State of the Art Food Immunotherapy Webinar
Several new therapies including OIT, EPIT, SLIT, and biologics (monoclonal antibodies) are being evaluated in large scale trials. Allergists need to have the most up to date knowledge of these emerging therapies to be able to educate their patients with food allergies and choose an appropriate therapy for each individual patient.
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.
Credit Designation
The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category I Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Acknowledgement
This activity was supported by a grant from GENENTECH.
Target Audience
Allergists, allied health and other allergy practitioners.
Learning Objectives
- Highlight SLIT for foods and where the therapy is headed
- Discuss the long-term outcomes in OIT
- Describe the use of biologics and other novel forms of food immunotherapy
Edwin H. Kim, MD, MS is a pediatric allergist and immunologist whose research focuses on development of novel therapeutics for food allergy. He is currently chief of the UNC division of pediatric allergy and immunology and director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative (UNC FAI) research group.
Katherine Anagnostou, MD, PhD is a Professor in Pediatrics (Allergy) with expertise in food allergy. Research interests: food immunotherapy, infant anaphylaxis, microbiome, food allergy prevention and quality of life in food allergic individuals.
David Fleischer, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics with a research focus on food allergy, in particular peanut and tree nut allergies. He is interested in why certain patients with food allergies outgrow them more readily and sooner than others. He is also an investigator in treatments for food allergy, including oral, sublingual, and epicutaneous immunotherapies.
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.
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.75 Attendance