2017 09 27 Peanut Allergy: Infant Screening - PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS
TITLE: Peanut Allergy: Infant Screening
Speaker(s):
Myngoc Nguyen, MD, Kaiser East Bay Allergy Department
Jimmy Ko, MD, Allergy Department, Oakland
Resources: See PowerPoint Presentation Slides
Statement of Disclosure:
The Kaiser Permanente East Bay Oakland Medical Center has determined that the speakers and the planning committee for this program do not have affiliations with any corporate organizations that may constitute a conflict of interest with this program. Kaiser Permanente does not endorse any brand name products.
East Bay Area - Oakland is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
East Bay Area - Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) TM.. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses may report 1 hour of credit towards the continuing medical education requirements for license renewal by the California Board of Registered Nurses.
Target Audience
Pediatrics Department.This program may be of interest to all primary care physicians. Specialists and other interested clinicians are invited to attend within their scope of practice where applicable.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Participants should be able to identify infants at high risk for peanut allergy and implement guidelines for peanut introduction for all infants.
2. Participants should be able to discuss limitations of infant peanut introduction guidelines with parents of infants.
3. Participants should be able to explain the process of allergy testing and supervised oral challenge to patient's families.
Additional Information
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™