Promote your practice this fall
With fall allergy season arriving, it’s a great time to use our free articles to increase your visibility with your patients and community.Promote your p…
Hands-on experience is yours with College workshops
Get the most out of your Annual Meeting learning experience! Hands-on workshops provide a full spectrum of instruction in immunoglobin infusion, allergic emerg…
Immunological changes associated with the onset of atopic dermatitis and a primer on cost effectiveness in the allergy clinic
We are in the home stretch of the summer months. It will soon be Labor Day and we will be into football season and perhaps more relevant to us, fall weed seaso…
Burnout is an issue for your staff, too.
In the winter issue of College Advantage, I addressed increasing incidence of physician burnout, and the importance of self-care. Physician burnout is an impor…
Do scribes make sense for allergists?
Kevin McGrath, MD, FACAAI, is a solo allergist who was fed up with the amount of time he was spending entering chart notes into his patients’ electronic …
Correct coding for the administration of Xolair
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
Start your day with invigorating educational sessions
Get your mornings moving in the right direction at the Annual Meeting, Nov. 7 - 11 in Houston. Our 90-minute plenaries provide insightful information you can u…
Reviewing comorbidities associated with atopic dermatitis and management of chronic pruritis.
Good August to everybody! School already has, or will soon start, for learners from kindergarten to medical school. The heat of the summer is in full blast in …
From the desk of the EMD: Taking the pulse of the American physician
Bill Finerfrock, the College’s lobbyist in Washington, DC, sent me a survey that had just been published by The Physicians Foundation. I had never heard …
The Gold Headed Cane – An award of excellence and tradition
Three nominees have been selected for the 2019 Gold Headed Cane award, one of the most prestigious awards the College offers.The Nominees this year are Gary Gr…
The College and Pfizer announce competitive grant opportunity
The College is collaborating with Pfizer on an exciting new grant opportunity to translate the College’s Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Yardstick into practice in pati…
Evidence for using point-of-care ultrasonography as a clinical office tool, the venom immunotherapy shortages as an example of payment structure of medical services, and value of the ABAI MOC program
Most of us in North America are in the midst of the summer heat. This has made indoor (or at least shaded outdoor) activities a must for most of us. I can thin…
Is it rush or cluster immunotherapy?
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
Managed care contracting – the devil is in the details
Do you take an active role in negotiating contracts with managed care companies, or do insurers simply dictate contract terms to you? If you’re part of a…
Vision 2020: We’re almost there.
With only about 18 months to go, we are close to the conclusion of Vision 2020 – the strategic initiative we began in 2014 to solidify the College’…
Evaluation and management of drug allergy
For those reading this who reside in the United States I hope you had a great Fourth of July weekend as we celebrated our great country. For those living elsew…
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the Allied Health courses
Exciting changes are coming for allied health attendees at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting, Nov. 7 – 11, in Houston. This year there are opportunities…
From the desk of the EMD: Retiree in training
With the average age of the board-certified allergist in their 50s, many of us are thinking about retirement. But even allergy Fellows-in-Training need to make…
Current practices and perceptions on sublingual immunotherapy and galactose a-1, 3-galactose phenotypes
I am guessing that by now most of you are staying inside as much as possible this long, hot summer, which has really just begun in many parts of the country. I…
Ask the expert – choose your topic
One of the best reasons to attend the College’s Annual Meeting is the opportunity to interact with your colleagues and one-on-one with the experts in the field…
