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  • 1.  Allergy injections

    Posted 06-19-2023 13:15

    Does anyone administer allergy injections in their primary care or pediatric clinics? Our closest allergists are around 2 hours away so we get a lot of requests for this specifically in our pediatric clinic. I just wondered how other clinics from smaller rural areas handled those.



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    Angela Head BSN, RN
    Manager of Clinical Operations and Quality Assurance
    Southeast Health
    Cape Girardeau, MO
    573-331-7846
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  • 2.  RE: Allergy injections

    Posted 06-20-2023 08:14
    Our current practice does not, because we now have an allergist in town.  Years ago, I worked for a Nephrology clinic that also served as a PCP for many patients.  We did have 2 patients there that saw an allergist that was 2 hours away, and the doctor they were seeing agreed to have their allergy shots administered in our clinic.   It was, however, a multi-specialty clinic, including Cardiology, so we had a code cart on site and all of the treatment meds for anaphylaxis available.  

    Paula H Cude, BSN, RN

    Team Coordinator 

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    Email: phcude@sentara.com 

    Medical Avenue Health Center

    1931 Medical Ave

    Harrisonburg, VA  22801



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  • 3.  RE: Allergy injections

    Posted 06-20-2023 09:15

    Our pediatric locations will administer allergy shots to their patients. We made sure the providers and staff went through extensive training with our Allergy and Asthma providers. The staff must be checked-off yearly on how to administer the shots, what to do in the event of a reaction, etc. So far, we have not had any issues and the training program has worked well. 



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    [Tammy] [Soles] [MSN, RN, CNL]
    [Director of Clinical Care & Staff Development]
    [Northeast Georgia Physicians Group]
    [Gainesville] [GA]
    [770-219-9165]
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  • 4.  RE: Allergy injections

    Posted 06-21-2023 09:29

    Our office does many allergy injections for our patients. They are shipped directly to us from the allergist. It's easier for the patients to get in and our schedule is very flexible for them.

     

    Melanie

     

    Melanie E. Neville BSN, RN
    NURSE MANAGER | WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES MEDICAL & WELLNESS CENTER
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  • 5.  RE: Allergy injections

    Posted 06-20-2023 11:28

    One of our clinics in a rural setting does. The allergist in the closest major city writes the orders and overnights the allergens. My team receives them and stores them in bins in the fridge with the patients information marked on the bin and the allergens. The patients then come in for their weekly injections (or whatever schedules has been prescribed) and the MAs follow a protocol to administer the injections with the PCP on site. They screen the patient using a set of questions provided by the allergist and document in our EMR. We have stipulations in place, must be a current patient, must have been seen by PCP within 60 days of starting injections, and patient must initiate request and connect us to their allergist. 



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    Chanel Bordsen-Swartz
    Vice President Operations
    P3 Health Partners
    Oro Valley AZ
    (520)392-8702
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