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Empowering nurses to be informed on food allergy.

05/15/2026

After losing their 3-year-old son Elijah to a preventable allergic reaction at daycare, Thomas Silvera and Elijah’s mom, turned unimaginable grief into purpose. Through the Elijah-Alavi Foundation, they continue to advocate for preparedness, inclusion, education, awareness, and equity to help protect children with food allergies in childcare settings.

FANA nurses continue to learn from these stories and support advocacy efforts that help ensure the safety and inclusion of every child living with food allergies especially in daycares where nurses are not typically employed.💙

05/14/2026

We’ve come a long way since the 1980s in food allergy awareness, understanding, and accommodations thanks to advocates like Kyle Dine, who has dedicated his voice and platform to educating communities around the world about food allergies.

Progress happens when people are willing to share their stories, challenge misconceptions, and create spaces where children and families feel safer, seen, and supported.

05/12/2026

During Food Allergy Awareness Week, the Food Allergy Nursing Association (FANA), in collaboration with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), is highlighting an essential message: There is more than one option for epinephrine delivery on the market. From EpiPen®, Adrenaclick, Teva® Auto‑Injector, Auvi‑Q®, Jext®, Symjepi®, Anapen®, and the needle‑free Neffy® (nasal spray), patients may be prescribed different devices, each with its own steps, design, and dosing options.

Nurses and nurse practitioners play a critical role in ensuring patients know how to use the specific device they are prescribed, verifying that the device is covered by their insurance, and confirming that the prescribed dose remains appropriate as the patient grows and their weight changes.
Empowering patients with confidence and clarity in their epinephrine device is a cornerstone of safe, effective anaphylaxis preparedness.

05/11/2026

😓🩺 Burnout in Allergy Nursing
Kagan, O., Mathew, L., Sharma, H., Pederson, S., Doppelt, A., Nanda, A., Wasan, A., & Bingemann, T. A. (2026). Burnout in the allergy nursing workforce in the United States. Frontiers in Health Services, 6, 1669523. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2026.1669523
🧪 What was the study about? This study measured how common burnout is among allergy nurses in the U.S. and what workplace factors are linked to it.
🔍 What did they find? • About 34% of allergy nurses reported burnout • Burnout was more likely in nurses who reported high job stress and chaotic work environments • Burnout was less likely in nurses who felt their professional values aligned with leadership • Nurses with more control over their workload and better satisfaction with documentation timereported lower burnout
💡 Why this matters for nurses Burnout is not just about workload, it is also linked to workplace environment and stress. Improving organization, reducing chaos, and aligning leadership with nursing values can make a measurable difference.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! 💗💐

05/06/2026

As we celebrate Nurses Week and this year’s theme, “The Power of Nurses,” we honor the exceptional nurses advancing allergy care across ambulatory clinics, hospitals, schools, and communities. We thank FANA nurses for elevating standards of care and strengthening our profession. We are grateful to our allies for their partnership and dedication to helping keep individuals and families with food allergies safe and supported.

If you’re looking to recognize a colleague who inspires you, a
FANA membership makes a meaningful appreciation gift that supports growth, connection, and the future of food allergy nursing.

With appreciation,
FANA Leadership Team

05/05/2026

Come join us on May 12, 2026, at 8:00pm pm EST via Zoom.

From Lived Experience to Solutions: Harnessing the Patient-Family-Nurse Triad to Elevate Food Allergy Care is a virtual session that brings the real-world experiences of patients and families to the forefront of clinical practice. This session highlights the safety challenges and emotional burdens of living with food allergies while equipping nurses with advocacy-driven, practical strategies across settings such as school, travel, and policy. Clinicians will learn how to integrate lived experiences into patient education, strengthen clinical decision-making, and build more effective partnerships within the patient-family-nurse triad.

Register here: https://www.foodallergynursing.org/event-details-registration/from-lived-experience-to-solutions-harnessing-the-patient-family

05/04/2026

FANA member Ali Doppelt presented “Oral Food Challenges: Evolving Protocols” at the Advances in Pediatric Food Allergy conference at Mount Sinai Hospital on 5/1, providing education to allergists, pediatricians, nurses, and allied health professionals on this important and evolving area of care.

04/27/2026

FANA is grateful to Dr. Maureen Bauer for an engaging and insightful discussion on IgE and non-IgE mediated food allergies.

Learning through cases and clinical experience brought the complexity of food allergy phenotypes to life and deepened understanding of how to distinguish immune-mediated food allergies from non-immune reactions using evidence-based approaches.

To watch the full episode and claim CEUs, login to FANA portal. Not a member yet? Join today! https://lnkd.in/gS4ebF7u

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