Program Description: 

Asthma/Allergy/Clinical Immunology (AAI) Grand Rounds develop educational activities for physicians and providers to enhance their knowledge and skills and to improve performance and patient care in AAI practice settings. These educational activities include live presentations about department (pediatrics), interdepartmental and specialty (asthma/allergy/clinical immunology) topics.

Target audience: 
  • Physician 
  • Nurse Practitioner 
  • Physician Assistant 
  • Nurse 
  • Allied Health Professionals
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
 
  • Evaluate current evidence regarding the effectiveness of oral immunotherapy (OIT) for food allergy and analyze key predictors of desensitization and sustained remission in clinical practice.​
  • Discuss practical implementation challenges of OIT and compare age-specific considerations for children, adolescents, and adults in allergy care settings.​
  • Assess the role of omalizumab as monotherapy and as an adjunct to OIT for food allergy management in ambulatory allergy/immunology practice.​
  • Develop a clinically applicable framework to guide treatment selection among OIT, biologic therapy, and avoidance strategies for individual patients with food allergy.​
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director(s):

Matthew Tallar, MD
Assistant Professor. Allergy, Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin

Speaker:

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

  • Barry Pelz, MD
  • Matthew Tallar. MD

 


 

Contact

Name: 
Christy Kalmanson
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 266-6061

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
02/20/2026 - 1:15pm to 2:15pm CST
Location: 
Children's Wisconsin 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53226
9000 W Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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