December 20, 2011

Opening Remarks
Edward T. Naureckas, MD, University of Chicago

ASTHMANET and the Chicago Metropolitan Asthma Consortium
Lewis J. Smith, MD, Northwestern University

Vitamin D as an Add-On Therapy to Corticosteroids in Asthma (VIDA)
Edward T. Naureckas, MD, University of Chicago

Treatment of Preschool Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses Using Azithromycin and Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms Using Oral Corticosteroids (April-Ocelot)
Rachel G. Robison, MD, Children’s Memorial Hospital

Home Asthma Triggers: Barriers to Asthma Control in Chicago Puerto Rican Children
Molly Martin, MD, MAPP, Rush University Medical Center

Changes in Airway Inflammation in Older Adults with Asthma
Sharmilee Nyenhuis, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Recruitment of African-American Families Into a Community-based Health Intervention: Lessons Learned from the Healthy Home, Healthy Child Asthma Program
Melissa Gutierrez, MS, Sinai Urban Health Institute

Understanding Prevalence, Distribution and Clinical Diagnosis of Childhood Food Allergy in the United States
Ruchi Gupta, MD, Children’s Memorial Hospital