Did you know that up to 50% of employees have allergies and/or asthma? And whether attributed to food or the environment, these conditions are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Dr. Carla Davis — president-elect of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) — and host Wendy Fong discuss best practices for setting allergy and asthma accommodations across your organization.
From establishing clear cleaning policies and emergency protocols to creating personalized action plans and comprehensive education strategies, learn how HR can work with everyone from senior leaders to facilities teams to keep the workplace safe, productive, and inclusive for all.
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Dr. Carla Davis
Dr. Carla M. Davis is Professor of Pediatrics and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at Howard University College of Medicine. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Howard University and her MD from Duke University. She completed her Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), staying on as a faculty member and rising to be the Chief of the Immunology, Allergy, and Retrovirology Division in the BCM Department of Pediatrics.
She is the Founder and was the Director of the NIH funded Texas Children’s Hospital Food Allergy Program from 2015-2024. She focuses on improving the quality of life for children with allergic and immunologic diseases, most specifically food allergy and asthma, and has participated as a site principal investigator in multiple NIH-funded clinical trials.
She has over 135 publications and has expertise in translational research studies for assessment of clinical tolerance to food and diagnostic biomarkers. She leads community initiatives to address food insecurity in underserved populations. She is the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and will serve as President in 2026. She is passionate about the elimination of health disparities and giving compassionate care to her patients and families.
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