Drug Allergy in Special Populations: From Pathogenesis to Practical Applications

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Session 1801 from the 2017 AAAAI Annual Meeting seeks to answer questions related to the prevalence, impact and underlying pathogenesis of drug allergy to commonly employed therapeutics in special and vulnerable populations and provides examples of drug allergy clinics in diverse settings. This session will also seek to provide a framework for understanding the causal mechanisms and approaches to different populations with key challenges in different drug allergy syndromes.

Key questions asked and answered would be:

  1. What is the approach to the management of a patient who develops a drug allergy syndrome on multiple necessary drugs (such as with anti-tuberculous or antiretroviral agents)?
  2. What are the key mechanisms of delayed hypersensitivity and what has antiretroviral therapy taught us about this?
  3. What strategies are available to manage patients with delayed drug reactions including desensitization, treating through and diagnostic testing?
  4. What is new in the management of allergic reactions to biological agents and chemotherapy?
  5. What is known about the mechanisms of reactions associated chemotherapeutic agents and biologicals including immediate (IgE and non-IgE), injection site reactions and delayed reactions?

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: 1.25
CE: 1.25

Target Audience

Physicians
Allergists/Immunologists
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss key challenges and strategies involved in the management of drug allergy in special treatment populations and the value of a multidisciplinary clinic model
  • Describe approaches to the prevention, diagnosis and management of delayed hypersensitivity reactions and lessons learned from antiretroviral drugs as a mechanistic model
  • Discuss reactions among immuncompromised hosts
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 1.25 CE
    CE credit.
  • 1.25 CME
    CME credit.
Course opens: 
05/31/2017
Course expires: 
06/14/2019
Cost:
$25.00
Rating: 
0

Reviewers
Thomas Miller, MD FAAAAI

Allergy Associates of Western Michigan, Grandville, MI
Relevant relationships: Patent holder for new pulmonary function device

Karen Gregory, DNP APRN-BC RRT AE-C
Oklahoma Allergy and Asthma Clinic, Edmond, OK
Relevant relationships: Merck, MEDA and Novartis: speakers bureau

Anne Ditto, MD FAAAAI
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Relevant relationships: None

Robert Corriel, MD FAAAAI
Manhasset Allergy and Asthma Associates, Manhasset, NY
Relevant relationships: None

Faculty
Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD FAAAAI
Bernstein Allergy Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
Relevant relationships: None

David Khan, MD FAAAAI
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Relevant relationships: None

Jonathan G. Peter, MD PhD
University of Cape Town/Western Cape Provincial Health, Cape Town, South Africa
Relevant relationships: None

Elizabeth J. Phillips, MD FAAAAI
Vanderbilt University, Evensville, TN
Relevant relationships: None

Mariana C. Castells, MD PhD FAAAAI
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Relevant relationships: None

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Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE Designation Statement
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) is a Provider, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #10704, for up to 1.25 Contact Hours.

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Release date
Original release date: June 1, 2017.  Valid for credit through May 31, 2019.

Questions
Activity-related questions should be directed to cme@aaaai.org

Available Credit

  • 1.25 Attendance
    Attendance credit.
  • 1.25 CE
    CE credit.
  • 1.25 CME
    CME credit.

Price

Cost:
$25.00
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