Anaphylaxis Canada has launched a new online course to help teachers, administrators and educational staff to keep allergic students safe at school. Anaphylaxis in Schools: What Educators Need to Know is a free, bilingual resource available to schools across the …
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A pilot project, led by the City of Hamilton and involving McMaster University and AllerGen partner Anaphylaxis Canada, is being launched today (September 8, 2014) in Hamilton. The project will analyze the effects of stocking epinephrine auto-injectors at Jackson Square …
AllerGen will partner in the Emerging Research Leaders Initiative (ERLI)—an establishment grant program for researchers at the transition stage from post-doctoral fellow to early career professional in the areas of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and/or respiratory health research. This multi-partnered initiative is …
Anaphylaxis Canada’s “Allergy Pals,” an online peer support and mentorship program for children with severe food allergies, was recently profiled by Global TV News (Edmonton). Dr. Miriam Stewart and a team from the University of Alberta developed the mentoring program …
The Asthma Society of Canada releases a study of the personal, social, medical and economic burden of Severe Asthma in Canada. Read Severe Asthma: The Canadian Patient Journey Full report / Executive Summary
Anaphylaxis Canada has launched Allergy Pals, an online mentorship program designed to provide peer support and mentoring to children (ages 7-11) affected by severe food allergies. Allergy Pals offers eight online support sessions led by older peer mentors with food …
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Anaphylaxis Canada will host its 7th Annual Community Conference, Managing food allergies: Working together for a safer future, on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Delta Hotel in Markham, Ontario. This interactive, informative event will feature: Workshops, panel discussions and presentations by …
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How useful are smartphone apps designed for people with food allergies? In the lead-up to the broadcast of The Allergy Fix—a new Nature of Things documentary about food allergies in Canada and beyond—CBC interviews a consultant at Anaphylaxis Canada and clinical expert Dr. …
Clean Air Champions, an Ottawa-based national charity and an AllerGen partner, has been awarded the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) World Sport and Environment Award. Deirdre Laframboise, co-founder and Executive Director of Clean Air Champions, accepted the award at the …
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With the goal of better diagnosis and new treatments, the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, an AllerGen research partner, will investigate anaphylaxis and the risk factors associated with severe allergic reactions. This new research initiative, managed by Sweden’s Centre for …
In honour of the Pryde family, and Sean Delaney, who passed away in 2007 from a severe allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis Canada has established a Travel Grant in support of food allergy research and education programs. Two travel grants valued at …
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