Train-the-Trainer Program
STEP #1: Identify Your Penicillin Skin Testing Champions (PTC)
#1: Identify Your Penicillin Skin Testing Champions (PTC)
- ● Typically 5-7 individuals, which may include a variety of providers:
- ○ Fellows
- ○ Medical Assistants
- ○ Medical Residents
- ○ Nurse Practitioners
- ○ Physicians
- ○ Physician's Assistants
- ○ Registered Nurses
- ○ Pharmacists *
- * Contact your State Board of Pharmacy & comply with state laws for test administration
- ● Additional points to consider:
- ○ Individual’s scope of practice
- ○ Individual's availability to administer 1-hour test
- ○ Individual's willingness to educate others
STEP #2: PTC Completes Online Training Module
#2: PTC Completes Online Training Module
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- ● Approximately 45-minute eLearning session, including:
- ○ Video demonstration
- ○ Literature review
- ○ Completion quiz
- ● A certificate is provided upon completion
- ○ Store in employee file
STEP #3: PTC Participates in PRE-PEN® In-service Training
#3: PTC Participates in PRE-PEN® In-service Training
- ● 90-minute hands-on training with live product
- ● It is recommended that trainees practice both scratch and intradermal administration a minimum of 3 times on one another with saline to demonstrate proper technique
- ○ This can be documented on the competency form
- ● Completion of competency form
- ○ Store in employee file
STEP #4: PTC Successfully Administers a Minimum of 3 Patient Tests
#4: PTC Successfully Administers a Minimum of 3 Patient Tests
- ● It is recommended these tests are performed within 8 weeks of training
- ○ Tests must be negative or positive
- ○ Indeterminate tests do not count toward requirement
- ● Upon test completion, PTC should know how to:
- ○ Remove/edit allergy documentation
- ○ Communicate results to both the prescribing physician and the patient