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Clinician education

Explore continuing medical education (CMEs) and other programs that are available for healthcare providers to learn about primary immunodeficiencies (PI).

Featured education programs

IDF often partners with other health organizations and academic institutions to host learning opportunities about PI. Some programs may be eligible for continuing medical education (CME) credit.

Navigating congenital athymia: Expert insights and best practices for optimal care

How do you care for an infant born without a thymus?

This educational activity is intended for an audience of allergists/clinical immunologists, transplant surgeons, and pediatricians in the United States. The goal of this activity is for learners to better recognize and integrate best practices for managing congenital athymia (CA).

Physicians - Maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

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Navigating PI: Community health partner series

Provided by Project ECHO at Penn State College of Medicine and the Immune Deficiency Foundation, this virtual series prepares key health partners, such as community health workers, patient navigators, and school nurses, to serve the PI community. The curriculum provides an overview of up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations, resources, and guidelines for patients with PI. Topics include employment with PI, navigating healthcare systems, and caregiver fatigue. While the live sessions have concluded, recordings of the sessions are available for free online.

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Understanding PI: Clinician education series

Provided by Project ECHO at Penn State College of Medicine and the Immune Deficiency Foundation, this virtual education series helps providers recognize the signs of PI and the appropriate and timely steps to diagnosis. This series also provides an overview of up-to-date, evidence-based treatment recommendations and guidelines for patients with PI. While the live sessions have concluded, recordings of the sessions are available for free online.

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Providing Enhanced Medical Support for Patients with PI: A Patient-Guided Intervention to Ensure Patient Engagement During a Global Pandemic and Beyond

In 2021, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), the AXDEV Group, and the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) conducted a survey of over 300 PI patients. The findings indicated a need to address healthcare providers' skills and confidence in recognizing signs and symptoms of PI, the use and interpretation of diagnostic tests, how to engage patients in essential health discussions, and maintaining optimal patient care via telehealth. This AAAAI online, CME-eligible program helps address these gaps and is available on demand through July 2025.

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Video course for nurses 

Originally developed as continuing education courses by the IDF Nurse Advisory Committee, these videos provide important background for any clinician involved with the administration and management of immunoglobulin (Ig) therapy or the disease states where immunoglobulin is used.