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FAAN's Annual Food Allergy Conference Comes to Las Vegas

Learn How to “Respect Every Bite” at this Daylong Educational Conference

FAIRFAX, Va. (April 15, 2010) – The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is bringing together parents, physicians, dietitians, caregivers, and others for its 17th Annual Food Allergy Conferences. The second of this year’s four conferences will be held in Las Vegas and promises to give attendees new insights and strategies about food allergies and anaphylaxis.

The daylong conference on April 24 will urge everyone to “Respect Every Bite” and feature topics such as the psychosocial impact of living with food allergies, safety at school, food allergy basics, Camp TAG (a summer camp for children with food allergies and their siblings), and a research update from one of the nation’s top allergists. It is the second of FAAN’s four spring conferences, which have long been known to offer a unique opportunity for individuals managing food allergies to gain a top-notch learning experience while connecting with others who share similar challenges.

This year’s conferences, which were held in Baltimore on March 27 and will also be held in Tarrytown, N.Y. on May 8, and Oak Brook, Ill., on May 22, now offer attendees more choices in the form of multiple breakout sessions from which to choose.

“We have planned a fantastic program this year that is designed to provide everyone from parents to school nurses to babysitters with the knowledge they need to avoid food allergy reactions, which can be potentially fatal,” said Julia Bradsher, CEO of FAAN. “It doesn’t matter if someone has managed food allergies for years or is newly diagnosed – everyone will gain valuable information.”

Dr. Andrew Saxon, professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California-Los Angeles and the chairman of FAAN’s Research Advisory Board, as well as Dr. Jennifer Kim, assistant professor of Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, will be two of the featured speakers in Las Vegas.

“With this year’s new format, the conference will provide an up-to-date program for all persons interested in food allergy. There will be sessions for those new to the issues of food allergy,” Saxon said. “At the other end of the spectrum will be sessions on the latest cutting edge research, including upcoming clinical trials and even the future of food allergy gene vaccines. I, for one, am looking forward with great anticipation to participating in this meeting.”

The Las Vegas conference will run from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

For more information or to register for one of FAAN’s Food Allergy Conferences, visit www.foodallergy.org or call (800) 929-4040.

About FAAN

Founded in 1991, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is the world leader in information, resources, and programs for food allergy, a potentially life-threatening medical condition that afflicts as many as 15 million Americans, including almost 6 million children. A nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, Va., FAAN is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food allergy and its consequences, to educating people about the condition, and to advancing research on behalf of all those affected by it. FAAN provides information and educational resources about food allergy to patients, their families, schools, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, the food industry, and government officials. On May 9, 2012, FAAN announced its intent to merge with the other leading food allergy organization, the Food Allergy Initiative, pending state regulatory approval. To become a member or for more information, please visit FAAN at www.foodallergy.org.

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