Will “Pediatric Allergist” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Perform allergen provocation tests such as nasal, conjunctival, bronchial, oral, food, or medication challenges.

• Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.

• Document patients' medical histories.

• Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.

• Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.

• Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.

• Provide allergy or immunology consultation or education to physicians or other health care providers.

• Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.

• Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.

• Conduct laboratory or clinical research on allergy or immunology topics.

• Assess the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders.

• Conduct physical examinations of patients.

• Present research findings at national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.

• Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.

• Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.

• Coordinate the care of patients with other health care professionals or support staff.