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Date(s) - 04/30/2016
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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his event is for the ENTIRE FAMILY! PAK is celebrating 10 years of our support group in the Charlotte region, connecting families with allergy and anaphylaxis, community outreach, education, and forming everlasting friendships.
For the adults, there will be a mixture of lectures and roundtables including…
Food Allergy 101 with Dr. Sanjay Khiani
Diagnostic Testing (Skin, Blood, Component) with Dr. Maeve O’Connor
Debunking Food Allergy Myths with Dr. Jennifer Caicedo
EoE, FPIES and Non IgE Mediated Allergy with Dr. Douglas Johnston
Asthma Management with Dr. Nicole Chadha & Dr. Emily Langley
Advocating at Daycare/Preschool/Church School Settings with Dr. Ekta Shah & Dr. Caroline Hobbes
Preparing for College with Dr. Steven McEldowney
Healthy Growth Along the Food Allergy Spectrum with Raquel Durban, MS, RD, CSP, LDN
School accommodations for Students with Food Allergies (K-12) with Lynn Heun, National Director, Education Initiatives, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
UNC Chapel Hill Study Update with Dr. Edwin Kim
While the adults are attending the above discussions, the children ages 5 – 18 will be learning as well….
The Science of Food Allergy with Dr. Vandana Patel & Dr. Andrew Collins
Guided Discussion on Allergy Management with Jon Eccleston, LCSW, MSW
Relaxation techniques with Tracy Mott of Be Yoga
(These groups will be broken into groups by age)
The children younger than 5 will be busy with tons of activities and Carnival games hosted by Kidz Play Here, volunteers from St. Luke’s and Venture Crew 276
They can bring their teddy bears and dolls for allergy testing, arts and crafts, reading allergy friendly books, musical chairs, carnival games, and so much more
There will be NO FOOD in the gymnasium, only water bottles and the lecture and roundtable rooms are right off the gymnasium to make for the perfect venue to hold this family educational event
*At the Symposium, the PAK TWEEN/TEEN COUNCIL will be collecting for 2 charities they are working with… A Child’s Place: They need donations of Sunbutter/Wowbutter/any non nut type spread, they are asking for 100 jars and I know that we can do it! They also need nut free/top 8 free granola bars.
Ronald McDonald House Charlotte: We will have collection containers at the event on April 30th. All you have to do is bring your pennies and they will be donated to Ronald McDonald House.
We will post a schedule of events as we get closer.
Thanks to our Sponsors who are providing various services to make our event happen….
Allergy Mom Depot where you can find allergy awareness jewelry and accessories, food allergy essentials, and more http://www.allergymomdepot.com/
Be Yoga Tracy Mott www.beyogasouth.com
Elle Riley Photography http://ellerileyphotography.com/
Kidz Play Here providing entertainment and games for the children http://www.kidzplayhere.com/
