Did I ever tell you about the time I was invited to Pennsylvania to Mylan Headquarters? You know Mylan, the pharmaceutical company that makes EpiPen®.
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| Mylan Headquarters 2014 Mylan Blogger Summit photo by: Elizabeth DiBurro EBL Food Allergies |
Well, what an experience! Mylan has had three Blogger Summits and I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to them all. The first summit, back when I didn’t even realize that people were actually reading my blog, was in New York City was in 2013. The next summit was also in New York City and just as informative and exciting as the first. So I was definitely surprised when I found out the next Mylan Summit would be in Pennsylvania at their headquarters, and I couldn’t wait to attend!
The first night we all attended a dinner at Jackson’s. The food was good, the service fantastic, and the company was outstanding! I was very excited to see so many familiar faces from previous summits.
The next day was full of surprises because we never know ahead of time who the speakers are and what the agenda is. It makes me feel like a kid on Christmas morning. As a parent of a child with severe food allergies gaining more knowledge about the disease is always a good thing.
From the hotel, we all packed onto a bus and headed to Mylan Headquarters.
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| 2014 Mylan Blogger Summit Photo by: No Nuts Mom Group |
Once we arrived, we checked in and received our badges.
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| Mylan Headquarters |
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| Front Desk |
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| Check-In Process |
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| Mylan – Elizabeth DiBurro badge |
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| Front Foyer of Mylan |
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I took this opportunity to take some pics of my fellow food allergy peeps. Did I mention how excited I was to see them again and meet some new people too? Being part of such an amazing group of women who understand the anxieties of raising a child with life-threatening food allergies is my favorite part of these summits.
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| Kristen Rutter of No Nuts Mom Group, Kristen Rutter of Nut Free Momma, Kelley Lindberg of Food Allergy Feast, Rachel Hayden of Mom Vs. Food Allergy, and Keeley McGuire of Keeley McGuire Blog |
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| Keeley McGuire of Keeley McGuire Blog and Lisa Rutter of No Nuts Mom Group |
Headed up to the boardroom!!!! Say CHEESE!
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| This is my all-time favorite photo! |
This is where the magic happens, people. Seriously. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…
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| Grab your name card and take a seat! |
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| The gorgeous view from the boardroom. |
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| Julie Knell – Director of Specialty Communications Mylan |
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| Kelley Lindberg of Food Allergy Feast, Colette Martin of Learning to Eat Allergy-Free, Joanne LaSpina of Food Allergy Assistant, Allison May Rosen of 3D Communications, and Lauren Kashtan of Mylan |
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| Lisa Rutter of No Nuts Mom Group and Jenny Sprague of Multiple Food Allergy Help and CEO of FABlogCon |
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| Bruce Lott Vice President of State Government Relations, Mylan |
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| Almost the whole group! |
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| Julie Knell of Mylan, Ruchi Gupta MD, MPH, Kelli Rudnicki of Food Allergy Mama, and Jenny Sprague of Multiple Food Allergy Help |
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| Kristen Rutter, Tracy Bush, Kelley Lindberg, Colette Martin, Joanne LaSpina, Homa Woodrum, Allison May Rosen, and Lauren Kashtan |
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| Ruchi Gupta MD, MPH |
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| Michael Tringale Vice President, External Affairs of Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
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| Allison May Rosen of 3D Communications |
At the end of the day, we all took turns in front of the camera responding to important topics to better help the allergy community respond to reactions and bring awareness.
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| Waiting for the cameras and mics! |
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| Keeley McGuire, Elizabeth DiBurro (that’s me), and Lisa Rutter |
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| Rachel Hayden of Mom Vs. Food Allergy and Elizabeth DiBurro (me again) of EBL Food Allergies |
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| Lindsey Steffenson of Frugal Food Allergies and Keeley McGuire of Keeley McGuire Blog |
We closed out the day with this fantastic group photo! LOVE IT! As always I walk away from the Mylan Summit feeling more educated about important topics that will benefit our food allergy community while also having the ability to share our opinions.
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| From left to right: Julie Knell, Homa Woodrum, Kelley Lindberg, Joanne LaSpina, Ruchi Gupta MD, Lisa Rutter, Colette Martin, Jenny Sprague, Keeley McGuire, Elizabeth DiBurro, Ruth LovettSmith, Kimberly Pellicore, Lindsey Steffenson, Kristen Rutter, Rachel Hayden, Tracy Bush, and Lauren Kashtan |
Bloggers who attended the 2014 Mylan Summit:
- Homa Woodrum, Oh Ma Deehness
- Kelley Lindberg, Food Allergy Feast
- Joanne LaSpina, Food Allergy Assistant
- Dr. Ruchi Gupta, Ruchi Gupta.com
- Lisa Rutter, No Nuts Moms Group
- Colette Martin, Learning to Eat Allergy-Free
- Jenny Sprague, Multiple Food Allergy Help
- Keeley McGuire, Keeley Mcguire Blog
- Elizabeth DiBurro, EBL Food Allergies
- Ruth LovettSmith, Best Allergy Sites
- Kimberly Pellicore, The Food Allergy Mom
- Lindsey Steffensen, Frugal Food Allergies
- Kristen Rutter, Nut Free Momma
- Rachel Hayden, Mom vs. Food Allergy
- Tracy Bush, Nutrimom- Food Allergy Liaison
- Kelly Rudnicki, Food Allergy Mama
I disclose in any communication made by me about EpiPen (epinephrine) Auto-Injector and/or the Mylan Specialty Blogger Summit that such communication is at my own discretion and based on my own opinion. I also disclose that my travel expenses were compensated by Mylan Specialty in exchange for evaluation and feedback on information presented during the meeting.
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