Allergen-specific immunotherapy

摘要

Andrew Hillier (USA) thanked Heska for sponsoring the workshop and introduced himself as Chairperson. He introduced Jennifer Pendergraft as Secretary for the session. He noted that the content of the workshop was intended to be specific, and not a general discussion of the basics of allergen-specific immunotherapy. Three discussion topics for the workshop and their contributors were introduced: rush immunotherapy by Abby Foust, sublingual immunotherapy in a canine model of atopic dermatitis by Rosanna Marsella followed by early experiences in the use of sublingual immunotherapy in canine patients by Valarie Fadok, and lastly, how to utilize allergen cross-reactivity for the formulation of immunotherapy by Ken Lee. Andrew Hillier observed that it hasbecome clear that sublingual immunotherapy was a hot topic at this congress, and he was pleased to include it in the workshop. Abby Foust was introduced as a University of Florida-trained dermatologist practising for nearly 5 years at MedVet, a multispecialty practice in Columbus, Ohio.