Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc Profile picture
allergist & researcher @mghmedicine @harvardmed @mghallergy #momof3boys #drugallergy #penicillinallergy & vaccine allergy -tweets are mine & not medical advice

Sep 27, 2022, 8 tweets

Tomorrow is #NationalPenicillinAllergyDay in the US! In advance of that, I will share some of my favorite resources on #penicillin #allergy. Please share these broadly with your networks. We have >30mil Americans to evaluate... let's get started! #NPAD 1/7

@MGHAllergy has hosted a multi-site network called @USdrugallergy since 2017 and we have 7 engaged sites with 1,796 enrolled. On our website usdar.massgeneral.org we have @YouTube videos on #drugallergy and #penicillin allergy and post our latest research findings! 2/7

@AAAAI_org has a penicillin allergy center with easy links to educational videos and infographics. Educate yourself and your patients. Increase awareness with images for social media @allisoncramsey @AutumnGuyer education.aaaai.org/penicillin-all… 3/7

@JAMA_current has 7.0 CME credits on #penicillin allergy endorsed by @IDSAInfo , @SHEA_Epi , and @AAAAI_org . The toolkits help with allergy history, diagnostic testing, and anaphylaxis kits. @EricMacyMD @ericashenoy There is also a video: 4/7

@JAMA_current and @JAMAPediatrics also have 3 patient education pages for general, pediatrics, and obstetrics. These are gorgeous and ready for posting in your clinics! 5/7

@JACIInPractice #drugallergy theme issue has a video on @YouTube that shows you how to do immediate hypersensitivity testing to #PENICILLIN . Check out how we do it @vumc_cdsi_rsch @MGHAllergy 6/7

Let’s address unverified penicillin allergy labels even when not the reason for presentation. Let’s devise ways to help hospitals and communities expand services. Let’s raise awareness. Together, we can reduce the harms associated with unverified penicillin allergies. #NPAD 7/7

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