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Understanding Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Delabelling
BSAC
  • Start Date: 20 Nov, 2023
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Discover how to effectively manage patients with penicillin allergy labels to develop your career as a healthcare professional.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

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.


This course is designed for non-allergist healthcare workers working in secondary care. This includes doctors, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and dentists.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

BSAC

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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