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back to school 2024

School's Back in Session: Food Allergy Guidance for  School Staff and Families

Are you a teacher, school nurse, school administrator, coach, or school staff and want a refresher on food allergies at the start of the school year? Are you a food allergy family and want to know best practices for being prepared for back to school? 

This webinar will help provide guidance on how to create a safer, more inclusive school year for all students with food allergies. We will cover food allergy recognition and treatment, management and prevention plans, and safe practices for in-school dining and nutrition.

Original air date: August 28, 2024
Supported by HealthFirst.

Audience: School personnel, including school administrators, teachers, nurses, dietitians, staff, and coaches

Speakers

Kelly Cleary, MD, FAACP

Dr. Kelly Cleary is the Senior Director of Education and Support Programs for FARE. She oversees FARE’s national education efforts and maintains a variety of programs, resources, and relationships for the food allergic, their families, and caregivers. Previously, Kelly was the Medical Director of Psychopharmacology for PM Behavioral Health, where she was responsible for the oversight of medication management and operations for the behavioral health service. Kelly also co-founded UrgiKids, a pediatric urgent care in Naperville, Illinois which was subsequently acquired by PM Pediatrics. A graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Kelly completed her Pediatrics residency at New York Presbyterian Cornell, and finished her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at NYU-Bellevue. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health degree at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Tiffany Leon, RD, MS

As Assistant Director of Training and Professional Programs at FARE, Tiffany supports the development of educational materials and training programs for key target audiences, including registered dietitians, healthcare professionals, commercial foodservice operators, and, of course, those with food allergies! She has been a Registered Dietitian for 10 years and has earned degrees from James Madison University and Columbia University.