Stepping away from the formula milk industry: five minutes with . . . Maeve Kelleher

“In my very early career I didn’t really think about it—I just thought formula companies were here providing a free lunch and got on with my day. In 2012, I started specialising in paediatric allergy and I was offered sponsorship to go to the main allergy conference. I thought, ‘Great, I get my flights and accommodation paid for, I get to meet my collaborators and learn more about allergy. This can only be a good thing.’ It helped raise my profile in the early years of my career.“Over the next few years, I attended lots of meetings and education sessions sponsored by formula companies. I had the opinion that if industry didn’t support it, these events wouldn’t happen. In Ireland there was a lack of specialists in allergy and the education helped people learn about allergy so they could treat patients better. And booking the room, getting people together, getting…
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