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Food Allergy Awareness Month events

Discover the virtual events happening this month and register now!

Webinars and Facebook Live sessions

Dr Begin and Dr UptonWebinar: De-mystifying anaphylaxis: uncovering what’s known and what’s not known

Webinar: May 25 at 1pm EDT

Join our discussion to learn fact from fiction around anaphylaxis and what can be done to address the unknowns.

Canadian allergists Dr. Philippe Bégin and Dr. Julia Upton will answer your top questions on anaphylaxis.

epinephrine auto-injectorsFor families: epinephrine auto-injectors and teaching children to use them

Facebook Live session: May 18 at 12 pm EDT

Tune in for a FB Live session with Dr. Upton on how to use the different auto-injectors in Canada, including EpiPen®, ALLERJECT® and Emerade™, for treating anaphylaxis, and how to teach children to use them.

A French Facebook Live with Dr. Philippe Bégin will be held on May 30 at 1 pm EDT.

Parents With Baby Working In Office At Home Looking At Laptop SmilingSmall group webinars

90-minute interactive webinars

Designed for newly diagnosed families and individuals, these webinars provide the facts around food allergy and how to manage daily life.

Register now to save your spot!

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Light it up!

Monuments across Canada will light up teal in support of Food Allergy Awareness Month! Teal is the unofficial colour representing food allergy.

We’ll be adding more to the list, so stay tuned. If you live in one of these areas, please take photos, share them on social media using the hashtags #ShineATealLight, #AllergyAware and #TurnItTeal, and share them with us too by tagging us!

LocationDate
Port Credit Lighthouse, Port Credit, ONMay 1, 2022
Regina City Hall, Regina, SKMay 2, 2022
The Bastion, Nanaimo, BCMay 4, 2022
Fountain at Lafarge Lake, light columns and SkyTrain guideway pillars along Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BCMay 4, 2022
BC Place, Vancouver, BCMay 4, 2022
Calgary’s Telus Spark Science Centre, Calgary, ABMay 6, 2022
Vancouver City Hall, Vancouver, BCMay 7, 2022
Burrard Street Bridge, Vancouver, BCMay 7, 2022
Lethbridge City Hall, Lethbridge, ABMay 11, 2022
Niagara Falls, ONMay 11, 2022
Saskatoon City Hall and Prairie Wind, Saskatoon, SKMay 12, 2022
Brant Street Pier, Burlington, ONMay 17, 2022
Oakville Town Hall, Oakville, ONMay 17, 2022
3D Toronto Sign, Toronto, ONMay 20, 2022
CN Tower, Toronto, ONMay 20, 2022
Civic Clock Tower, Mississauga, ONMay 22, 2022
London City Hall, London, ONMay 24, 2022
JA Taylor Building, London, ONMay 24, 2022
Halifax City Hall, Halifax, NSMay 25, 2022
Riverwalk Commons and the Fred A. Lundy Bridge, Newmarket, ONMay 26, 2022
Charlottetown City Hall, Charlottetown, PEIMay 27, 2022
Thunder Bay City Hall, Thunder Bay, ONMay 31, 2022

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