Dealing with patients in a resource limited healthcare system is not only safe and effective but it is also cost effective! Final musings as to why we should consider SLIT in allergic rhinitis and early on! Dr. Douglas Mack #NAPAAC24

Changing the course of allergic rhinitis- Thousands treated in one practice with sublingual immunotherapy changing the course of this disease and likely asthma prevention (need bigger trials to show this effect). Dr. Douglas Mack #NAPAAC24

New recommendations guide oral immunotherapy for food allergies.

Dr. Douglas Mack, lead author & assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, spoke with Medscape about the guide and one of its key strengths – its grading of contraindications.

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Tonight’s fireside chat wraps up a full day of learning with a wonderful panel! Allergy trivia and controversial debates epinephrine prescribing, biologics use, pollen food allergy syndrome, patch testing and more! Dr. Douglas Mack #NAPAAC24

Led by Dr. Douglas Mack, assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, a group of researchers have released first-ever guidelines for food allergy tolerance build-up - an incredible move forward to help patients actively mediate their food allergy symptoms.

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Our information ecosystem has become a massive false-balance machine.

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Looking forward to speaking about this (and lots more) at the North American Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Congress in Vegas tomorrow!

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Led by Dr. Douglas Mack, assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, a group of researchers have published new guidelines to help families prepare for oral immunotherapy - a significant milestone in food allergy treatment.

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Food allergies are rising, affecting 1 in 3 children.

Dr. Douglas Mack (Dr. Douglas Mack), lead author, discusses the rationale behind the newly developed guidelines for food allergy oral immunotherapy treatment, aiming to standardize care & enhance patient outcomes with Popular Science ⬇️

Preparing Patients for Oral Immunotherapy (PPOINT): International Delphi consensus for procedural preparation and consent - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. — Thanks for the expert peer review framework! jacionline.org/article/S0091-…

A safer way to treat kids with food allergies, thanks to McMaster University-led team.

Dr. Douglas Mack, lead author & assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, spoke with Hamilton Spectator about the first-ever guidelines for treating allergies with oral immunotherapy.

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New food allergy treatment safety guidelines have been recently published.

Dr. Douglas Mack, lead author & assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, joined CBC News to discuss the guidelines and how they address caregivers administering the treatment.

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Food allergy treatments for Canadian kids could get a boost under new guidelines.

Dr. Douglas Mack, lead author & assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, joined Globalnews.ca to talk about the guidelines and how they can empower caregivers and patients.

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After 100 years, new guidelines propose rules for common food allergy treatment: oral immunotherapy.

Dr. Douglas Mack, lead author & assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, on how the guidelines optimize safety through education of risks & challenges.

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A safer way to treat kids with food allergies, thanks to McMaster-led team

@mcmasteru researchers behind new, first-ever guidelines for oral immunotherapy

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What a day for our recent paper. Thanks to the CBC for covering this as well! Trying to make food oral immunotherapy safer for kids!

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Glad to see the coverage this protocol has received! Making OIT safer for families!

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New guidelines have been released to help kids overcome food allergies with oral immunotherapy.

Dr. Douglas Mack, lead author and assistant clinical professor McMaster University Department of Pediatrics, explains the importance of having standardized guidance for this therapy.

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Douglas Mack (Dr. Douglas Mack) and researchers with McMaster University Department of Pediatrics have crafted the first-ever guidelines that will help parents in building their child’s tolerance to food allergens.

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Dr. Douglas Mack Incredible and life changing therapy. Now let’s get the government to cover it for all! Well done Doug!