam to 302 in Gothenburg. Some 49 countries were represented and Belgium, Turkey, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and Spain have between 15 and 30 members each. The ENT section is still just the smallest section of EAACI but is rapidly catching up on Dermatology. At the present EAACI meeting the ENT section was responsible for the following meetings/courses. • Postgraduate course 2. Saturday 9th (9:00-16:30), Room G2 Diagnostic tools and methods in Rhinology • The main symposium 6. Sunday 10th (13:30-15:00), Room F4 + F5 Non-allergic rhinitis • GAZLEN Symposium Sunday 10th (15:30-17:00), Room E1 + E2 GAZLEN fills the gap: rhinitis and asthma • Workshop 10 Monday 11th (10:30-12:00), Room G3 Novel Endpoints in Rhinitis Trials • Hot Topic 4 Tuesday 12th (15:30-17:15), Room G4 Controversial Issues in Rhinosinusitis & Nasal Polyps • Symposium 25 – Controversies Wednesday 13th (8:00-10:00), Room G3 Novel and Controversial Issues in Rhinology All these were well attended and well received. In the forthcoming EAACI meeting in Barcelona 2008 symposium MS1, MS2, MS3 have been proposed. • Symposium MS1 Nose and Ear • Symposium MS2 New Therapeutic Approaches to Nasal Polyps • Symposium MS3 Phenotyping CRS Future meetings will be held as follows: EAACI 2008 Barcelona SERIN 2008 Dubrovnik EAACI 2009 Warsaw EAACI 2010 London EAACI 2011 Istanbul Other 2006/2007 activities have included GA2LEN activities, dissemination campaign: AR leads to asthma published in Rhinology 2007, Workpackage 2.7.2 (Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps), Workpackage HANNA on aspirin hypersensitivity with a publication on Diagnosis of Aspirin hypersensitivity in Allergy E-published in May 2007. There is also a 2007 ARIA update with guidelines published as an Allergy supplement and an ARIA pocket guide. An update of EP³OS has also been made by a committee involving members of the ENT section. This will be published in the June issue of Rhinology as a supplement and with a review in Allergy. The section are grateful to an unrestricted grant from Schering Plough of 130,000 Euros to enable this activity. The ENT section also held a meeting at the European Rhinologic Society in Tampere, Finland June 2006. Further meetings include: European Federation of ORL Societies (EUFOS) Vienna, Austria June 2007-06-20 Greek ENT Society (Rhinology) Kalyni, Greece October 2007 International Rhinologic Society (IRS) Venice, Italy December 2007 European Rhinologic Society (ERS-ISIAN) Crete, Greece June 2008 It was noted that the ENT Section is one of the co- founders of the European Otorhinolaryngology Academy. Members of the section are warmly invited to attend the 7th Symposium on Experimental Rhinology and Immunology of the Nose (SERIN) which is being organised by Livije Kalogjera for November 2008 in Dubrovnik (Croatia). Carlos Nunes reminded everyone about the ENT section website for which he is responsible. The present composition of the board from 2005-2007 was: The meeting was asked to vote on the following: Chairperson – Glenis Scadding Secretary - Livije Kalogjera Members at large – 4 to be selected from Claus Bachert, Peter Hellings, Gianni Passalacqua, Kees Van Drunen, Carlos Nunes. The junior member is Michael Rudenko. The election of Glenis Scadding and Livije Kalogjera was confirmed and Peter Hellings, Claus Bachert, Kees Van Drunen and Carlos Nunes were elected as members at large. Carlos Nunes volunteered to continue to look after the ENT website. The Section Board for 2007-9 is as follows Requests from the audience included those for ENT section help with the development of an allergic approach to ENT in various countries including Turkey and South Africa. The need for lectures on otitis media with effusion was emphasised and Professor Mullol replied that this was being considered for Barcelona in 2008. Glenis Scadding proposed a vote of thanks to Joaquim Mullol for his excellent work on behalf of the ENT section and particularly for the support which he had given to her in her capacity as secretary of the ENT section. Joaquim Mullol thanked everyone for attending this meeting and welcomed us to the next one which will be held in Barcelona in 2008.