Understanding Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Delabelling
Discover how to effectively manage patients with penicillin allergy labels to develop your career as a healthcare professional.
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Understanding Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Delabelling
Learn about the consequences of penicillin allergy labels
Penicillin allergy labels are associated with significant impacts on patients and health systems, such as longer hospital stays and increased antimicrobial resistance. Around 15% of inpatients are labelled as penicillin allergic, however, over 95% of them are falsely labelled and can tolerate penicillins.
This three-week course will enhance your skills in assessing and managing patients with a suspected penicillin allergy, and approaching false penicillin allergy labels.
Explore the difference between a penicillin allergy and intolerance
You’ll begin by understanding the distinction between an allergy and intolerance to penicillin. This includes learning about the types of hypersensitivity reactions and the mechanisms of true penicillin allergy.
You’ll also explore the categorisation of penicillin allergies and the identification of at-risk patients.
Learn how to manage patients with a penicillin allergy label
The course will enable you to assess and manage patients with suspected penicillin allergies.
You’ll learn to risk stratify patients based on their penicillin allergy history and correctly document their allergy status.
By understanding the role of the ‘non-specialist’ in penicillin allergy delabelling, you’ll have the skills to offset the negative impacts of penicillin allergy labels.
Realise the importance of antimicrobial stewardship
Finally, you’ll explore real-world case studies that highlight the importance of antimicrobial stewardship.
This will provide insights into the global response to penicillin allergy and how to apply this to your own healthcare context.
By the end of this course, you’ll understand penicillin allergy assessment and delabelling, enhancing your career as a healthcare professional.
Syllabus
Week 1
Introduction to Penicillin Allergy
Welcome and Introduction
A welcome to the course, including an introduction to the topics, learning objectives, and your educators. This is a good opportunity to introduce yourself to other learners in the comments.
What is a Penicillin Allergy?
An introduction to penicillin allergy, including the categorisation and immunological mechanisms of different hypersensitivity reactions. Understand how to distinguish between a true penicillin allergy and intolerance.
What are the Consequences of Penicillin Allergy Records?
Learn about penicillin allergy labels and their wider impacts on patients, antimicrobial stewardship, and healthcare systems. This is concluded by an end of week summary and a short quiz.
Week 2
Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Historical Penicillin Allergy Labels
Managing Patients with a Penicillin Allergy Record
Learn about the categorising of historical penicillin allergy, including taking a penicillin allergy focused history, what to ask the patient, and why this is so important.
Risk Stratifying Penicillin Allergy Labels
Learn about penicillin allergy risk assessment: how it is carried out, why it's important, and the options available to you as a healthcare professional.
De-labelling Incorrect Penicillin Allergy Records
Learn all about penicillin allergy delabelling (PADL) services, including governance, the step-by-step process, and the importance of communicating an updated allergy status. This is concluded with an end of week summary and quiz.
Week 3
Real-world Case Studies
What are Decision Support Tools?
Following an introduction to week 3, we introduce decision support tools which are immensely helpful in managing historical penicillin allergy labels.
Case Studies
Dive into four unique case studies on penicillin allergy by applying your understanding of patient assessment and management.
Real-World Examples
Consider real-world examples to see what penicillin allergy patient assessment and management look like from diagnosis to the global response.
End of course summary
After reviewing a summary of week 3, test your knowledge in our end of course quiz. This is concluded by an end of course summary.
Who is this accredited by?
The College is a professional membership organisation, concerned with all matters relating to the science and practice of pathology.
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- demonstrate the differences between allergy and intolerance
- describe the mechanisms of true penicillin allergy
- explain the consequences of penicillin allergy labels to patients, healthcare systems, and antimicrobial stewardship
- identify how to assess and manage patients with a history of penicillin allergy
- describe the key elements of a penicillin allergy-focused history
- classify the allergy history into a risk category using a decision support tool
- assess the appropriate management for a patient using a decision support tool
- describe the roles of the 'specialist' and 'non-specialist' in penicillin allergy delabelling
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for non-allergist healthcare workers working in secondary care. This includes doctors, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and dentists.
Who will you learn with?
Neil is a Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist and Associate Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Royal Cornwall Hospital and interested in antibiotic use across One Health.
Who developed the course?
BSAC
Founded in 1971, the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy is committed to addressing the growing threat of drug resistant infections around the world.
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Develop skills to further your career
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- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
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$104/one-off payment
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- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
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