The South Coast Air Quality Management District and its co-sponsors invite you to attend the Asthma Is a Small World, International Conference on the Asthma Impacts of Air Pollution, which will be held Thursday - Friday, April 26 - 27, 2007, in Anaheim, California, USA.
Internationally recognized scientists, physicians, public health professionals, political and policy individuals from countries around the world are invited to participate to address accelerating policy and technology solutions to improve the conditions of the air that we breathe, and reduce the alarming increase in the incidence of asthma. (Return to the top)
The conference will feature sessions on the Health Effects of Air Pollution; Heath Tracking and Management Guidelines; Legislative and Policy Approaches; and Current Concepts in Asthma and Respiratory Diseases. The general conference program will begin Thursday morning with a keynote presentation on the Asthma and Air Pollution problems.
Other conference highlights include esteemed researchers, scientists, community-organization leaders and policy makers exploring the health effects of traffic emissions, pollution exposure and the development of asthma, impacts of goods movement to respiratory illness, socioeconomic influences on respiratory disease, a global initiative for asthma, and the global warming connection. You will also hear inspiring stories from asthma sufferers who have achieved success in the face of adversity.
To attend the conference, please complete the registration form:
Conference Registration Form
INTERNATIONAL ASTHMA CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Exhibit Center
A major component of the international asthma conference is the Exhibit Center where companies and organizations will showcase their efforts in combating asthma and air pollution. Alternative fuel vehicles will also be featured. To reserve an exhibit booth, please complete the exhibitor form: Conference Exhibitor Form
Hotel Reservations
Rooms have been blocked for attendees at the conference site, the Disneyland® Hotel in Anaheim, California, USA. Reservations must be made directly by each attendee. You must mention that you will be attending the conference to get the special room rate of $179 per night (single, double occupancy), or $194 for triple occupancy and $209 for quadruple occupancy, plus a $10-per day resort fee. Contact the hotel at: 714-520-5005, Fax: 714-520-6011, or email: di.travel.group.reservation.sales@disney.com. Please make your room reservations before the April 6, 2007 registration deadline, as the room block may already be sold out by then.
Conference Locale
The Asthma Is a Small World Conference will be held at the Disneyland® Hotel located in the heart of the Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, California, USA. The resort features the original Disneyland® Park, and its other amusement park called Disney’s California Adventure® Park and an entertainment district known as Downtown Disney® with unique shops, restaurants and a movie theater. Conference attendees can also purchase specially priced tickets on-line, in advance, to attend the Disneyland® Resort Theme Parks. Please visit: www.conventionplus.com/DLR.
Ground Transportation
A number of taxicab, shuttle, and bus companies provide transportation services from the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the LA/Ontario International Airport, and the John Wayne Airport (in Orange County), to the Disneyland® Hotel and Resort. Additional information on these services for Los Angeles and Ontario is available at: www.lawa.org/lax/welcomeLAX.cfm, and for Orange County at: www.ocair.com.
Currency Exchange
Foreign currency may be exchanged for U.S. dollars at: The front desks at the Hotels of the Disneyland® Resort; City Hall in Disneyland® Park; the Guest Relations Lobby just inside the Disney's California Adventure® Park Main Entrance; or the Guest Relations Window located to the left of the Disney's California Adventure® Park Main Entrance.
Conference Speakers
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of the State of California
Wan-Cheng Tan, M.D., Executive Committee, Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Holger Krahmer, Member of European Parliament, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Germany
Nino Kǖnzli, M.D., Ph.D., ICREA Research Professor, Institut Municipal d’Investigación Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain
Smita Shah, MBChB, MCH, Director of Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit, University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Gill Ainslie, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa
Ralph Delfino, M.D., PhD, Irvine, California
David Diaz-Sanchez, M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Paul English, PhD, Cal DHS
Erwin W. Gelfand, M.D., Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Anne Kelsey Lamb, MPH – Director Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) Initiative / Statewide Coordinator of Community
The Honorable Fabian Nunez, Speaker of the California State Assembly
Patricia G. Porter, RN, MPH CHES, Program Director, Best Practices in Childhood Asthma (BPCA), California Asthma Public Health Initiative, California Department of Health Services
Michael Schatz, M.D., Chief of Allergy & Immunology Kaiser Permanente, San Diego
Linda Smith, Ph.D., Research, California Air Resources Board
Michelle Wilhelm, M.D., PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Conference Sponsors
AstraZeneca Los Angeles World Airport
Blue Cross of California Sepracor Inc.
Blue Shield of California Southern California Edison
BP Southern California Gas Company
California Medical Association The California Endowment
Clean Energy The Port of Long Beach
Cummins Westport, Inc. The Port of Los Angeles
Johnson Matthey Toyota
Kaiser Permanente (Additional sponsors to be added)
Supporting Organizations
American Lung Association of California (Los Angeles, Orange and Inland counties offices) Community Action to Fight Asthma
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Southern California Chapter East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Asthma Coalition of Los Angeles County Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma
Breathe California of Los Angeles Los Angeles Asthma Clinical Partnership
California Air Pollution Control Officers Association National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)
California Safe Schools Natural Resources Defense Council, Los Angeles Office
California School Nurses Organization Pacoima Beautiful
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice San Bernardino County Asthma Coalition
Coalition for Clean Air Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center
Communities for a Better Environment Tulare County Asthma Coalition
(Additional supporting orgs to be added)
Conference Advisory Committee
Martha Arguello, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles
Dr. John R. Balmes, University of California, San Francisco
Dustin Corcoran, California Medical Association
Maria Elena Durazo, AFL-CIO Los Angeles
Dr. Nino Kunzli, Institut Municipal d’Investigacio Medica, Barcelona, Spain
Francene Lifson, Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, California Chapter
Dr. Jean Ospital, South Coast AQMD
Dr. Craig Jones, USC Medical Center
Call for Posters
A poster session will be available at the conference. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please submit an abstract of the presentation to AsthmaConference@aqmd.gov. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 23, 2007. (Return to the top)
CME Credits
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint-sponsorship of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The AAAAI is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology designates this educational activity for a maximum number of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CE Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) is a Provider, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #10704, for up to 10.3 Contact Hours. (Return to the top)
For Additional Information
Questions should be directed to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, 909-396-2432; or emailed to: AsthmaConference@aqmd.gov
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