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Boston City Wide Allergy Immunology Rounds 2026:
Food Oral Immunotherapy: Basics & the Latest Evidence for Clinical Practice
Edwin H. Kim, MD
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm ET
This lecture series provides cutting edge updates on topics of clinical importance to local specialists in the fields of Allergy and Immunology as well as specialists in the field of Pulmonary Medicine, ENT and Dermatology from the local teaching hospitals in Boston as well as the surrounding communities. The audience also includes fellows in training in allergy and immunology, Pulmonary Medicine and ENT. By selecting speakers of national renown and addressing a spectrum of topics, this series is a major educational event in the monthly academic calendar in Boston.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for all academic and community based allergists, pulmonologists, ENT specialists, dermatologists, fellows in training, and nurses. It is targeted to the greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts area.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Review definitions for OIT outcomes reported in the literature (Desensitization, sustained unresponsiveness, Remission)
- Compare varying strategies for OIT dosing (high dose, FDA-approved, very-low dose) with regards to outcomes, safety, treatment burden
- Discuss OIT approaches for different patient characteristics the right patient (infant/failed LEAP, toddler, high-threshold, teenagers/adults)
Additional Information
Massachusetts General Hospital & Mass General Brigham
| Time | Topic & Speaker |
| 5:30pm | Fellow's Tutorial |
| 6:15 | Exhibits |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 7:00 | Food Oral Immunotherapy: Basics & the Latest Evidence for Clinical Practice | Edwin H. Kim, MD |
| 7:45 | Q & A |
| 8:00pm | Adjournment |
Aleena Banerji, MD - Course Co-Director
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Director of Clinical Care, Center for Drug & Vaccine Allergy
Clinical Director, Allergy & Clinical Immunology - Massachusetts General Hospital
Tanya Laidlaw, MD - Course Co-Director
Director of Translational Research, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology - Brigham & Women's Hospital
Director of Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease Center, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Edwin H. Kim, MD - Speaker
Division Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology - University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology - University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This activity is not for credit.