Virtual Patient: Prescribing and Adjusting Doses for Effective AIT Treatment
In this simulation, you will see a patient who hopes immunotherapy may treat her long-standing allergy symptoms. You will be asked to provide thorough explanations of different AIT options and their risks and then write an accurate prescription based on the diagnostic tests you have run. You will monitor her progress over a period of time and make adjustments to her immunotherapy doses as needed. Just like in your clinic, you will want to make the correct decisions so that the treatments you initiate help your patient to reach and maintain an optimum quality of life. A mentor will provide feedback throughout the simulation.
Making IT Count is funded through an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
Target Audience
- Allergist/immunologists
- Fellows-in-Training
- Allied Health Professionals
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Diagnose a patient and provide details of appropriate immunotherapy options
- Write an immunotherapy prescription with therapeutic doses based on appropriate skin and/or serologic testing for specific allergy symptoms
- Identify the major risk factors for systemic reactions to immunotherapy
- Determine when to adjust immunotherapy doses and intervals
Content Authors
Mike Tankersley, MD FAAAAI
The University of TN Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Relevant relationships: None
Linda Cox, MD FAAAI
Asthma & Allergy Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Relevant relationships: None
CME Committee Content Reviewers
Becky Buelow, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Relevant relationships: None
Maria Crain, RN MA CPNP
Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX
Relevant relationships: None
Jon A. Ramsey, RN
Allergy & Asthma Clinics of Georgia/ Georgia Asthma Coalition, Albany, GA
Relevant relationships: Genentech (Speaker); Shire/Baxalta (Advisory Board)
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Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Release date
Original release date: December 2, 2017 Valid for credit through February 11, 2020.
Available Credit
- 0.50 AttendanceAttendance credit.
- 0.50 CECE credit.
- 0.50 CMECME credit.
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