American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
The APFED is a non-profit organization for adults, children and families living with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.
Caring for your child
Search patient & family resources
Filter By
Type
Aggregated field
Topic
Age group
Audience
Showing 1 - 10 of 27 results
Face to Face Portrait Project
The Face to Face Portrait Project creates portraits of children and adolescents with craniofacial conditions to help them see themselves in a different light.
How to choose a plastic and reconstructive surgery program for craniofacial conditions: A guide for parents
Important questions to ask potential providers when looking for a program to treat your child’s craniofacial difference.
Philly Phaces
Philly Phaces provides peer support, advocacy, and resources to help Philadelphia-area children facing appearance differences from craniofacial abnormalities and cleft lip and palate.
Anxiety with Food Allergies
Megan Lewis, MSN, RN, CRNP, nurse practitioner and program manager, Food Allergy Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and James (JP) Senter, MD, a third-year resident at CHOP, review: the extent to which food allergies affect quality of life for children and families.
Peanut Patch Treatment for Toddlers: Your Questions Answered
Terri Brown-Whitehorn, MD, answers questions about new clinical study proving daily use of a “peanut patch” for a year helped desensitize two-thirds of peanut-allergic toddlers.
Managing Food Allergies in Children Podcast
Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD, Chief of Allergy Program at CHOP, covers the top 9 most common food allergens, current recommendations for when and how to safely introduce potential food allergens, when to refer to an allergist for testing, when different tests (skin, IgE or RAST testing) are indicated, outgrowing allergies, and exciting research underway around immunotherapy and other treatment advances.
March of Dimes
March of Dimes is an international organization that works to prevent birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality and to support expectant and new parents.
Video: Celiac Disease and Gluten Disorders in Children
Watch this video to learn more about the differences between various gluten-related disorders, including celiac disease, wheat allergies, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
Patient and Caregiver Handbook: Craniosynostosis
Learn more about craniosynostosis and surgical treatment for the condition.