Allergy Immunology Presentations
Anaphylaxis: To Better Understand and Prevent Fatal Reactions
Dr. Reza Alizadehfar is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric at 91社区 and an attending physician in the division of allergy and clinical immunology of the Montreal Children鈥檚 hospital and Montreal General Hospital. He graduated from University of Montreal. He did his residency in Pediatrics and his fellowship in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at 91社区. He completed a fellowship in Primary Immunodeficiency and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. His clinical and research interests include the epidemiology and genetics of food allergy as well as primary Immunodeficiencies.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the diagnosis of anaphylaxis
- Discuss the latest recommendations regarding the management of anaphylaxis and epinephrine use
- Evaluate the importance of effective injection of the appropriate epinephrine dose
- Recognize the differences between Epinephrine autoinjector available in the Canadian market
Chronic Urticaria: An Update on Diagnosis and Management
Dr. Ben-Shoshan graduated from The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel and completed his pediatric residency at Sourasky medical center in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Then he completed his fellowship in Pediatric Allergy/Clinical Immunology at Montreal Children's Hospital in 2009. He worked as a research fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Ann Clarke over the past years and was granted his Msc. degree in Epidemiology in 91社区 in 2011. In this same year he was awarded the Emerging Clinician Scientist award by the AllerGen NCE. His primary research interest is the epidemiology of anaphylaxis and immunodeficiency and he has published several articles related to that subject. He is currently a physician in the department of Allergy/Immunology at Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital and is involved in several research initiatives on food allergies, anaphylaxis, chronic urticaria and immunodeficiency.
Learning objectives:
- Discuss the epidemiology , pathogenesis and diagnosis of chronic urticaria (CU)
- Determine the appropriate management strategies in patients with CU
Concerns About Vaccine Allergies
Dr. Ana Copaescu is an allergy-immunology and internal medicine specialist at the rank of Assistant Professor at the 91社区 Health Center in Montreal, Canada. She is a clinician-scientist at the Research Institute of the 91社区 Health Centre, 91社区. She has completed a specialized Fellowship in Drug and Antibiotic Allergy and currently occupies an Honorary Clinical Fellow in Immunology at the Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia. Her main interest is drug allergy immune-mediated hypersensitivity reactions with an interest for vaccine adverse reactions.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the mechanism and manifestations of vaccine reactions
- Review the impact of vaccine alergy
- Discuss management options for COVID-19 vaccine reactions
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