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On Demand Education
Thermo Fisher Scientific is committed to providing educational support to help meet the demanding needs of diagnosing allergic and autoimmune diseases. Access a targeted collection of videos and webinars delivered by key experts in the fields of allergy and autoimmune disease.
Through this educational support, we hope to help and allow you to focus on what matters most: to provide diagnostic answers that will improve patient outcomes.
Let them Eat Cake - Exploring Milk & Egg Allergy
Allergy and immunology expert Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, PhD discusses her experience with diagnosis and managing egg and milk allergy along with current research to support allergen component testing.
Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Diagnostic Accuracy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
From the value of test accuracy for chronic inflammatory diseases to the differences of various CCP tests used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA), gain a deeper understanding of RA diagnostics.
Bridging the Care Gap for Celiac Disease and Gluten Related Disorders
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, clinicians and laboratories are facing increased challenges for diagnosing and treating patients. Scott Duhaime, MPAS, PA-C, discusses these challenges and more.
Unraveling the Diagnostic Mystery of Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills and Gary Falcetano discuss what alpha-Gal syndrome is, why diagnosing it is difficult, and the role ImmunoCAP™ testing can play in diagnosis.
Asthma COVID Webinar
Join Dr. Lakiea Wright and Dr. John Carl to discover the invisible challenges asthma patients are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, what PCPs can do to help, and best clinical practices.
Soothing the Sting: Exploring Stinging Insect Allergen Components
Allergy experts Dr. David Golden and Dr. James Tracy explore the diagnostic benefits of stinging insect allergen component testing as well as challenges like cross-reactivity and patient management.
A Tough Nut to Crack: Solving the Diagnostic Dilemma of Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy
Food allergy expert and allergist Jacob Kattan, MD, unpacks tree nut and peanut allergies by exploring current research and best practices for diagnosing and managing patients.
Pet Allergy: It’s Not Always the Cat!
Dr. Ann-Marie Schoos takes a look at the importance of testing with allergen components when pet allergies are suspected and why it’s not always the obvious four-legged culprit.
Upper Respiratory Disease Misconceptions
Dr. Michael S. Benninger shares his experience in diagnosing and managing upper respiratory disease, its impact on patients’ lives, and the value of differentiating infection vs. sterile inflammation.
Moving Toward Precision Allergy Diagnostics in the Laboratory
Jessica Murphy, ASCP-certified Medical Technologist, walks through the advantages of bringing component resolved diagnostics to your laboratory and how it can increase the clinical value you offer.
Insect Venom Allergy: Behind the Sting
Join Dr. David Golden as he dives into the world of insects with venom and whether patients should be abuzz with concern after a sting and how clinicians can be more precise in the diagnosis.
Sesame Allergy: Seeds of Knowledge
Join Dr. Jacob Kattan as he discusses why sesame allergies have become top of mind in recent years and what steps clinicians might take to help diagnose (or rule out) a sesame allergy in a patient.
Moving Toward Precision Allergy Diagnostics in the Clinic
Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C, explores the importance of managing allergy in the clinic by using component resolved diagnostics to provide a more detailed picture of what a patient may be sensitized to.
ANA Testing for Connective Tissue Diseases - Can One Size Fit All?
Accurate testing and diagnosis of connective tissue diseases can be challenging due to the uncertainty with existing diagnostic methods. Dr. Henry Homburger and Veena Joy discuss these challenges.
Wheat Allergy: Uncovering the Grain-ularity
Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn explores the potential importance of specific IgE testing when it comes to uncovering wheat allergies in patients who are struggling with persistent symptoms.
AAOA - Molecular Allergy Diagnostics in Otolaryngology Practice: A Focus on Pet Allergy
Dr. Benninger explores how pet allergen component testing can be a powerful tool used in ENT practices, aiding in accurate allergy diagnoses and optimized patient management.
APAAAI presentation: New Advances in Component Resolved Diagnosis
Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C, dives deep into new advances in allergen component testing as well as how to interpret and use these advances to optimize patient management.
Specific IgE Testing in the Time of COVID-19: A Flexible Approach to Allergy Diagnostics
Dr. Jay Portnoy discuss allergy diagnostics challenges and solutions during COVID-19, including telehealth use and how sIgE testing can provide a diagnostic solution for PCPc and specialists.
ImmunoCAP™ Pet Allergen Component
Join Gary Falcetano as he discusses characteristics, accuracy, test interpretation, challenges faced by HCPs when managing suspected pet allergies, and the benefits of pet allergen component testing.
Understanding the Diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome and the Associated Challenges
Discuss the laboratory’s role in choosing clinically relevant tests to optimize and aid in the diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS). You will walk away from our conversation understanding the clinical picture, disease state and diagnosis of APS.
Understanding Adverse Food Reactions: Wheat Allergy vs Celiac Disease
Discuss the various forms of gluten intolerance and the importance of early diagnosis. You will walk away understanding the clinical picture, disease state and diagnosis of celiac disease and gluten-related disorders.
Setting the Standard: Food Allergy Diagnostics with Components
Walk through the advantages of bringing component-resolved diagnostics to your laboratory and how it can increase the clinical value you offer. We will identify the utility of specific IgE testing from whole allergen to component assays.
Connective Tissue Disease: Synergy in Diagnostic Testing
Understand how accurate testing and diagnosis for connective tissue diseases (CTDs) can be challenging, thanks to significant uncertainty with existing diagnostic methods. Tests with low specificity cannot adequately differentiate between disease states, and often produce false positive results. Could the solution to improve ANA testing for CTDs include defined test markers with Phadia instruments?
Autoimmune Diagnostics Conundrum
Recognize the difference and importance of knowing the sources of your antigens when testing for autoimmune diseases. You will leave the discussion with a better understanding of the nature of autoimmune diseases and the challenges in diagnosing.
Maximize Lab Impact: Food Allergy Diagnostics with Allergen Components
Discuss the advantages of adding allergen components to your test menu and how it can maximize lab impact and increase the clinical value you offer. After this webinar, you should have an improved understanding of how specific IgE testing with whole allergens and allergen components paints a clearer picture of causes, risks, and management of symptoms.
Workflow Optimization: Turning Limited Laboratories into Limitless Potential
Discuss the advantages of consolidating methodologies onto a single automated instrument to maximize space and optimize workflow. After this webinar, you should have an improved understanding of the operational efficiencies of our PhadiaTM Laboratory Systems and their ability to produce accurate, reproducible test results every shift without unnecessary downtime.
Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Understanding the Challenges in Diagnosis and Implications on Women's Health
Understand the most relevant tests required to accurately diagnose antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), along with the challenges associated with APS markers. We will also discuss how improving the diagnosis of APS and other autoimmune diseases can lead to improved women's health outcomes nationally. After this webinar, you should have an enhanced understanding of clinical presentation, criteria recommended tests, and current diagnostic gaps related to APS.
Connective Tissue Disease - The Diagnostic Conundrum
Discuss how accurate testing and diagnosis for connective tissue diseases (CTDs) can be challenging, thanks to significant uncertainty with existing diagnostic methods. After this webinar, you should have an improved understanding of the importance for high-quality tests and why diagnostic methods for CTDs are not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prioritizing Patient Outcomes
Discuss the various challenges of diagnosis and risks of misdiagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). You will discover which tests are recommended for making a well-informed patient diagnosis. After this webinar, you should have an enhanced understanding of how combining high-quality EliATM rheumatoid arthritis assays using standardized testing profiles may lead to improved patient outcomes.
The Alpha-gal Syndrome: IgE responses to galactose alpha-1,3 galactose induced by bites from lone star ticks
A presentation by Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills providing the newest information on Alpha-gal testing and it’s clinical utility in the treatment and management of patients with red meat allergy.
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