Meet the Experts
Our multidisciplinary team of health professionals, advocates, researchers and educators brings you the best education.
Primary Partners
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
Established in 1991, FAAN is a trusted source of information, programs, and resources related to food allergy and anaphylaxis. Its membership now stands at approximately 25,000 worldwide and includes families, dietitians, nurses, physicians, school staff, and representatives from government agencies and the food and pharmaceutical industries. Our mission is to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Food Allergy Initiative (FAI)
Founded in 1998, our goal is to fund research that seeks a cure; to improve diagnosis and treatment; to increase federal funding of food allergy research and create safer environments through advocacy; and to raise awareness through education. The largest private source of funding for food allergy research in the United States, FAI has committed more than $75 million toward the fulfillment of our mission.
None of us is as smart as all of us.
- Japanese Proverb
Program Developers
Anaphylaxis Canada
Anaphylaxis Canada’s mission is to inform, support, educate, and advocate for the needs of individuals and families living with anaphylaxis and to conduct and support research related to anaphylaxis.
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI)
The Society is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with allergies through research, advocacy, and continued professional and public education.
LEAP Learning Technologies
Leaders in the art and science of elearning, we build education and training programs to improve performance and enhance quality of life.
Study Buddies
AllerGen NCE Inc
Research and evaluation of the course was supported by the AllerGen Networks of Centres of Excellence.
McMaster University
Research on the course was also supported in part by McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
Individuals
Mrs Laurie Harada
Anaphylaxis Canada
Dr Susan Waserman
CSACI-McMaster
Dr Anthony J Levinson
LEAP-McMaster
Mrs Laura Bantock
Anaphylaxis Canada
Dr Tim Vander Leek
CSACI-U Alberta
Dr Sarah Garside
LEAP-McMaster
Mrs Joni Huang
Anaphylaxis Canada
Dr Wade Watson
CSACI-Dalhousie
Ms Lisa Colizza
LEAP-McMaster
Mrs Marilyn Allen
Anaphylaxis Canada
Mrs Maria Acebal
FAAN
Mrs Mary Jane Marchisotto
FAI
Mr John Bousfield
LEAP-McMaster
Mrs Jodie Bousfield
LEAP-McMaster
Mr James Monkman
LEAP-McMaster
Mr Ed Mallon
LEAP-McMaster
Mrs Marie Levesque
LEAP-McMaster