INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF RESPIRATORY PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY (ISARP)

15th Annual Meeting
and
27th Symposium on Respiratory Psychophysiology

October 5 - 7, 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan - USA

Program Committee:
Nicholas Giardino (chair)
Jonathan Feldman
Paul Grossman
Paul Lehrer
Elizabeth McQuaid
Thomas Ritz
Daphne Koinis Mitchell



Preliminary agenda: September 29, 2008.
This will be updated as abstract commitments are obtained.


Sunday, October 5

5:00p      Registration opens (Michigan League)
6:00-7:30p  Welcome Reception (Michigan League)
7:30p     Dinner on own (restaurant list provided)

Monday, October 6

8:00a     Registration opens (Rackham Auditorium)

8:30a      Conference Opening: Welcome/Opening Remarks, Program Chair

8:45-10:45a

Symposium I

Perception of Respiratory Sensations I: The impact of gender and culture

Gender and COPD symptoms
MeiLan Han, M.D., M.P.H.

Ethnic and gender differences in asthma-panic disorder co-morbidity
Jonathan Feldman, Ph.D.

Influence of sex and gender on asthma symptoms
Melissa Valerio, Ph.D.

Ethnic differences in caregivers' report of children's asthma symptoms Part II:
What do they see, what do they hear, and what do they do?

Daphne Koinis Mitchell, Ph.D.

10:45-11:00a     Break

11:00-1:00p

Symposium II
Perception of Respiratory Sensations II: Neurobiological and psychological mechanisms of dyspnea

The perception of dyspnea and pain involves similar limbic brain structures
Andreas von Leupoldt, Ph.D.

The impact of right insular cortex lesions on the perception of breathlessness and pain
Bernard Dahme, Ph.D.

A dimensional-categorical approach to the language of dyspnea
Sibylle Petersen, Ph.D.

The Peak-end Effect for Dyspnea
Omer van den Bergh, Ph.D.

Neural substrates for respiratory sensation - findings from animal studies
Paul Davenport, Ph.D.

1:00-2:15p   Lunch on own (restaurant list provided)

2:15-3:30p

Poster Session

3:30-5:15p

Symposium III
Heart Rate Variability and Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback

Overview of HRV/ HRV biofeedback
Gabriel Tan, Ph.D.

HRV biofeedback for anxiety disorders
Don Moss, Ph.D.

HRV biofeedback and Depression
Maria Karavidas, Ph.D.

HRV biofeedback and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Tam Dao, Ph.D.
Discussant, TBD

6:30p   Bus leaves for dinner (Campus Inn)
7:00 p.m.ISARP Dinner.    Zingerman's Roadhouse (http://www.zingermansroadhouse.com/)

Tuesday, October 7

8:15a    Announcements

8:30-10:30a

Symposium IV
Respiration in Anxiety Disorder: Basic findings and treatment applications

Breathing dysregulation in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia during exposure
Thomas Ritz, Ph.D.

Behavioral treatments for Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia:
Current evidence and a novel approach targeting hyperventilation

Erica Ayala

Does cognitive therapy change hypocapnia in panic disorder?
Alicia Meuret, Ph.D.

Event-related fMRI reveals synchronized limbic and paralimbic activity with each breath
Karleyton Evans, M.D.

Anxiety and cerebral blood flow in normo-, hyper- and hypocapnia
Johan Bresseleers

10:30-10:45a   Break

10:45-12:45p

Symposium V
Asthma Symptom Perception

Effects of Feedback on the Detection of Inspiratory Resistive Loads in Children with Persistent Asthma:
An ROC Approach

Andrew Harver, Ph.D

Inaccurate perception of asthma symptoms during a modified histamine challenge test. Janssens, T., Verleden, G., De Peuter, S., Van Diest, I. & Omer Van den Bergh

Symposium Vl

Meditation for Health Purposes: On the Importance of Breathing
Paul Grossman, Ph.D.

Every breath you take: Event-related fMRI identifies cortico-limbic-bulbar circuitry
modulation with breathing during meditation

Karleyton Evans, M.D.

12:45-2:00p   Lunch on own

2:00-3:00p

Presidential Address

Pediatric Asthma Management: Culture and Context
Elizabeth McQuaid, Ph.D.

3:00-3:15p   Break

3:15-4:15p

Symposium Vll Breathing Behavior

Nijmegen Questionnaire - revisited
Jan van Dixhoorn

The Effect of Mental Stress on Sigh Rate and Respiratory Variability
Vlemincx, E., Van Damme, K., Adriaensen, T., Taelman, J., Wittebrood, A., Peeters, A.,
De Peuter, S., Van Diest, I., Spaepen, A., & Van den Bergh, O.

Interoceptive conditioning of fear to respiratory cues
Pappens, M., Van Diest, I., Vansteenwegen, D., De Peuter, S., & Van den Bergh, O.

4:15-4:45p   Closing Remarks/Awards Presentations

4:45-5:30p   ISARP General Meeting

6:00p   ISARP Board Meeting (Melange)




TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

Ann Arbor is served by Detroit Metro Airport  http://www.metroairport.com , about 20 miles from Ann Arbor. Ground transportation from the airport to Ann Arbor is available by rental car, taxi, and shuttle. Most of these options are listed at the following web site:  www.annarbor.org/visitors_guide/transport.asp#airt   Public transportation (bus, train) to and from the airport are very limited, probably because Detroit is home to all of the US car companies.



ACCOMMODATIONS:
Hotel accommodations for the meeting have been arranged at the Dahlmann Campus Inn   at 615 E. Huron Street  http://www.campusinn.com  The Campus Inn is Ann Arbor's landmark hotel and is conveniently located next to the University of Michigan Campus, just 2 blocks from our meeting site in the University’s Rackham Building  http://www.rackham.umich.edu/about_us/rackham_building and a wide array of shops, bookstores and restaurants.

A block a rooms at the special rate of $147 / night has been set aside for ISARP attendees. When you make your reservation, be sure to mention that you are with ISARP. Rooms must be reserved by September 5th in order to take advantage of this rate. If you have missed this deadline for the favorable rate, be sure to mention that you are with ISARP, in order that ISARP is credited with your stay.


GENERAL  CONFERENCE  INFORMATION

Schedule of Events:
The first gathering of attendees will be at 6:30pm on Sunday, October 5th for a welcome reception at the Michigan League (http://www.umich.edu/~league/), located on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor at 911 N University Avenue. The registration and check-in desk will be available at 5:00pm on Sunday at the Michigan League. There will be no workshops on Sunday.

The scientific portion of the meeting will officially start Monday, October 6th at 8:30am and will close on Tuesday, October 7th at 5:00pm.

While You Are Here:
What do the Internet, Madonna, Jonas Salk, educational towing tanks and Robert Frost all have in common? A small, Midwestern town with a colorful history. http://www.hr.umich.edu/um/diduknow/index.html

The University of Michigan (UM) is a large university for the United States, not only in size of student population (40,000) but also in the number of academic schools and colleges (19) and research funding ($750m/year).

But the University of Michigan is a big institution in a walkable city. Dubbed "Tree City" by its residents, Ann Arbor offers beautiful foliage in the Fall, apple picking and an unhealthy obsession with American college football. Ann Arbor in October is crisp and beautiful, with highs in the mid-60F range and lows in the mid 40F. Check the weather forecasts before you come, but be sure to bring a sweater.

If you have some down time before the meeting begins, be sure to check out any one of the University's Museums and Galleries (http://umich.edu/museums.php) or walk the campus to see both the outdoor sculpture and art installations (http://www.plantext.bf.umich.edu/planner/sculpture/), and the spot where President John F. Kennedy launched the Peace Corps movement for citizens of the United States. (http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=Learn.whatispc.history.speech) The conference will be held in Rackham Auditorium at 915 E. Washington Street, where in 1955 Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. and Dr. Jonas Salk announced that the polio vaccine was effective in preventing paralytic polio. (http://www.rackham.umich.edu/about_us/rackham_building/building_history/)

There is a wealth of information about Ann Arbor, things to do, history of the city and local attractions to be found on the Ann Arbor Visitor's Bureau web site. (http://annarbor.org/). Go to Ann Arbor Web Site

On-Site:
Although the Internet was born at UM in 1966 (when UM computing center formed the Merit Network to interconnect UM, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University), wireless access will not be available in the Rackham Auditorium, so please plan accordingly. For those presenting, you will have access to a laptop shortly before your presentation.

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please email    ISARP2008 (AT) gmail.com.

WEB  LINKS

A map with the major points of interest, with addresses and restaurant suggestions, will be given to you in the registration process. You may view this map at http://tinyurl.com/68uv9d    Go to map

Additional information about Ann Arbor can be found at  http://annarbor.org

To learn more about Ann Arbor, enter    Ann Arbor   in this search engine.

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These preliminary announcements will be updated frequently as the conference agenda evolves.



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