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The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences & Mead Johnson present…“Immunology in Infants & Food Allergy Management Cow’s Milk Allergy: Mechanisms, Diagnosis & Treatment”

As part of the series “New Approaches to Diagnosing and Managing Infant Food Allergy,” this program discusses strategies for diagnosing and managing cow’s milk allergy (CMA) in infants. Presenters will discuss strategies for diagnosing and managing food allergies in infants, specifically cow’s milk allergy (CMA) and its pathophysiology. Faculty describe IgE-mediated reactions to food; discuss current standard of care, including guided CMA elimination diet; examine the reintroduction of foods via oral immunotherapy; provide details about suitable and clinically recommended formulas; and review the latest insights of allergy trigger mechanisms that are providing new research targets for allergy treatments and clinical trials.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognizing CMA in infants
• Distinguishing IgE-mediated reactions to food
• Selecting the right infant formula for allergic patients
• Understanding oral immunotherapy
• Applying nutritional treatment strategies to mitigate food allergies

Presenters:

David M. Fleischer, M.D.  |  Director, Allergy and Immunology Center  |  Associate Section Head  |  Children’s Hospital Colorado

Carina Venter, Ph.D., RD  |  Assistant Professor  |  Pediatrics-Allergy  |  Children’s Hospital Colorado

 Continuing Education Credit: Available for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Technicians

Physician CE: The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  |  The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioner CE: Annenberg Center for Health Sciences is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved  provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 040207. This program is accredited for 1.0 contact hour.  Program ID #5667.

Nurse CE: Annenberg Center for Health Sciences is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. A maximum of 1.0 contact hour may be earned for successful completion of this activity. Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider  #13664, for 1.0 contact hour.

Dietetic CPEU: Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 1.0 continuing professional education unit (CPEU) for completion of this program/material.  |  Provider number AC857  |  Activity number 144376

Registration opens 30 minutes before to each program.

Visit www.pediatricnutritionce.org for group viewing instructions.

Questions should be directed to: cme@annenberg.net

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Mead Johnson Nutrition

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