Session 5: The latest in angioedema management, emerging treatment options, new tools, and current best practice

Following a brief welcome and a summary of all that was learned on day one, Prof Farkas and Prof Grumach asked the audience to congratulate Ms Giada De Angeli, whose poster with short talk was judged as the highlight of the session by the local steering committee.

Saturday’s first session opened with a roundtable discussion on managing angioedema in special populations. Chaired by Dr Mar Guilarte and facilitated by Prof Bruce Zuraw, the panel was Dr Mauro Cancian (Italy), Prof Henriette Farkas (Hungary), Prof Sandra Christiansen (USA), Dr Isabelle Boccon-Gibod (France), Dr Teresa Caballero (Spain), Prof Hassen Messaoudi (Algeria), and Dr Daria Fomina (Russia).

In opening, Dr Guilarte indicated that the use of ‘special populations’ is a little strange, as the populations in question are young people and older age groups, which most people will find themselves in during their lives. The discussion then ranged from diagnosing and managing HAE throughout the human lifespan.