INDANA updates for September 2019
Launch of the new INDANA Mentoring Program for Dietitians in the US
We are looking for enthusiastic and eager INDANA members in the US who wish to develop their skills and knowledge in specific or general areas of food allergy management. If you wish to join our program and be paired with a mentor please complete the application form available from our members section on the Resources Page. This program is currently only available in the US as there are limited educational and training opportunities in allergy available for dietitians. We aim to launch this program internationally in the future.
RD Learning Institute 2019: Food Allergies: Beyond the Elimination Diet. November 1-2nd, 2019. Boston.
This practice-focused, is aimed at dietitians interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills to adequately manage the nutrition and dietary needs of patients with food allergy. Further details available here. Register here
FARE Educational Summit
FARE would like to offer INDANA members the opportunity to attend FARE’s Contains: Courage™ Summit this fall in Washington, DC, at a discounted rate. For a 20% reduction for price of an adult or teen ticket purchase (does not apply to family packs which are already discounted) simply use the code INDANA when registering.
Information about the Summit:
For three days, the Contains: Courage™ FARE Summit will bring together 1,000 members of the food allergy community – teens and adults, allies, thought leaders, brands and entrepreneurs – to share and learn about living with food allergies. This transformative weekend will inspire fun and lasting memories for all guests.
Over the course of the weekend we'll explore four pathways:
Please contribute your tried and tested baked egg and milk recipes for the INDANA Baked Milk and Egg Recipe book: see below
Food Allergy Courses Around the World: see below
Recently published articles: See the Resources section on the Members Page
INDANA Meeting Minutes now available:
INDANA Meeting at AAAAI February 2019: minutes now available on the Members page
New Allergy Dietetic Posts
Lead Food Allergy Dietitian at Arkansas Children’s Hospital:
A great opportunity for anyone who is interested in a position that has both outpatient clinical nutrition and clinical trials research responsibilities. Email Andrea Bell MS, RD,LD Clinical Dietitian/ Research Project Manager, Arkansas Children's Allergy Division at : bellac@archildrens.org, if you would like more information about the position (even if you are curious, but hesitant about moving to Arkansas, email Andrea with your questions about Arkansas).
Allergy dietetic position based in Minneapolis:
Further details are available here.
Launch of the new INDANA Mentoring Program for Dietitians in the US
We are looking for enthusiastic and eager INDANA members in the US who wish to develop their skills and knowledge in specific or general areas of food allergy management. If you wish to join our program and be paired with a mentor please complete the application form available from our members section on the Resources Page. This program is currently only available in the US as there are limited educational and training opportunities in allergy available for dietitians. We aim to launch this program internationally in the future.
RD Learning Institute 2019: Food Allergies: Beyond the Elimination Diet. November 1-2nd, 2019. Boston.
This practice-focused, is aimed at dietitians interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills to adequately manage the nutrition and dietary needs of patients with food allergy. Further details available here. Register here
FARE Educational Summit
FARE would like to offer INDANA members the opportunity to attend FARE’s Contains: Courage™ Summit this fall in Washington, DC, at a discounted rate. For a 20% reduction for price of an adult or teen ticket purchase (does not apply to family packs which are already discounted) simply use the code INDANA when registering.
Information about the Summit:
For three days, the Contains: Courage™ FARE Summit will bring together 1,000 members of the food allergy community – teens and adults, allies, thought leaders, brands and entrepreneurs – to share and learn about living with food allergies. This transformative weekend will inspire fun and lasting memories for all guests.
Over the course of the weekend we'll explore four pathways:
- Advocate - gain the tools and knowledge to amplify your voice, from your local community to Capitol Hill
- Explore - receive food allergy education from experts and learn about the latest in food allergy treatments and research
- Connect - engage with brands and industry leaders who are impacting the food allergy space
- Transform - collaborate with non-profit organizations and learn how to become a change agent in your community
Please contribute your tried and tested baked egg and milk recipes for the INDANA Baked Milk and Egg Recipe book: see below
Food Allergy Courses Around the World: see below
Recently published articles: See the Resources section on the Members Page
- New EAACI Position Paper on diet diversity in pregnancy, infancy and childhood: Novel concepts and implications for studies in allergy and asthma: see below
- New EAACI Position Paper on the Influence of Dietary fatty acids on asthma, food allergy and atopic dermatitis: see below
- New EAACI Position Paper on the Diagnosis and Management of Non-IgE gastrointestinal allergies in Breastfed Infants: see below
- EAACI Allied Health Competencies: Isabel Skypala's discusses these on the Europe and Scandinavia page. The article is available below.
INDANA Meeting Minutes now available:
INDANA Meeting at AAAAI February 2019: minutes now available on the Members page
New Allergy Dietetic Posts
Lead Food Allergy Dietitian at Arkansas Children’s Hospital:
A great opportunity for anyone who is interested in a position that has both outpatient clinical nutrition and clinical trials research responsibilities. Email Andrea Bell MS, RD,LD Clinical Dietitian/ Research Project Manager, Arkansas Children's Allergy Division at : bellac@archildrens.org, if you would like more information about the position (even if you are curious, but hesitant about moving to Arkansas, email Andrea with your questions about Arkansas).
Allergy dietetic position based in Minneapolis:
Further details are available here.
Baked egg and milk recipe booklet for patients - we need your help!
Call for Recipes........do you want to contribute to a new INDANA project? Submit your baked milk and baked egg recipes!
We are creating an INDANA Cookbook for Baked Milk and Baked Egg for our patients who are tolerant to baked milk and egg ingredients and are looking for a variety of recipes. We will include wheat containing, wheat-free, sweet and savory, a variety of flavors and textures (muffins, rolls, bread, cupcakes, crackers etc.), healthy (whole grain, lower sugar, etc. ), and special occasions (birthdays holidays). We will take them all!
All submitted recipes will be reviewed and tested before being considered. While we cannot guarantee every submission will be included in the cookbook, we will do our best to incorporate most.
If you want your recipe(s) to be a part of this exciting project please submit to both Allison Schaible @ allison.schaible@mssm.edu and Wendy Elverson @ Wendy.Elverson@childrens.harvard.edu
Please submit your recipes using this template
We are creating an INDANA Cookbook for Baked Milk and Baked Egg for our patients who are tolerant to baked milk and egg ingredients and are looking for a variety of recipes. We will include wheat containing, wheat-free, sweet and savory, a variety of flavors and textures (muffins, rolls, bread, cupcakes, crackers etc.), healthy (whole grain, lower sugar, etc. ), and special occasions (birthdays holidays). We will take them all!
All submitted recipes will be reviewed and tested before being considered. While we cannot guarantee every submission will be included in the cookbook, we will do our best to incorporate most.
If you want your recipe(s) to be a part of this exciting project please submit to both Allison Schaible @ allison.schaible@mssm.edu and Wendy Elverson @ Wendy.Elverson@childrens.harvard.edu
Please submit your recipes using this template
Food Allergy Courses and Conferences Around the World
November 1st and 2nd 2019. Boston Marriot Hotel, Copley Place, Boston
This practice-focused, CPEU-eligible course targets dietitians interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills to adequately manage the nutrition and dietary needs of patients with food allergy. Further information available here
This practice-focused, CPEU-eligible course targets dietitians interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills to adequately manage the nutrition and dietary needs of patients with food allergy. Further information available here
The Asia Pacific Academy of Paediatric Allergy, Respirology & Immunology (APAPARI) is the professional medical specialty organisation representing paediatricians, allied health professionals and other physicians in the Asia-Pacific region who have special interest in Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Respirology.
Further information about the conference is available here |
This one-day course at Mount Sinai, New York, will provide the practicing clinician, both generalists and allergists, with a comprehensive program on the diagnosis and management of food allergies. Through didactic lectures and interactive workshops, participants will learn the scientific advances that support current clinical practice guidelines for food allergy. Further information available here
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EAACI will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Paediatric Allergy & Asthma Meeting (PAAM 2019), taking place from 17 – 19 October in Florence, Italy. PAAM 2019 will bring together highly experienced clinicians and scientists who will be debating and learning about the best ways to approach children suffering from allergy; from prevention to immunomodulation, with new treatments such as immunotherapy for food allergy or biologicals in respiratory diseases. These topics will be discussed in multiple types of education sessions including workshops, pro-con debates and outstanding learning lounges. Further information available here
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EAACI Allergy School on Food Allergy
5 - 7 December 2019 in Paris, France. Further information available here Aims of the course:
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MSc Allergy Programmes, UK
Southampton University, UK. Information on the full or part-time MSc Allergy, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and standalone single allergy modules available here |
Imperial College London, UK. Information on the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc Allergy available here. The PG Cert and PG Dip modules can also be completed as standalone short courses
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INDANA Dietitians at EAACI 2019
Watch Berber Vlieg-Boerstra, our past chair, discuss the role of Allied Health Professionals in the field of Allergy at EAACI in June 2019 on EACCI TV!
INDANA social get together at EAACI 2019
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