PSA: Free Webinar. Food Allergies in Schools

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 Kids with Food Allergies PRESENTS:

Food Allergies in Schools: What Parents Need to Know https://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/  Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern 
(see registration page for other time zones)

Presenter: Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc 


About the Webinar 
Many parents don't know where to start when they need to send their children off to school with food allergies. Attend this free webinar and you will learn the following from Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc, pediatric allergist, parent of a child with food allergies, co-creator of schools.allergyhome.org and chair of our Medical Advisory Team: Facts regarding food allergy and safety in the school settingUniversal food allergy management strategies (preventing accidental exposures and preparing for allergy emergencies)Applying food allergy management strategies to the school settingPartnering with your school community
There is no cost to attend!
Three lucky participants will receive a copy of one of Kyle Dine's CDs, "Food Allergies Rock," or "You Must Be Nuts."




About the Speaker 
Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc is a pediatric allergist and medical director of shared medical appointments for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, as well as an instructor of pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital. He is the father of a child with food allergies and serves as a voluntary consultant for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, School Health Services. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics where he is a member of the Council of School Health and the Section of Allergy & Immunology, and is a member of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology where he is a member of the Adverse Reaction to Food Committee. He is chair of the Medical Advisory Team for Kids with Food Allergies Foundation, and serves on the board of Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter. Dr. Pistiner is the author of Everyday Cool with Food Allergies, a children's book designed to teach basic food allergy management skills to preschool and early school age children, and is co-creator of AllergyHome.org, a website that provides free modules designed to increase food allergy awareness in the community.