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DISC 1: The Pandemic of Immune-Mediated Disease and the Gut Microbiota
Gerard E. Mullin, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
An overview of the role of intestinal microbiota in the normal development of the immune system, the etiology of autoimmune and allergic disorders, and rebalancing gut microbiota.
DISC 2: The Use of Pre- and Probiotics in Infancy and Childhood
Michael Cabana, MD, MPH
UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Discuss evidence for the use of prebiotics and probiotics for general childhood conditions and outline the use of prebiotics and probiotics for prevention of pediatric allergic diseases.
DISC 3: The Role of Gut Microbiota and Mucosal Immune System in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases
Helena Tlaskalová-Hogenová, MD, PhD, DSc
Institute of Immunology & Microbiology, Czech Republic
Review the interaction of the gut microbiota with the mucosal immune system, the development of immunotolerance, and the role of microbiota in the etiology of inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
DISC 4: The Use of Probiotics in Atopic Diseases
Marko Kalliomäki, MD, PhD
University of Turku, Finland
Review the clinical experience on the use of probiotics to prevent and treat allergic diseases in infancy and childhood including the use of probiotics during pregnancy and infancy.
DISC 5: Day One: Panel Discussion
Drs. Mullin, Cabana, Tlaskalová-Hogenová, and Kalliomäki respond to questions on the topics presented.
DISC 6: Probiotics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Martin H. Floch, MD
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Discuss current thinking on the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease and review the potential role of probiotics in the management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
DISC 7: Probiotics to Reduce Immunosuppression-Associated Diarrhea
William H. Marks, MD, PhD, MHA
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Cheshire, Connecticut
Present the results of a clinical trial on the safe use of probiotics for the prevention of immunosuppression-associated diarrhea in patients following kidney transplantation.
DISC 8: Pre- and Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergies and Asthma
Erkki Savilahti, MD, PhD
University of Helsinki, Finland
Discuss the gut microbiota and the development of food allergies and the use of probiotics to prevent and treat food allergies. Review ongoing clinical trials on the efficacy of probiotics for asthma.
DISC 9: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Yeast, Allergies, and Biofilm
Stephen F. Olmstead, MD
Klaire Labs®, Reno, Nevada
Review dysbiosis, the role of immune responses to Candida biofilms in chronic fatigue syndrome and related disorders, and the use of enzymes to disrupt pathogenic gastrointestinal biofilm.
DISC 10: Day Two: Panel Discussion
Drs. Floch, Marks, Salvilahti, and Olmstead respond to questions on the topics presented. |
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