Past Events

Allergy Immunology Fellow Presentations

• “Childhood Allergic Rhinitis and Early Life Sensitization Patterns in the WHEALS birth
  Cohort” Zeinab Saleh, MD, Henry Ford Health System
  • Discuss the effect of sensitization patterns in allergic rhinitis.
• “Association Between Pacifier Cleaning Methods and Child Total IgE”
  Eliane Abu-Jaode, MD, Henry Ford Health System
  • Discuss the cleaning methods and potential effect on child total IgE.
• “Peanut Allergy in Children Update ”
  Sofija Volertas, MD, University of Michigan
  • Discuss the NIAID guidelines for the introduction and treatment plans for peanut allergy in children.
• “The Relationship of Parental Allergy and IgE to the Risk of Food Allergy in Offspring”
  Erica Ridley, MD, Henry Ford Health System
  • Discuss the effect of parent food allergy to their offspring.
• “Modulation of uric acid associated inflammation ameliorates neonatal RSV infection“
  Charles Schuler, MD, University of Michigan
  • Discuss the understanding of how viral infections reduce atopic disease, especially asthma.
  • Propose mechanisms by which this can be decreased.

Please join us on August 9, 2019 for the first annual Henry Ford 2019 Sinus and Nasal Symposium, a multidisciplinary approach to common and complex conditions affecting the nose and sinuses.

Information coming soon.

Meeting Agenda

4:30 - 5:30 pm Executive Committee

5:30 - 6:15 pm Reception with Exhibitors

6:15 - 8:30 pm Dinner & Presentation: "Hereditary Angioedema: Plenty of Treatment Options, Plenty of Questions"
Speaker: Alan Baptist, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

At the end of the activity, attendees will:

Discuss the pathology of hereditary angioedema
Identify the epidemiology, genetics, and clinical presentation of HAE
Discuss the benefits, risks and cost of treatment options for HAE

Register Online or Download Additional information here: Jan 2020 Meeting Flyer

This meeting has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Please contact tguastella@outlook.com or call 517-203-5560 if you have any questions.

"Concerns and Controversies of Vaping"  Jay Portnoy, MD Professor of Pediatrics at University Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Kansas City Discuss the potential of E-cigarettes and vaping to cause nicotine addiction and be a gateway to cigarette smoking and other drugs Recognize when to use vaping for harm reduction when indicated. Discuss how E-cigarettes and vaping may be more/less safe than cigarette smoking.   Please RSVP to MAAS to tguastella@outlook.com or call 517-203-5560.