Clinical outcomes in food allergy: Implications for patients, clinicians, and health systems

Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

April  2026 Volume 136, Issue 4, Pages 376-386  CME Review 

Accreditation: The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience

Physicians involved in providing patient care in the field of allergy/asthma/immunology

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Differentiate key clinical outcome constructs in food allergy, including desensitization, sustained unresponsiveness, and remission.
  • Specify the limitations of current outcome measures in food allergy research.
     

 

Additional information
Disclosure: 

As required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and in accordance with the American College of Allergy, asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) policy, all individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company that have occurred within the past 24 months.  An Ineligible Company as an entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care products used on, or by, patients.  Examples of such organizations include:

•    Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies
•    Bio-medical startups that have begun a governmental regulatory approval process
•    Compounding pharmacies that manufacture proprietary compounds
•    Device manufacturers or distributors
•    Diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products
•    Growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements
•    Manufacturers of health-related wearable products
•    Pharmaceutical companies or distributors
•    Pharmacy benefit managers
•    Reagent manufacturers or sellers

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. For more information, visit www.accme.org. All identified relevant relationships must be mitigated and the educational content thoroughly vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. It is required that disclosure of or absence of relevant financial relationships be provided to the learners prior to the start of the activity.

Learners must also be informed when off-label, experimental/investigational uses of drugs or devices are discussed in an educational activity or included in related materials.

Disclosure in no way implies that the information presented is biased or of lesser quality. It is incumbent upon course participants to be aware of these factors in interpreting the program contents and evaluating recommendations. Moreover, expressed views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ACAAI. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Planners:
•   Francesca Levi-Schaffer, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
•  Kurt Shulenberger, MA, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/01/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2027
Rating: 
0

Planners:

  • Francesca Levi-Schaffer, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Kurt Shulenberger, MA, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Authors:

  • Idil Daloglu Ezhuthachan, MD, MS, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Anna M. Cheng, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • J. Andrew Bird, MD, Contracted Research: ALK, Abello, Siolta (Relationship has ended); Consultant: Allakos (Relationship has ended); Advisor, Researcher, and Independent Contractor: DBV Technologies; Researcher and Independent Contractor: FARE (Relationship has ended); Advisor, Contracted Research: Genentech (relationship has ended), Novartis; Consultant: Parexel (Relationship has ended).
  • Theresa Bingemann, MD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Kirsi Jarvinen-Seppo, MD, PhD, Researcher: Aimmune Therapeutics, DBV Technologies, Siolta.
  • Seda Ekici, MD, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
  • Wayne G. Shreffler, MD, PhD, Advisor, Researcher: Genentech, Allergy Therapeutics, ALK.
  • Brian P. Vickery, MD Researcher: ALK, DBV, Genentech, Siolta; Consultant: Allakos, Genentech, Novartis, Parexel.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
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