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Next Meeting:  Monday, August, 18, 2008

Time:
7 pm - 9:30 pm

Location: Good Samaritan Hospital, (Health & Wellness Center)  
3551 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515

Topics: 
504 Discussions - Legal Rights and Advice
        

Speakers: Steven E. Glink (Provides legal council in the area of school law and special educations rights)

  
Directions to our location:
Good Samaritan Hospital (Health & Wellness Center)
The WELLNESS CENTER IS BEHIND THE HOSPITAL.    
3551 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(Enter on 39th street and go to the hospital entrance, and
 follow the signs to the Wellness Center)


     
Tenative 2008 Schedule - subject to change
May 19, 2008
August 18, 2008
November 17, 2008

Upcoming Events
 
 

Potential Topics:

Medical Breakthrough Issues

Open Discussions on cooking, parent panels to discuss experiences and ideas and school situations

 

 

If you would like to see a specific topic or speaker please let us know.

 

 

 

Past Events

Robert Brandt (Father of food allergic child and lawyer) and Christine Szychlinski, APN, CPNP, Manager, Bunning Food Allergy Program at Children's Memorial Hospital joined us to share information on the creation of 504 plans

Dr. Sakina Bharani, M.D.  & Dr. Asya Segalene, M.D.- Children with Allergies

Lynn Barry, R.D. - Nutritional Information

Denise Bunning, M.A., M.F.T. - Educating Schools on Food Allergies

Ellen Wolf, R.N., MPH., A.D.N. - Setting up your 504 Plan

Dr. Asya Segalene, M.D. - Environmental Allergies and Oral Allergy Syndrome


More Past Topics

Prospective members are welcome to learn more about us by attending an event.