Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis

The Anaphylaxis Interest Section aims to further the understanding of Anaphylaxis and Adverse reactions.

immunologyWe critically evaluate issues surrounding severe food, medication and insect sting allergy as well as other less common diseases including idiopathic anaphylaxis and mast cell disorders. Currently, the Section is undertaking a systematic review of the management of anaphylaxis in schools including the use of school bans and stock epinephrine. This is being performed in concert with the Pediatric Interest Section. The goal is to develop a document with international endorsement and applicability. The section is also working diligently to follow and provide guidance around vaccine anaphylaxis in conjunction with the broader CSACI leadership. The section is also working on guidance around oral food challenges in conjunction with the broader CSACI leadership. Finally, the CSACI Anaphylaxis Section is working to translate knowledge around early food introduction in conjunction with upcoming and ongoing guidance from the Canadian Pediatric Society.

<span>Dr. Carmen Riggioni</span>

Dr. Carmen Riggioni

Section Advisor – Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy

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AACI Journal – Asthma

AACI Journal – Anaphylaxis

AACI Journal – Allergy & Immunology

AACI Journal – Rhinitis / Sinusitis

Dr. CARMEN RIGGIONI

Section Advisor – Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy

Dr. Riggioni is a pediatric allergist and clinical immunologist with a special interest in food allergy diagnosis and treatment. She leads clinical trials exploring long-term outcomes of food immunotherapy and improving the safety and accessibility of food allergy treatments. Apart from being the Interest Section Advisor for food allergy and anaphylaxis of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, she also serves as Associate Editor for the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology journal (PAI) and is an elected member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Immunotherapy Interest Group. 
Currently, Dr. Riggioni is a staff physician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immunology and Allergy and the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Program (FAAP) at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and an Assistant Professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.