TITLE: Reducing Risk of Peanut Allergy – A Review of New Guidelines
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WHEN: Thursday, January 26, 2017
TIME: 3 PM – 4 PM Eastern time
WHERE: Your computer, iOS or Android device
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New guidelines released in 2017 may help prevent the development of peanut allergy. The guidelines recommend early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants as early as 4 and 6 months of age. How peanut-containing foods should be introduced to infants depends on the infant’s risk level. Join us for a free webinar on January 26, 2017 at 3 pm EST to learn more about:
- How and why the new guidelines were created
- A review of the research behind the decision to change the guidelines
- What is included in the new guidelines
- What are the risk levels and how should infants in each group be introduced to peanuts?
- What types of peanut-containing foods should parents give to infants?
The guidelines were created in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and food allergy experts, including leaders from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
Our guest speakers for this webinar include two of NIAID’s Expert Panel members:
- Matthew Greenhawt, MD, MBA, MSc, is a pediatric allergist and co-director of the Food Challenge and Research Unit at Children's Hospital of Colorado and an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
- Carina Venter, PhD, RD, is a research associate and dietitian at the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
You may submit your questions in advance on the registration form or by emailing support@aafa.org or posting a comment on this blog. This webinar will be recorded. If you cannot attend the live event, a link to the recording will be emailed to you a few days after the event. By registering, you are opting in to receive communications from Kids With Food Allergies (KFA), a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
About AAFA and KFA
Founded in 1953 and celebrating over 60 years of service, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is the oldest and largest nonprofit patient organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma, allergies and related conditions through education, advocacy and research. AAFA provides practical information, community-based services, support and referrals through a national network of chapters and educational support groups. Through its Kids With Food Allergies division, AAFA offers the oldest, most extensive online support community for families raising children with food allergies. In September 2016, AAFA launched its Food Allergy Patient & Family Registry, a program that collects, manages and analyzes data from and about people with food allergies to advance research through patient information. For more information, visit aafa.org, research.kidswithfoodallergies.org, and kidswithfoodallergies.org.
About NIH and NIAID
NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. NIAID conducts and supports research – at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide – to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID website. For more information about NIH, and NIAID, visit www.nih.gov, and www.niaid.nih.gov.
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