Erin Sinnaeve – Management of Food Allergies in Primary Care

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Speaker: Erin Sinnaeve, DNP, FNP-C

Duration: 1 Hour 03 Minutes

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Mar 20, 2023  

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

Food allergic reactions represent the single leading cause of anaphylaxis treated in American emergency departments. This presentation will discuss the current statistics surrounding food allergy and will help clinicians understand their role in management of food allergy with their patients and families. Clinicians will learn about when it is appropriate to test for food allergy and the difference between food allergy and food intolerance. The presentation will also provide guidance surrounding prevention of food allergy.

Speaker

Erin Sinnaeve, DNP, FNP-C, is a family nurse practitioner with over 25 years of experience in health care. She has been specializing in allergy/immunology for the past 7 years and also practices lifestyle medicine. Dr. Sinnaeve holds a BSN from the University of Nebraska, a MS from Creighton University, and a DNP from Chamberlain University. She is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM).

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Erin Sinnaeve has employment relationships with Chamberlain University and Advocate Medical Group. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Erin Sinnaeve is a member of the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Objectives

1. Determine current epidemiology patterns of food allergy.
2. Analyze the risk factors involved with reactions to foods and proper diagnosis of food allergy.
3. Formulate a management plan for treatment of food allergy.
4. Appraise the recent evidence surrounding the introduction of foods and prevention of food allergy.
5. Integrate the management of anxiety surrounding food allergy.

Outline

• Food Allergy Statistics
  • Global population and state rates of food allergy 
  • Most allergenic foods
  • Anaphylaxis rates
  • Hospitalizations and medical procedure data
  • Health disparities
  • Quality of life impact
• Diagnosing food allergy
  • Importance of history
  • IgE testing through skin and immunocap/RAST tests
  • IgE versus Non-IgE food allergy
• Management of food allergy
  • Education
  • Treatment for anaphylaxis
  • School implications/forms
  • Clinician role in management of food allergy related anxiety
• Prevention
  • Early Introduction 
  • Eczema treatment
  • Breastfeeding

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioner
• Physician Assistant
• Physicians

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