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Allergy and Asthma Day Capitol Hill

On January 26, 2009 @ 7:57 am In

Paying more and getting less for your healthcare dollars?

How will FDA’s proposed new paradigm ^[1] impact your asthma and anaphylaxis care?

Has a new allergy testing and immunotherapy scheme ^[2] moved into your town?

Those were topic of discussion at AANMA’s 16th annual Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill.

Find pictures and excerpts here ^[3] — and come back for more developments coming soon!

A look back at events of the day:

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Congressional Press Breakfast Briefing
9:00-10:00 am

Room B338, Rayburn House Office Building (street level)

“Asthma and life-threatening allergies are NOT for do-it-yourselfers”

Speakers include:

James Kiley, PhD, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, on the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
James Valentine, Food & Drug Administration, on FDA’s Patient Network
Laura Ledford, from Brandenburg, KY, mother of a 9-year-old boy who died from asthma
Richard Weber, MD, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, on the Nationwide Asthma Screening Program

^[4]Guest Speaker: Apolo Anton Ohno

Short-track speed skater shares how an accurate diagnosis and personalized treatment plan help him overcome exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB)

Allergy & Asthma Health Fair

10:30 am-1:30 pm

Rayburn Foyer, Rayburn House Office Building (1st floor)

FREE

Asthma and allergy screenings
One-on-one consultations with allergists
Exercise-induced bronchospasm screening
“Bike Buddies” gifts for kids
Spirometry tests to measure lung function
EIB All Stars raffle with Apolo Anton Ohno
Hands-on, interactive displays

For more information:

Phone: 800.878.4403 • Email: AADCH@aanma.org ^[5]

Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to ending needless suffering and deaths due to asthma, allergies and related diseases.

Thank You: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Boston Scientific, Genentech Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Mylan Specialty LP, sanofi, Sunovion, TEVA Respiratory, ThermoFisher

View what happened at Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill 2012 ^[6]

Article printed from Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics: http://www.aanma.org

URL to article: http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/aadch/

URLs in this post:

[1] paradigm: http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/fda/

[2] allergy testing and immunotherapy scheme: http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/deceptive-allergy-practices/

[3] here: http://www.aanma.org/2013/05/making-an-impact-on-capitol-hill-2013/#more-7990

[4] Image: http://www.aanma.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/AOhno2Web4.jpg

[5] AADCH@aanma.org: mailto:AADCH@aanma.org

[6] Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill 2012: http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/aadch/allergy-and-asthma-day-capitol-hill-2012/

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