Food Allergy Canada - Your Questions Answered on Introducing Allergens to Babies During COVID-19
Food Allergy Canada will be hosting a Q/A webinar on introducing allergens to babies during COVID-19 and beyond. Dr. Elissa Abrams and Dr. Edmond Chan, the co-authors of Canadian Paediatric Society's practice points, will be presenting.
Dr. Elissa Abrams is a paediatric allergist, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Manitoba, and a co-author of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) practice point on the introduction of allergenic foods. She is Vice Chair of the Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Section of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and President of the Allergy Section of the CPS. She is also a member of the Healthcare Advisory Board for Food Allergy Canada.
Dr. Edmond Chan who is a pediatric allergist, a UBC Clinical Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Allergy & Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at BC Children’s Hospital, and a co-author of the Canadian Paediatric Society practice point on the introduction of allergenic foods. He is on the Board of directors of the Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (CSACI), and on the Executive of the Allergy Section of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS). He is also a member of the Healthcare Advisory Board for Food Allergy Canada and steering committee for the National Food Allergy Action Plan.