Krista Gens, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, DPLA

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Gens is the system antimicrobial stewardship program manager for Allina Health, a large health system in Minnesota and Wisconsin with 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics. She also currently serves as the PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacy residency program director at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, in Minneapolis, MN.

Articles

PEN-FAST Forward: Accelerating Penicillin Allergy De-Labeling

Brandon Anderson, PharmD;Krista Gens, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, DPLA

April 25th 2024

PEN-FAST is a validated risk stratification tool that promotes efficient, safe, and effective de-labeling of penicillin allergies.

The Great Debate: Polymyxin B Versus Polymyxin E

Aileen Ahiskali, PharmD;Krista Gens, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, DPLA

March 1st 2017

As we await novel compounds from a relatively apathetic industry, we are resurrecting antibiotics of which we have an outdated understanding. and that carry the potential for substantial side effects: polymyxins.