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MORNING SESSIONS Welcome & Food Allergy Canada Update BEATRICE POVOLO, Food Allergy Canada Food Allergy Update: What’s Going On In Research? DR. WADE WATSON, MD, MEd, FRCPC, Professor of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Head, Division of Allergy, IWK Health Centre Food Allergies: Myths & Misconceptions DR. GREGORY REX, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre Youth Workshop - Teens Talk Allergies Food Allergy Canada’s Youth Advisory Panel will host a half-day morning session for youth with food allergies. AFTERNOON SESSIONS Food Labelling & Risk Assessment: Understanding The Canadian Experience MICHAEL ABBOTT, Section Head, Food Allergy and Intolerance Assessment Section, Health Canada MARILYN ALLEN, Foodservice Consultant, Food Allergy Canada Ages & Stages: Managing Food Allergies in Elementary, Secondary & Post-secondary Settings PANEL DISCUSSION Dining Out With Food Allergies: What’s The Risk? PANEL DISCUSSION REGISTRATION AND EXHIBIT AREA OPEN FROM 8:00 AM REGISTRATION FEES Early Registration - $75 per person (register by March 23, 2016) Registration - $85 per person Youth Session* - $25 (ages 13 to 21) *Parental Permission is required If you have financial difficulties please call Jane Holden, Member Services, about a reduced rate or exemption at 416-785-5666 or 1-866-785-5660. (Limited spaces available; all requests kept confidential) FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER ONLINE GO TO WWW.FOODALLERGYCANADA.CA Saturday, May 28 th , 2016 9:00 AM – 4:30PM PIER 21 1055 MARGINAL RD, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA Presented by: Organized in collaboration with: Sponsors:
