When Your Eosinophils Spoil Your Dinner: Updates in Food Allergies and Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Course overview

UAN: 0018-9999-18-154-H04-P RELEASE: 07/01/2018 EXPIRE: 07/01/2021 CREDITS: 1.75 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1) Describe the increasing prevalence of food allergies and the potential role of environmental factors 2) Summarize the updated recommendations for the introduction of foods to populations at risk for food allergies 3) Develop a food allergy therapy plan using immunotherapy and desensitization 4) Define Eosinophilic Esophagitis and present the diagnostic guidelines 5) Recognize the clinical symptoms, endoscopic and histologic features of EoE 6) Be familiar with the treatment and management approaches of EoE