Seq #395 Saturday, 13 March 2004
12:30 PM-2:30 PM Hawaii Convention Center 316-A, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored
Oral Connections to Aspiration Pneumonia

Sponsored by: Geriatric Oral Research, Oral Medicine & Pathology
Description: The etiology of aspiration pneumonia is multi-factorial. An association between oral organisms, compromised oral health and aspiration pneumonia has been reported in several studies. When the oral cavity is burdened by bacterial colonization, the risk of aspiration pneumonia increases, particularly in at-risk populations. This symposium will cover the following aspects of the aspiration pneumonia and oral infection connection: epidemiology, pathogenesis, review of clinical evidence, and implications for prevention
 
  12:30 PM Introductory Remarks
3919  12:35 PM Overview
K. SHAY, University of Michigan, Veterans Administration, Ann Arbor, USA
  1:00 PM Biological Mechanisms
F. SCANNAPIECO, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
  1:25 PM Clinical evidence of the connection
F. SCANNAPIECO, State University of New York SUNY Buffalo, USA
  1:50 PM Implications for Prevention
B. SMITH, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  2:15 PM Discussion

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