Addressing the Resurgence of Syphilis: Penicillin Allergy Assessment in a Clinic Setting | November 21, 2024
Date of Presentation: November 21, 2024
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Infectious Disease
Keywords: #allergy #amoxicillin #infectious diseases #nursing protocols #penicillin
In this series of presentations, Dr. Jorge Mera, provides an overall infectious disease clinical update. Then, Dr. Jessica Dalby, discusses how to implement a facility level policy for penicillin allergy assessment, shares how to develop protocols for risk assessments and amoxicillin challenge, and reviews how to provide optimal treatment strategies for patients with syphilis.
To join, simply click here at the time of ECHO (11/21 at 11am PT): https://echo.zoom.us/j/97240849538?pwd=TzJUMWo5M082K1kxMitOV2diY3BaQT09
Please note recording will be available shortly following the session.
Presented by:
Jessica Dalby
MD
Dr. Jorge Mera
Faculty
Dr. Jorge Mera is the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Read the full bio …Resources Provided:
- Infectious Disease Update (Presentation Slides Available Soon)
- Addressing the Resurgence of Syphilis: Increasing Access to Treatment with Penicillin (Presentation Slides Available Soon)
Date added: September 26, 2024