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In this episode host Jason Pogue (@jpogue1) discusses common misconceptions surrounding penicillin allergies, provides evidence to dispute these misgivings, and describes some of the consequences that arise from an inappropriate penicillin allergy label for a patient with expert panelists Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo), Bruce Jones (@Bruce_M_Jones), and Mary Staicu (@marylynnstaicu).
Bruce Jones, PharmD, FIDSA, BCPS
Dr. Bruce Jones is an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, Georgia. He serves as a clinical adjunct assistant professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from East Tennessee State University Gatton College of Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tennessee. He then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System.
Mary Staicu, PharmD, BCIDP
Dr. Mary Staicu is an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Staicu then completed her PGY1 general pharmacy residency and PGY2 infectious diseases specialty residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. Her research interests include the clinical and economic implications of the penicillin allergy label.
Julie Justo, PharmD, MS, FIDSA, BCPS
Dr. Julie Ann Justo is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist at the Palmetto Heath Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Justo received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in 2009. She completed a one-year pharmacy practice residency in 2010 and a three-year infectious diseases pharmacotherapy fellowship in 2013 at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. She also received a master’s degree in Clinical and Translational Science from the UIC School of Public Health. Her research interests include the clinical impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs, gram-negative infections, and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling
