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Support students with food allergies during study abroad
Author(s) -
Hope Joan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30318
Subject(s) - officer , test (biology) , medical education , allergy , environmental health , medicine , political science , law , immunology , paleontology , biology
William Siegart, D.O., chief medical officer for On Call International, explains why effective policies and procedures are important to minimize risk for students with food allergies who study abroad. “The best way to test a new culture is not to test its emergency medical response,” he said. Review how you can educate campus officials about these students' needs and collaborate to address them.