2019 February 26 SW GA district meeting

GSHP District Meeting in Southwest Georgia

Title:       Evaluation and Management of Penicillin and β-lactam Allergies

Objectives:  

        Describe the immunologic basis of drug allergies (specifically penicillin and β-lactam)

• Identify infectious diseases and pathogens for which β-lactams are preferred treatment

Discuss benefits for addressing falsely labeled penicillin and β-lactam allergies

Discuss methods to appropriately investigate and confirm penicillin and β-lactam allergies

• Outline a practical approach to manage patients with penicillin and β-lactam allergies

Speaker:                              Katherine E. Bradley, PharmD, PGY1 Resident

                                                Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Date:                                     Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Time:                                    Dinner 6 PM

                                                Speaker 6:30 PM

Location:                             Phoebe Northwest Conference Room C

                                                2336 Dawson Road

                                                Albany, Georgia