Kimberly G. Blumenthal, MD, MSc

Quality Director, Allergy and Immunology

Massachusetts General Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine

 Harvard Medical School

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Auditorium E, Rubin Building, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Co-sponsored by the Section of Allergy and

the Department of Medicine

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

1. Define the impact of reported penicillin allergies on patients and healthcare systems
2. Compare methods aimed at improving care for inpatients with documented penicillin allergies
3. Describe challenges in penicillin allergy programs and documentation

Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc is an Allergist/Immunologist and drug allergy researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  She is also the Director of Allergy/Immunology Clinical Epidemiology Research within the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology; the Quality and Safety Officer for Allergy at the Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety; and the Quality Director for Allergy/Immunology.  Dr. Blumenthal performs drug allergy research that uses methods of epidemiology, informatics, economics, and decision science.  Her research is funded by the NIH and foundations, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation and CRICO, the risk management foundation.  Dr. Blumenthal is recognized nationally for having created innovative approaches to the evaluation of penicillin and cephalosporin antibiotic allergies in the hospital that have since been adopted by other hospitals throughout the US and internationally, broadly referenced, and incorporated into expert recommendations.

Dr. Blumenthal reported no conflicts of interest.

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