09-10, 07:00–07:40 (Europe/Istanbul), Rhinology 5 + Allergy (ICC - B2 level YILDIZ 1)
Chronic rhinitis is one of the common problem that affects quality of life. To differentiate between allergic rhinitis and non-allergic rhinitis, the various tests have been utilized. These procedures will be explained and shown in the instructional course.
The participants will understand the concepts and learn the procedure of allergic test.
Associate Professor Dr.Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn currently is an Chief of Center of Research Excellence in Allergy & Immunology of Faculty of Medicine. He also has previous executive duties as Assistant President in Research and Academic Affairs, Mahidol University, and Assistant Director of Thailand Science, Research and Innovation (TSRI).
He has 78 articles published in the International Peer-review Journal, two books of ‘Allergic Diseases’; and ‘Endoscopy’. He serves as an Editor of Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology (Issue: Precision medicine in Rhinology & Allergy) ; and Frontiers in Allergy - Rhinology Section. He is also engaging as an Editorial Board in Asia Pacific Allergy, which is an official journal of Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI), and being as a Reviewer Role for International Peer-review Journals of: Allergy, Rhinology, American Journal Rhinology & Allergy, International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Laryngoscope, Clinical Translational Allergy & Immunology, Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Frontiers in Allergy.
He has been elected to be a board member of the International Society of Infection and Allergy of the Nose (ISIAN) since 2016. His special interests are: allergen immunotherapy, nasal inflammation, minimally invasive rhinologic procedures, mucosal immunity of nose & paranasal sinuses and pathophysiology of rhinosinusitis.