Pets: A Novel Treatment for Allergies?

The hygiene hypothesis postulates early allergen exposure mitigates allergy development in children. Join host, Geoff Wall, and guest, Jake Galdo, as they evaluate what pet parents should adopt. The GameChangerPrenatal and early childhood exposure to pets may decrease the incidence of severe allergy. Cats and Dogs seem to have the strongest inverse relationship to childhood allergies. HostGeoff Wall, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, BCGPProfessor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake UniversityInternal Medicine/Critical Care, UnityPoint HealthGuestJake Galdo, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCGPCourse Content and Developer, CEimpactManaging Network Facilitator, CPESN Health EquityCEO, Seguridad ReferenceOkabe H, Hashimoto K, Yamada M, et al; Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). Associations between fetal or infancy pet exposure and food allergies: The Japan Environment and Children's Study. PLoS One. 2023 Mar 29;18(3):e0282725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282725. PMID: 36989214; PMCID: PMC10057762.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0282725 Pharmacist Members, REDEEM YOUR CPE HERE! Not a member? Get a Pharmacist Membership & earn CE for GameChangers Podcast episodes! (30 mins/episode)CPE Information Learning ObjectivesUpon successful completion of this knowledge-based activity, participants should be able to:1. Discuss the potential mechanism(s) of the hygiene hypothesis2. Describe the results of JECS and types of allergies affected by type of pet ownerships0.05 CEU/0.5 HrUAN: 0107-0000-23-247-H04-PInitial release date: 7/17/2023Expiration date: 7/17/2024Additional CPE details can be found here.Follow CEimpact on Social Media:LinkedInInstagram