Prevention, Control & Remission: Can Allergens Alter the Course of Atopic Dermatitis

At AAAAI 2027 | Date: Thursday, February 18, 2027 | Time: 8 AM to 12 PM Central Time

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130,  USA

Room: Great Hall B, First Floor

Join the IEC for a special symposium addressing the Prevention, Control & Remission: Can Allergens Alter the Course of Atopic Dermatitis. This symposium will take place prior to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Register for this course through the AAAAI Meeting registration site. You can register for this course only or can you register for both the full annual meeting plus this course. Note: The AAAAI charges a $25 fee to register for the course, which includes refreshments.

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS 

JiaDe Yu IEC Councilor Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, VA, USA		Marcella Aquino IEC Associate Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown University Health Providence, RI, USA

Session Description

This session explores atopic dermatitis from risk reduction through long-term disease control, highlighting the science and practical decisions that shape patient outcomes. Presentations will examine how early-life environmental and food exposures inform disease risk and prevention strategies. The program then shifts to management, including the evidence for allergen immunotherapy and clinical clues that distinguish concomitant allergic contact dermatitis. A pro/con debate will tackle whether “remission” is achievable—and how to define it—followed by a panel on building effective multidisciplinary derm/allergy clinics.

Measurable Learning Objectives

1. List early-life environmental exposures that increase atopic dermatitis risk and others that may be protective.
2. Determine the clinical features that should prompt consideration of allergic contact dermatitis in a patient with atopic dermatitis—and the need for patch testing.
3. Define “remission” in atopic dermatitis and how to distinguish remission from well-controlled disease.

AGENDA

8-8:05 am | Introduction | Welcome and thank sponsors
JiaDe Yu | IEC Councilor | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Richmond, VA, USA
Marcella Aquino | IEC Associate | Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown University Health | Providence, RI, USA

Prevention Lectures

8:05-8:35 am | Shaping Atopic Dermatitis: The Impact of Early-Life Environmental Exposures
Anna De Benedetto | IEC Associate | University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester, NY, USA

8:35-9:05 am | Food Allergy and Atopic Dermatitis: Untangling Association and Causation
Anne Marie Singh | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Madison, WI, USA

9:05-9:20 am | Q&A for Prevention Lectures

Control Lectures

9:20-9:50 am | The Role of Allergen Immunotherapy in Managing Atopic Dermatitis
Marcella Aquino | IEC Associate | Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown University Health | Providence, RI, USA

9:50-10:20 am | The Dynamic Duo: Unraveling Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Contact Dermatitis
JiaDe Yu | IEC Councilor | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Richmond, VA, USA

10:20-10:35 am | Q&A for Control Lectures

10:35-10:45 am | Break & Refreshments • Supported by the IEC

Remission Lectures

10:45-11:15 am | Pro/Con Debate | Remission in atopic dermatitis: Is it achievable and how do we define it?
Raj Chovatiya | IEC Councilor |  Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School and Center for Medical Dermatology + Immunology Research | Chicago, IL, USA
Rupam Brar | Allied Physicians Group | New York, NY, USA

11:15-11:30 am | Q&A for Remission Lectures

11:30-11:55 am | The Future of Atopy Care: Value of Multidisciplinary Derm/Allergy Clinics
Bob Geng | University of California San Diego | San Diego, CA, USA
JiaDe Yu | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Richmond, VA, USA
Anne Marie Singh | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Madison, WI, USA
Anna De Benedetto | IEC Associate | University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester, NY, US

11:55am-12 pm | Conclusion and Thank You
JiaDe Yu | IEC Councilor | Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine | Richmond, VA, USA

Marcella Aquino | IEC Associate | Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown University Health | Providence, RI, USA

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This educational symposium presented by the IEC is offered at no cost to attendees.