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CSACI Webinar – Delabeling Penicillin Allergy During Pregnancy
Calling all CSACI Members – Join us for a CSACI Webinar on
Delabeling of Penicillin Allergy During Pregnancy
Sept. 28 @ 7:30 PM EDT
Speakers: Dr. Ana Copaescu (Montreal, QC), Dr. Raymond Mak (Vancouver, BC), Dr. Vanessa Paquette (Vancouver, BC)
Moderated by: Dr. Ghislaine Isabwe (Montreal, QC)
This webinar is an educational activity approved as an Accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 of the Framework of Continuing Professional Development options as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. As an accredited provider, the CSACI has approved this program and it is valued at 1.25 Section 1 Maintenance of Certification credits.
This event has been developed with Women in Allergy & Immunology
ith Women in Allergy & Immunology
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the up-to-date allergy investigations for an adult low-risk penicillin allergic population
- Appreciate the importance (benefits of) penicillin delabelling during pregnancy
- Allergy testing during pregnancy
- Share our experience at BC Women’s hospital:
- Discuss the roles of each member as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Discuss the work flow of our dedicated interdisciplinary pregnancy penicillin clinic at BC Women’s Hospital.
- Safety and efficacy outcomes from our clinic
Speakers
Dr. Ana Copaescu
Dr. Ana Copaescu is an allergy-immunology and internal medicine specialist at the rank of Assistant Professor at the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada. Her current clinical and research interests include penicillin and drug allergy delabelling, aiming to promote the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents through clinical stewardship interventions.
Dr. Raymond Mak
Dr. Raymond Mak is a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. He currently works at the Bc Women and Children’s Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital and St Paul’s Hospital and is actively involved in various penicillin de-labelling programs at each of these hospitals. His area of interest in adverse drug reactions.
Dr. Vanessa Paquette
Dr. Vanessa Paquette is the clinical pharmacy specialist in obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine at BC Women’s Hospital. She is the pharmacy lead for the BC Women’s Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and works in the BC Women’s Hospital Penicillin Allergy Clinic.
Moderated by Dr. Ghislaine Isabwe
Dr. Ghislaine Isabwe, MD. FRCPC, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at McGill University’s Health Center, directing the Advanced Drug Allergy fellowship within the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. With an academic background spanning Harvard Medical School, McGill University, Université Bordeaux-II, and the University of Rwanda, her research primarily focuses on drug allergies, especially in chemotherapies, biologicals, and vaccines. Her work aims to uncover factors, tools, and methods for safe re-exposure, and assess their impact on patients’ quality of life.
