Meetings

We typically meet on the second Monday of the months of September, November, January, March, and May each year.   We usually feature a guest speaker at our meetings. The meetings are open to everyone and are free. Display tables are set up with items for you to look at, such as books, cookbooks and DVDs; and others for you to take such as articles, presentation copies, newsletters, and handouts from various allergy-specific companies.

Meeting dates for the 2010-2011 school year are:

September 13, 2010
November 8, 2010
January 10, 2011
March 14, 2011
May 9, 2011

7:00 - 9:00 pm
at:
Meeting Room 2 (in the basement)
Highland Park Hospital
777 Park Avenue West
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-432-8000

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

Our speakers on Monday, September 13, will be Vivian Chou, MD, and Amishi Murthy, MD, of Illinois Allergy and Asthma Specialists.  Dr. Chou and Dr. Murthy will be speaking on the topic of Chronic Sinusitis.  Dr. Chou obtained her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.  She returned to Chicago for a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Rush University Medical Center and Rush Children's Hospital.  Dr. Chou is board certified in Internal Mediine and Allergy and Immunology.  Dr. Murthy earned her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.  After moving to Chicago, she completed her Pediatric residency at Children's Memorial Hospital.  She was trained in Allergy and Immunology at Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Murthy is board certified in Pediatric and Allergy and Immunology.

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Presentation by Peter Lio, MD, of the Eczema Care & Education Center, at MOCHA meeting on May 10, 2010.

Presentation by Chef Sunshine Best at MOCHA meeting on March 8, 2010. 

Presentation by Katy Schmeissing, MS, RN, Food Allergy Community Educator (FACE), Children's Memorial Hospital Division of Allergy at MOCHA meeting on January 11, 2010.

Presentation by Kelly Newhall, MD, of Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy, at MOCHA meeting on November 9, 2009.

Presentation by Rachel Story, MD, Attending Physician, Allergy & Immunology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, at MOCHA meeting on September 14, 2009.

Presentation by Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Hospital, at MOCHA meeting on May 11, 2009.

Presentation by Mary Beth Feuling, MS, RD, CD, CNSD, Clinical Dietician Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, at MOCHA meeting on March 9, 2009.