Understanding Food Allergies in Infants and Children: The Symptoms, Diagnoses, and Management

1
Trends in the Clinical Management of Food Allergy
- Raquel Durban, MS, RD, LDN
  Registered Dietitian
  Carolina Asthma and Allergy Center
  Charlotte, North Carolina
Learning Objectives
- Describe current trends for the early introduction of allergenic foods
- Apply food allergen exposure guidelines to clinical practice
- Counsel parents and caregivers to safely and appropriately introduce foods with potential allergens to infants
- Anticipate future trends for the introduction of allergenic foods
- Archived Webcast
2
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Practical Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Patients with EoE
- Mirna Chehade, MD, MPH
  Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
  Founding Director, Mount Sinai Center for Eosinophilic Disorders
  Jaffe Food Allergy Institute
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  New York, New York
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the clinical presentation of EoE in infants, toddlers, children and teenagers
- Explore various dietary and medical management options for pediatric patients with EoE
- Archived Webcast
3
The Probiotic LGG and Its Benefits to the Immune System
- Fayez Ghishan, MD
  Alan and Janice Levin Family Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
  Medical Director
  Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center
  The University of Arizona Health Sciences
  Tucson, Arizona
Learning Objectives
- Describe the role GI microbiota plays in the development of immune function
- Discuss the importance of strain-specific identification among probiotics, focusing on Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG
- Assess long-term outcomes and benefits associated with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG
- Archived Webcast
4
An Overview of Food Allergies in Children
- Stanley A. Cohen, MD
  Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Center for Digestive Health Care
  Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
  Founder, CEO and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board Nutrition4Kids
  Atlanta, Georgia
Learning Objectives
- Characterize the growing prevalence of food allergy among infants and children
- Differentiate IgE-mediated, NON-IgE-mediated, and MIXED IgE and NON-IgE-mediated reactions in pediatric patients
- Archived Webcast
5
Diagnosing Food Allergies in Infants and Children
- Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Chief, Allergy Section
  Stuart E. Starr Endowed Chair of Pediatrics
  Director of Center for Pediatric Eosinophilic Disease
  Director, FARE Center of Excellence
  The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate test methods for detection and diagnosis of food allergy
- Incorporate diagnostic test results to manage food allergies
- Archived Webcast
6
Cow's Milk Allergy: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment
- David Fleischer, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Section Head, Allergy & Immunology
  Director, Allergy & Immunology Center
  University of Colorado School of Medicine
  Aurora, Colorado
- Carina Venter, PhD, RD
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Allergy & Immunology
  University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
  Children’s Hospital Colorado
  Aurora, Colorado
Learning Objectives
- Apply current standard of care for the diagnosis and management of cow’s milk allergy in infants
- Link research targets to diagnosis and treatment of cow’s milk allergy
- Specify nutritional strategies to manage food allergy in infants
- Archived Webcast
7
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
- Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, PhD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology
  Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  New York University Langone Health
  New York, New York
Learning Objectives
- Describe the clinical presentation of FPIES
- Identify strategies to avoid FPIES reactions
- Archived Webcast
8
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Practical Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Patients with EoE
- Mirna Chehade, MD, MPH
  Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
  Founding Director, Mount Sinai Center for Eosinophilic Disorders
  Jaffe Food Allergy Institute
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  New York, New York
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the clinical presentation of EoE in infants, toddlers, children and teenagers
- Explore various dietary and medical management options for pediatric patients with EoE
- Archived Webcast
9
Optimizing Nutrition in Infants at High Risk for Developing Allergy
- Tatyana Hofmekler, MD, MSc
  Pediatric Gastroenterologist
  GI Care for Kids
  Atlanta, Georgia
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of human milk in preventing allergy development
- Recognize factors that predispose infants to allergy
- Identify formula options that support the nutritional needs of infants with food allergy
- Archived Webcast
10
Clinical Recommendations for Reducing and Preventing Food Allergies
- Marion Groetch, MS, RDN
  Director of Nutrition Services
  Jaffe Food Allergy Institute
  Division of Allergy and Immunology
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  New York, New York
- Hugh A. Sampson, MD, FAAAAI
  Kurt Hirschhorn Professor of Pediatrics
  Department of Pediatrics
  Director Emeritus of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  New York, New York
Learning Objectives
- Develop management strategies to optimize nutrition in the allergic child and prevent allergic progression
- Interpret the latest evidence for introducing allergenic food in the first years
- Archived Webcast
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Probiotic Use in Preterm Infants and Children
- Benjamin D. Gold, MD
  Attending Physician
  GI Care for Kids, LLC
  Children's Center for Digestive Health Care, LLC
  Atlanta, Georgia
- Jonathan Malka, MD
  Director of Allergy and Immunology
  Pediatric Allergy
  Pediatric Associates
  Miami, Florida
Learning Objectives
- Discuss immunity and its interaction with the microbiome in the developing child
- Evaluate the impact of dysbiosis in infancy and childhood on long-term health outcomes
- Review evidence for prebiotic and probiotic use in preterm and term infants
- Archived Webcast
12
Preventing the Allergic March in Children: Where Are We?
- David A. Hill, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  Department of Pediatrics
  Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
  Attending Physician
  Division of Allergy and Immunology
  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the immune responses that cause the allergic march
- Discuss successes and shortfalls of current strategies to mitigate allergy in children
- Examine research and future strategies to help mitigate the allergic march in children
- Archived Webcast
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The Intestinal Microbiome and the Developing Immune System
- Alessio Fasano, MD
  W. Allan Walker Chair of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
  Professor of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  Associate Chief for Research, Department of Pediatrics
  MassGeneral Hospital for Children
  Director of the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment
  Director of the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center
  Massachusetts General Hospital - East
Learning Objectives
- Describe the association between gut microbiota imbalance and autoimmune disease
- Identify strategies, including the use of probiotics, that can regulate the gut microbiota
- Optimize the feeding strategy for an infant with persistent food intolerance
- Archived Webcast
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The Probiotic LGG and Its Benefits to the Immune System
- Fayez Ghishan, MD
  Alan and Janice Levin Family Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
  Medical Director
  Clinical and Translational Sciences Research Center
  The University of Arizona Health Sciences
  Tucson, Arizona
Learning Objectives
- Describe the role GI microbiota plays in the development of immune function
- Discuss the importance of strain-specific identification among probiotics, focusing on Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG
- Assess long-term outcomes and benefits associated with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG
- Archived Webcast
15
Guideline-Based Care of Infants With Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome
- Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, PhD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology
  Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  New York University Langone Health
  New York, New York
Learning Objectives
- Identify an infant with a convincing history of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
- Optimize the nutritional management of an infant with FPIES
- Summarize new areas of research in FPIES
- Archived Webcast

Understanding Food Allergies in Infants and Children: The Symptoms, Diagnoses, and Management

1

Trends in the Clinical Management of Food Allergy

2

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Practical Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Patients with EoE

3

The Probiotic LGG and Its Benefits to the Immune System

4

An Overview of Food Allergies in Children

5

Diagnosing Food Allergies in Infants and Children

6

Cow's Milk Allergy: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment

7

Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome

8

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Practical Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Patients with EoE

9

Optimizing Nutrition in Infants at High Risk for Developing Allergy

10

Clinical Recommendations for Reducing and Preventing Food Allergies

11

Probiotic Use in Preterm Infants and Children

12

Preventing the Allergic March in Children: Where Are We?

13

The Intestinal Microbiome and the Developing Immune System

14

The Probiotic LGG and Its Benefits to the Immune System

15

Guideline-Based Care of Infants With Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome