Learn about the latest thinking and innovative approaches to living safely with food allergies. Speaker: allergist Jessica Savage, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, recently completed her training in allergy and immunology at Johns Hopkins where she conducted several studies of food allergy epidemiology and treatment with Dr. Robert Wood, an internationally recognized leader in the field of food allergy. She recently joined the faculty of Brigham & Women’s Hospital and is currently seeing patients at its offices at 850 Boylston St. in Chestnut Hill and at Faulkner Hospital. Her current research is related to chemical exposures and their potential role in causing allergy. She is also interested in developing better diagnostic tools and treatments for food allergy.

At Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Bowles 1 (2nd floor), free admission. For info, call the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – New England Chapter at 781-444-7778.