Allergic and Adverse Reactions to CoVID-19 Vaccinations
This activity has been archived and credit is no longer available.
In this presentation, Dr. Evan Li, Assistant Professor of Immunology, Allergy & Rheumatology at BCM, discusses recently reported data regarding allergic and adverse reactions to currently available SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. He describes the possible causes of both common and rare immunological reactions and compares the risks of receiving a vaccine and the risks of contracting SARS-CoV-2.
This Department of Medicine Grand Rounds session took place on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 12:15 P.M. and has been approved for MOC Credit.
Activity Information
This activity has been archived and credit is no longer available.
Needs Statement
Faculty and trainees within the Department of Medicine who are involved in the care of patients need to be regularly updated with the recent advances and guidelines in the fields of internal medicine and quality improvement to increase clinical knowledge, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Demonstrate greater understanding of the risks for allergic reactions to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
- Review the management of high-risk patients.
- Outline the management of patients who have an allergic reaction to the first dose of an mRNA vaccine.
Target Audience
Professional Categories
- Physicians
- Medical Students
- Fellows
- Residents
- Other Health Professionals
Specialties
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
Interest Groups
- COVID
- Hospital Medicine
Accreditation/Credit Designation
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Recognition Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Part II MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
By signing in, you give Baylor College of Medicine permission to share your participation information/completion data with the specialty board referenced above through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). Your MOC credit equates to the number of CME credits claimed for the activity and pending completion of the post-test with a minimum passing score of 70%. You can access your MOC credit(s) through the ABIM website at www.abim.org.
Activity Director
Term of Approval
September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Original release date: September 1, 2021.
Disclosure Policy
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In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.
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All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Disclosures
The following individual(s) has/have reported financial or other relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:
Presenter
Activity Director
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Richard J. Hamill, M.D.
Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
- Advisory Committee Membership: Moderna TX, Inc. (Chair, Adjudication Committee)
Planning Committee Members
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Richard J. Hamill, M.D.
Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
- Advisory Committee Membership: Moderna TX, Inc. (Chair, Adjudication Committee)
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Erica Lescinskas, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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Ruchit Rana, M.D.
Internal Medicine Resident
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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Zaven Sargsayan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub Hospital
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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Chirayu Shah, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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Stephanie Sherman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosure:
Nothing to disclose.
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