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SUMMER, 2017 Asthma & Allergy Bulletin Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America • New England Chapter ALLERGY MANAGEMENT Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management in Massachusetts Schools by Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc School Food Allergy and the care of a child with a food Anaphylaxis Management allergy must effectively read This article originally published labels, prevent cross contact, on AllergyHome.org. Adapted by Effective food allergy use efficient cleaning, and Michael Pistiner for use by AAFA management is needed at all communicate clearly. They must New England. times and all circumstances. also be prepared for allergic Prevention and emergency emergencies. Anyone responsible preparedness are the pillars for a child with food allergies of food allergy management. must be able to recognize a Small amounts of a food that severe allergic reaction, have someone is allergic to can epinephrine (treatment of choice cause anaphylaxis (a severe, life for anaphylaxis) available, know threatening, allergic reaction). when and how to use it, and To prevent exposure to food know to immediately contact allergens anyone responsible for (continued on page 3) RESEARCH UPDATE Landmark Study: Environmental Impact on Asthma by Lisa Bartnikas, MD disease of the lungs, affecting cockroach, cat, dog, dust mite, more than 7.0 million children mouse and rat. Mouse, rat and Children spend a majority of in the US and resulting in more cockroach allergen is detected their time in schools, yet little than 14 million missed school when there is an infestation is known about how school days per year. It is characterized by these pests. Cat and dog environmental allergen exposure by repeated episodes of allergen is detected in homes of affects asthma symptoms. In wheezing, shortness of breath, pet owners and in schools when a recent study, researchers chest tightness and nighttime people with pets at home bring attempted to understand how coughing. Although there is no the allergen into the schools environmental allergens found cure for asthma, once way that on their clothing. Dust mites in schools affected children’s symptoms can be controlled is are microscopic bugs that are asthma. by avoiding potential triggers. commonly found in upholstered Environmental allergens furniture, carpets, bedding and Asthma is a common, chronic commonly found indoors include (continued on page 4)
A Message from our NEW Executive Director Dear Friends & Supporters, 2017 AAFA New England BOARD OF DIRECTORS I am pleased to be here at the New England Chapter of Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America serving those in New England that suffer from Jan Hanson, MA, President asthma and allergies. I am committed to helping people enjoy a “Life Suzanne Ginouves, Vice President without Limits”! Judi McAuliffe, RN, Clerk Lyndsay King, CPA, Treasurer 2017 is a year of change and progress for AAFA New England – not only Paul Antico am I the new Executive Director, we have a new President of the Board of Directors, Jan Hanson, as well as, a new Treasurer, Lyndsay King. A Lisa Bartnikas, MD Medical Advisory Board was recently created consisting of Dr. Jennifer Rachel Kurlantzick, Esq. LeBovidge, Dr. Lisa Bartnikas, Dr. Michael Pistiner and Dr. Susan Rudders. Jennifer LeBovidge, PhD We look forward to working with them on new programming that will get Robert Stoker information and support out to our membership all across New England. Elizabeth TePas, MD Mark Uzzell AAFA NE has spent many years at the forefront of education, advocacy, support and awareness for those in the New England area with asthma and MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE allergies and we will continue to move forward with that mission. Jennifer LeBovidge, PhD, Chair My education as a lawyer and my previous experience as a Capitol Hill Lisa Bartnikas, MD staffer and lobbyist gives me a tremendous amount of strategic capabilities Michael Pistiner, MD and coalition building expertise that will assist our community. I have Susan A. Rudders, MD spent several years in fundraising and relationship development which will help AAFA NE as we move into a new era of strategic partnerships and HONORARY DIRECTORS generating sustainable revenue sources. Irving Bailit, MD Bette Barbadoro I am extremely grateful to all of you for your support – without you we could not provide our services and programs. Our deepest gratitude goes to The George Behrakis Thoracic Foundation for their grant that makes this newsletter possible. In Cynthia Daley addition, thank you to our 2017 Corporate Partners – MSIC and Perfectly Joseph Ferney Free - we look forward to a productive year. We are looking forward Hon. Gordon Martin, Jr. creating partnerships and working with the entire New England community Frank J. Twarog, MD PhD to advance our mission. FOUNDING PRESIDENT Albert L. Sheffer, MD Thank you! (1929-2015) Karen Lynch Calton Executive Director EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen Lynch Calton 2
ALLERGY MANAGEMENT (continued from page 1) emergency services. Prevention and bullying. Educated and Food Allergy in Massachusetts’ and preparedness are always aware school communities can Schools: MA Guidelines for the needed and the school setting help create supportive and management of Food Allergies in is no exception. Effective food safe environments for students School allergy management needs with food allergy. Awareness sound policy and well trained and and understanding can help MA has lead the country in knowledgeable administration, create communities of support food allergy management in US school nurses, school staff, and and inclusion and prevent schools. It was first state in its to school community. divisiveness. Policies and implement the use of food allergy procedures must be implemented guidelines and also the first to School-wide Food Allergy to not only manage a child’s establish mandated reporting of Education is an Enormous and direct care but also include food epinephrine administrations in Important Responsibility allergy education and awareness its schools. Here in MA we are for all staff, parents, students and blessed with many schools having others in the school community. full time school nurses and the In the past, parents shouldered the responsibility to teach those MA DPH School Health Service responsible for the care of their Staff Food Allergy Training Unit. Used together, since the child with food allergies. Families guidelines creation, there has not have also been expected to School staff food allergy and been a food allergy related death educate the other parents and anaphylaxis education is not in a MA school. The guidelines their child’s classmates. Having only necessary in creating were updated in 2016 and parents of individual students communities of support but continue to stand out as strong teach staff, as well as other critically important from a and practical guidance document parents and students, can be a practical and emergency that can be used as by schools huge responsibility and challenge perspective. Staff can extend to help create and implement . Social dynamics can sabotage the reach of a school nurse and sound policies. Managing even the best educational effort. all play a role in their “team” Life Threatening Allergies in Also, some families of children when it comes to preventing Schools, apply to public, private and children with food allergies accidental exposure and dealing and charter schools as well as may feel uncomfortable. Some with allergic emergencies. elementary, middle and high children unfortunately have been They are also key players in schools. The 2016 update not singled out and the subject of food allergy management for only includes an updated and teasing or bullying by others. individual students. In MA select refreshed version of the MA staff are trained to administer Guidelines but also, like the CDC epinephrine when the school Voluntary Guidelines(Federal Educated Schools Help Keep nurse is unavailable. Current Guidelines based on the original Children With Food Allergies regulation though, do not allow MA Guidelines), include targeted Safe and Happy for unlicensed staff to administer education of students and epinephrine to a student or staff parents in addition to staff and The school culture and attitudes administration. These guidelines member with allergies not known of parents, teachers, and other serve as an excellent foundation to the school. Staff education children set the tones in our for schools to implement school and understanding are key to schools. Misperceptions and policies and efficiently take establishing safe and supportive negative attitudes about food on the responsibility of school school communities. allergies can lead to teasing (continued on page 5) 3
RESEARCH UPDATE (continued from page 1) stuffed animals. People who This study is unique found in different levels in their are allergic to these things can because it is the first schools. experience symptoms including to comprehensively sneezing, runny nose, cough, This fascinating study provides evaluate asthma and itchy, red or watery eyes. further insight into the effects symptoms resulting from People with asthma who have of environmental allergen environmental allergen these allergies can experience exposure on asthma in children. exposure in schools. worsening of their asthma. This study looked specifically at allergen exposure in the school Previous studies have shown followed by cat in 94.8%, dog in setting, where large numbers of that asthma complications are 82.6% and dust mite in 46.5%. children spend the majority of higher in minorities and low- Rat and cockroach were rarely their days, and demonstrated income groups in inner-city found in schools. Levels of that the school environment is an neighborhoods. Other studies mouse allergen found in schools important contributor to asthma have shown that exposure were significantly higher than symptoms in children. In the to particular environmental levels found in students’ homes. future, finding ways to decrease allergens in inner-city homes is levels of mouse allergen in associated with worse asthma The key finding in this study schools could have a large and outcomes, and interventions was that children with asthma positive impact on the many to reduce home exposure exposed to higher levels of schoolchildren with asthma. to these allergens improves mouse allergen in schools had References: asthma outcomes. This study more days of asthma symptoms 1.Sheehan WJ, Permaul P, Petty CR, Coull is unique because it is the first and worse lung function. BA, Baxi SN, Gaffin JM, Lai PS, Gold DR, to comprehensively evaluate Interestingly, this finding was Phipatanakul W. Association Between asthma symptoms resulting from true regardless of whether the Allergen Exposure in Inner-City Schools environmental allergen exposure children had mouse allergy. and Asthma Morbidity Among Students. in schools. None of the other indoor JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(1):31-8. doi: allergens were associated 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2543. Allergen levels were measured with worse asthma outcomes. PubMed PMID: 27893060; PMCID: in dust samples collected from The authors acknowledged PMC5349325. classrooms from inner-city that their findings may not be 2.https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/ public elementary schools in the generalizable to other cities, asthmadata.htm northeastern US. 351 students which may have allergens ages 4-13 years with asthma Lisa M. Bartnikas, MD is an Allergist/Immunologist at from 38 elementary schools were Boston Children’s Hospital and Instructor in Pediatrics followed for 1 year during this at Harvard Medical School. She treats children in the Allergy/Immunology Clinic, as well as in the Food 5-year study. Allergy Program and Interstitial Lung Disease Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She has research In this study, mouse allergen interests in evaluation and management of food was the most prevalent allergen, allergies. detected in 99.5% of schools, 4
ALLERGY MANAGEMENT (continued from page 3) community education. Parents allergies, in addition to requiring and schools no longer need to staff training to implement Please help support SB recreate the wheel to manage a policies. SB228 also addresses 228 by contacting your student’s food allergies. availability of stock epinephrine Massachusetts legislators and necessary training so that and requesting that they co- if a full time school nurse is not sponsor the bill. Senate Bill 228, An Act to Establish Food Allergy Plans immediately available, even a first time anaphylactic reaction Please see Schools.AllergyHome. can be treated with epinephrine. org for free Food Allergy and Senate Bill 228: An Act to If passed, these regulations Anaphylaxis Educational Establish Food Allergy Plans, will build on the already Material that is consistent with was filed January 2017. It was comprehensive MA guidelines the MA and CDC Guidelines and proposed and drafted by Dr. by making policy, education, and designed to educate entire school Christine Olsen of FASI(Food stock epinephrine availability communities. Allergy Science Initiative) and necessary instead of voluntary. Senator Cynthia Creem, with input by local experts in food Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc is a Boston based allergy and school health. SB pediatric allergist and Director of Food 228 is a solid piece of legislation Allergy Advocacy, Education and Prevention that will help MA continue to for MassGeneral Hospital for Children’s, Food Allergy Center. He is a voluntary consultant for lead our nation when it comes the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to managing students with life School Service Unit and the father of a child with threatening allergies. SB 228 food allergy. He serves as a medical adviser for is currently under review and the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, requires that all MA schools New England Chapter. Dr. Pistiner is the author of Everyday Cool with Food Allergies, a co-author create a policy, that addresses of Living Confidently with Food Allergy, and co- prevention and emergency founder and content creator of AllergyHome.org. preparedness for managing food Upcoming Events presented by AAFA New England Presentation by Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc on food allergy management in Massachusetts schools. This event will be scheduled at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in early September. Details to follow on AAFA New England website. Coming this fall to our website: New webinar feature where presentations can be viewed. Kyle Dine Family Concerts - October dates and locations to be announced on our website. Visit www.asthmaandallergies.org for more information. 5
The wonderfully entertaining Tufts Beelzebubs left the crowd with smiles on their faces and music in their hearts! A wonderful night was had by all as we supported the programs and services that help people with asthma and allergies live full and healthy lives. The Tufts University Beelzebubs seranade Blair Stone, Miss Granite State, Photos by Carla Uzzell whose “Appetite for Awareness” platform directly benefits AAFA New England. 6
AAFA New England thanks our many sponsors and donors! Breath of Spring 2017 Sponsors Corporate Partner Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation (MSIC) Benefactor Gold Patron Genentech / Novartis New England Society of Allergy Silver Patron Asthma & Allergy Affiliates (Salem, Danvers & No. Andover, MA), Boston Children’s Hospital - Division of Immunology, Michele and Bill Carrick - Executive Home Detox, Massachusetts General Hospital Food Allergy Center, Mylan, Northeast Asthma, Allergy & Immunology (Leominster, Sudbury, Newton & Medford, MA), Debbie and John Saryan, Shire, Sunbutter, Teva Respiratory Supporter Allergy & Asthma Center of MA (Chestnut Hill, MA),Baystate Financial / Mark Uzzell, Boston Children’s Hospital Asthma Programs, Brigham & Women’s Hospital - Asthma Research Center and Severe Asthma Program, Jennifer and Jason LeBovidge, Lincoln Diagnostics, Margaret and Robert Stoker Friend Allergy & Asthma Associates South (Duxbury & Buzzard’s Bay, MA), Allergy & Asthma Care (Taunton, MA) Allergy & Asthma Treatment Specialists (Framingham, MA), Educating For Food Allergies, LLC, Suzanne Ginouves, Michele Gottlieb, MD, Rachel Kurlantzick & Jeremy Hershfield, Massachusetts School Nurse Organization, Carol and Robert Riley, Judith Saryan, Arlene Saryan & Christian Alexander, South Shore Allergy & Asthma Specialists (South Weymouth, MA) Contributor Allergic Living Magazine, Jane T.N. Fogg, Marvin Grossman, Benjamin Krikorian, MBA, CFP, Johanna & Jeffrey Longnecker, Judi McAuliffe, Patricia Pires, Sharon Schumack, The Strategy Group, Frank J. Twarog, MD, PhD Delicious desserts were donated by: 7
IN HER OWN VOICE Why I Have an “Appetite for Food Allergy Awareness” By Blair Stone, Miss Granite not only close to my heart, but AAFA New England signs and State that was something relevant matching teal decorations and that people could relate to. they kindly donated 15% of The Miss Granite State Despite the fact that I have their proceeds that I helped crown stands for four things: no allergies of my own, my generate that evening to the scholarship, success, style and interest in the field has been AAFA New England Chapter. service. A huge part of what instilled in me since I was a It was a great feeling to know the Miss America Program is little girl. My father is very that an event I planned and about is most definitely the passionate about his work and hosted was able to help an service that the contestants it has inspired me to develop organization that helps those provide to their community, that suffer from allergies and in turn making their region a asthma in my community. better and brighter place. It is extremely important that Until I pass on my title in people who are not a part of January 2018, I hope to the pageant community know continue hosting events and how much service plays a role keep spreading awareness in the Miss America Program. about my platform to everyone I come in contact with. You Some of my earliest memories will see me on August 6th at are being so excited to see the “Nut Free” Red Sox game my daddy, the “alligator,” (his at Fenway Park at the AAFA beloved nickname since I New England table with my couldn’t say allergist), when a platform based on helping crown and sash for my next he came home from a busy people with life-threatening attempt at letting the public day at work. His laugh was food allergies called, “Appetite know about the importance of contagious every time I called for Awareness.” allergy awareness! To purchase him an alligator and he always tickets to this Red Sox game reminded me how important Not only have I done a vast and get a chance to meet me, his work was and that he amount of research in order learn about allergies and enjoy helped people every day. As I to find ways to help those a peanut free baseball game, got older, I watched the allergy that have food allergies, I email www.peanutallergy@ field expand through my have conducted fundraisers redsox.com. father’s profession and heard that help raise money and more and more stories about awareness of the AAFA New people I did and did not know England Chapter. My most suffer from life-threatening recent fundraiser took place food allergies. at Not Your Average Joe’s in Nashua, New Hampshire. Not When I decided to start Your Average Joe’s let me competing in pageants, I knew set up a generous portion I needed a platform that was, of their dining room with 8
THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS AAFA New England is grateful for the ASTHMA & ALLERGY BULLETIN support of our Corporate Partners for Published three times a year by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of 2017. Their generous support allows us America New England Chapter to provide valuable resources to help our 781-444-7778 e-mail: aafane@aafane.org members live life fully with asthma and Karen Lynch Calton allergies. Executive Director Published with a grant from The Thoracic Foundation The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter, is dedicated to helping people with asthma and allergic diseases, and those who care for them, through education, support for research and an array of services. Information contained in this newsletter should not be used as a substitute for responsible professional care to diagnose and treat specific symptoms and illness. Any reference to available products and procedures should not be construed as an endorsement. AAFA New England, including all parties to or associated with this newsletter, will not be held responsible for any action taken by readers as a result of the newsletter. ©2017. All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced without permission of the publisher. Brookline Boy Birthday Gift - PAWTUCKET RED SOX Donation for AAFA New England PROUDLY PRESENT PEANUT ALLERGY FRIENDLY In April, AAFA New England use his. Donations like this not NIGHT received a donation in Honor only warm our hearts but help of Will Eddy a 6-year-old from MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST 7:05 PM Brookline who invited guests NO PEANUT PRODUCTS WILL BE SOLD to his birthday party and asked INSIDE THE PARK ON THIS NIGHT them to, instead of bringing him presents, donate to a For more information contact: charity of their choice. One Jon Basler 401- 721-5172 jbasler@pawsox.com of his friends contributed $50 to AAFA New England to help support people who need to use inhalers since his father has AAFA New England serve its asthma and he has seen him members and the community. 9
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Around AAFA New England World Asthma Day May 2, 2017 Executive Director of AAFA NE, Karen Calton, attended World Asthma Day at Boston Children’s Hospital where she distributed educational material, played the “Asthma Challenge Game” with passers-by and spoke with many patients and families about asthma and how AAFA NE is helping to raise awareness, educate patients and families and support those suffering from this disease. If you want to help raise Miss Granite State, money for AAFA NE, Blair Stone at the please contact Karen Fundraiser at Not Calton, Karen@aafane.org Your Average Joe’s Getting involved is the earlier this year. best way to help others! Food Allergy Awareness Week 2017 grader, Catherine Dupuis, threatening food allergies. who has life-threatening Catherine shared, “It was food allergies. To help truly inspiring to see the raise awareness, Catherine entire school light up came up with the idea of with teal bow ties. Each making teal bow ties for morning our principal her school community to shared important facts wear on “Bow Tie Friday.” about food allergies with When friends heard about the other students, this her idea, many of whom was a great way to reach have, or are affected everyone. I chose this by food allergies, they project because I wanted jumped in to help with the to raise awareness for those project. The result – over living with life threatening Food Allergy Awareness 900 duct tape bow ties food allergies, like Week 2017 was celebrated were made and delivered myself.” Congratulations, in a special way at the to the school, and were Catherine, for helping to Florence Sawyer School worn by both students and raise awareness about in Bolton, MA, thanks to staff to show their support food allergies in such a the initiative of fourth of those living with life- creative way! 11
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