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

At AAAAI 2027 | Date: Thursday, February 18, 2027 | Time: TBA

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Co-Chairs: Jeff Yu, Marcella Aquino

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

Prevention Lectures

8:05-8:35 am | Shaping Atopic Dermatitis: The Impact of Early-Life Environmental Exposures

8:35-9:05 am | Food Allergy and Atopic Dermatitis: Untangling Association and Causation

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

9:50-10:20 am | The Dynamic Duo: Unraveling Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Contact Dermatitis”

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?

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

11:55am-12 pm | Conclusion and Thank You