Occupational Asthma Reference

Tarlo SM, Malo J, de Blay F, Moual NL, Henneberger P, Heederik D, Raulf M, Carlsten C, and Cartier A,, An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Presentations and Discussion of the Sixth Jack Pepys Workshop on Asthma in the Workplace, Annals ATS, 2017;:,https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201706-508ST

Keywords: Pepys, OA,

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André Cartier, Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada André Cartier

Frederic de Blay, Hopital Universitaires de Strasbourg Frederic de Blay

Jean-Luc Malo, Hôpital de Sacré Coeur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Jean-Luc Malo

Chris Carlsten, Seattle Chris Carlsten

Susan Tarlo, Toronto Susan Tarlo

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Abstract

The Sixth Jack Pepys Workshop on Asthma in the Workplace focused on six key themes regarding the recognition and assessment of work-related asthma and airway diseases: (1) cleaning agents and disinfectants (including in swimming pools) as irritants and sensitizers: how to evaluate types of bronchial reactions and reduce risks; (2) population-based studies of occupational obstructive diseases: use of databanks, advantages and pitfalls, what strategies to deal with biases and confounding?; (3) damp environments, dilapidated buildings, recycling processes, and molds, an increasing problem: mechanisms, how to assess causality and diagnosis; (4) diagnosis of occupational asthma and rhinitis: how useful are recombinant allergens (component-resolved diagnosis), metabolomics, and other new tests?; (5) how does exposure to gas, dust, and fumes enhance sensitization and asthma?; and (6) how to determine probability of occupational causality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: epidemiological and clinical, confirmation, and compensation aspects. A summary of the presentations and discussion is provided in this proceedings document. Increased knowledge has been gained in each topic over the past few years, but there remain aspects of controversy and uncertainty requiring further research.

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