This live session has been archived
Wed,
Jan 13, 2021 |
7:00PM -
8:30PM EST
Humber River Health Presents
An Allergist’s Approach to Atopic Dermatitis
Elana Lavine, BSc MD, FRCPC, Dip (ABP)
Topics: Atopic Dermatitis
This live session has been archived
Session evaluations are closed but you may download a copy of your certificate of attendance.
Moderated by: Dr. Arthur Kushner
Details
Objectives
- The basics of atopic dermatitis: when it begins, why it began, how it progresses.
- How it is suspected to increase the risk of food allergy.
- Common challenges when managing atopic dermatitis, the grocery list of treatment options for mild-moderate disease.
- Common myths about atopic dermatitis.
Faculty
Elana Lavine BSc MD, FRCPC, Dip (ABP)
Paediatrician, Allery and Clinical Immunology, Vaughan Pediatric Clinic; Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, Humber River Hospital
Dr. Elana Lavine practices pediatric allergy and clinical immunology at the Humber River Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Consultation Clinic and at the Vaughan Paediatric Clinic in Woodbridge. She is the current Pediatrics section head for the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at both University of Toronto and Queen's University. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology.