Food Allergies in Pediatrics: Myths, Misconceptions, and Mistakes - Saturday, October 29, 2016 - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Food Allergies in Pediatrics:
Myths, Misconceptions, and Mistakes

 Saturday, October 29, 2016
 Emory University Health Sciences Research Building
 1760 Haygood Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
 choa.org/cmeevents

Registration
Food Allergies in Pediatrics: Myths, Misconceptions,
and Mistakes
funded by Hammill Family Foundation
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016

Registration fee: includes breakfast, lunch, program syllabus and CEU’s
   $50 – Physicians, Medical Staff, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and
   Emory School of Medicine Registration
   $25 - RNs/Other Healthcare Professionals/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Employees
   General Registration Medical Residents and Students can contact 404-785-7843 for
   discounted pricing.

Refund policy: If you need to cancel your registration, notify us at least seven days before the
course and we will issue a refund (minus $25 administrative fee). No-shows or cancellations received
fewer than seven days prior to the course are ineligible for a refund. Credit card, check, and
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta departmental accounts are accepted for payment.

Parking
Parking is available adjacent to the Emory University Health Sciences Research
Building. Space is limited. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory School of
Medicine parking is also available. Both locations are a short walk to the Health
Sciences Research Building.

Recommended Hotel
Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 712-6000

                            Register online
      Visit choa.org/cmeevents to register
              Call 404-785-7843 if you are not able to register online.

Agenda
Saturday, October 29, 2016
7:45 a.m.    Registration and breakfast

8:30 a.m.    Welcome and introduction
             Ann Marie Brooks, M.D.

8:45 a.m.    Understanding Food Allergy: Key Epidemiology and
             Pathophysiology Concepts
             Deidre Crocker, M.D.

9:30 a.m.    Understanding the Differential Diagnosis for Food Allergies:
             Case Presentations
             Jennifer Shih, M.D.

10:15 a.m.   Break

10:30 a.m.   Diagnostic Testing: Tips, Tricks, and Myths
             Luqman Seidu, M.D.

11:15 a.m.   Management of Food Allergies: Beyond avoidance, what does
             the future hold?
             Stanley Fineman, M.D.

12:00 p.m.   Lunch

1 p.m.       A LEAP Forward in Food Allergy Prevention
             Kiran Patel, M.D.

1:45 p.m.    Panel Discussion
             Supporting families with affected children and community
             resources/nutritionists

2:30 p.m.    Adjourn

General information
Course description
The purpose of this conference is to educate and provide the latest practical management
and updates, novel therapies, and the morbidity of asthma in our community/state.

Who should attend
The conference will benefit pediatric primary care physicians, subspecialists, and advanced
practitioners and other health professionals.

Objectives
At the completion of this conference, the participant should be better able to:
         • Identify recent epidemiologic trends in food allergy prevalence and morbidity.
         • Identify complete differential diagnoses of food allergies in children.
         • Discuss pros and cons to various methodology for diagnosing food allergy.
         • Identify when and to whom to refer a patient with suspected food allergies for
           further evaluation.
         • Discuss recent literature on recommendations for decreasing risk for developing
           severe food allergies.
         • Identify available community resources for families with a child with food allergies.

    “Food Allergy Myths for thought”.....
   1) True or False: Peanut oil has allergenic properties.

   2) True or False: A blood or skin allergy test alone can diagnose a
      food allergy.

   *To answer these questions and more, please register online. All participants are asked to answer

   these questions before registering. Questions will be answered and discussed at the conference.

General information
Continuing Education Credits
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in
the activity.

Nursing Education
This activity has been submitted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to provide contact hours.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the
Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
For more information regarding contact hours, please call Nancy Richardson at 404-785-7843.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta resolves to ensure that its educational mission, and particularly, its
continuing medical education activities are not influenced by the special interests of any corporation or
individual associated with its program. While having a financial interest or professional affiliation with a
corporation does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, the standards of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education require that this relationship be disclosed to the audience.
Any potential conflict of interest will be made known to participants at the beginning of the conference.
Approved provider status does not imply endorsement by the provider, ANCC, or GNA of any products
displayed in conjunction with this activity.

All programs are intended to be accessible to all persons. If you have a disability and require assistance
to fully participate in the conference activities, contact the conference coordinator to discuss your
specific needs.

Visit www.choa.org/cme for more information about CME offerings at Children’s.

General information
Conference Coordinator
Nancy Richardson
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
nancy.richardson@choa.org
Phone (404) 785-7843
Fax (404) 785-7817

Ginger Tuminello, M.S., C.C.L.S, A.E.-C.
Program Manager, Asthma Center of Excellence
404-785-7240

Conference and registration Information
Nancy Richardson
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
nancy.richardson@choa.org
Phone (404) 785-7843
Fax (404) 785-7817

Course Director
Ann-Marie Brooks, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Pulmonary Diseases
Georgia Pediatric Pulmonary Associates, PC

Faculty
Deidre D. Crocker, M.D.
Allergy and Immunology
Allergy and Asthma Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Stanley M. Fineman, M.D.
Allergy and Immunology
Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic, PC
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Kiran Patel, M.D.
Allergy and Immunology
Children’s Physicians Group - Allergy and
Immunology
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Luqman Seidu, M.D.
Omni Allergy Immunology and Asthma
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Jennifer A. Shih, M.D.
Allergy and Immunology
Children’s Physicians Group - Allergy and
Immunology
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Panel
Ginger Armstrong
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
School Program Coordinator

Karen Harris
Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta

Abby Johnson, MS, RD, LD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Nutritionist, Aerodigestive Clinic at Egleston

Mary Kirkman
Parent of child with Food Allergies

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