New! We are hosting an upcoming webinar for healthcare professionals on the new guidelines for the introduction of peanut to babies. We hosted a webinar on this topic in March for parents, this webinar will be similar in content, but is intended for healthcare professionals.
Here are the details:
- What is the webinar about: The new guidelines and what they mean, followed by a Q&A where attendees can ask questions.
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Dr. Edmond S. Chan
Who is presenting: Canadian Pediatric Allergist Dr. Edmond S. Chan who is the Head of the Division of Allergy & Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics, and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. He sees patients in the Allergy Clinic at B.C. Children’s Hospital. He is also a Clinical Investigator at the B.C. Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and runs a large research program dedicated to multiple aspects of pediatric food allergy and eosinophilic esophagitis. He is on the Board of Directors at the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI) and he is on the Executive of the Allergy Section within the Canadian Paediatric Society. He is also the co-author for the U.S. NIAID (NIH) Food Allergy Guidelines on Prevention of Peanut Allergy recently published in Jan 2017.
- When is the webinar: Thursday June 8, 2017 from 2pm-3pm EST (11am-12pm PST)
- Who should attend: Healthcare professionals and anyone else who is interested in this topic. This webinar is open to anyone.
Register today, and please share with others who may benefit from the session.
Tags: early infant feeding, feeding peanut, healthcare, new guidelines, professionals