Podcasting in Clinical Allergy and Immunology: Our Experience and a Review of the Current Landscape.

Abstract

This review aims to improve our understanding of podcasts in the field of Allergy and Immunology and to share our experience in creating and hosting The Itch Podcast. To our knowledge, this is the first review providing an overview of podcasting in the field. We found forty-seven podcasts in our search. Tenof these podcasts were specifically focused on Immunology and the other thirty seven covered allergy topics in general.Of the allergy podcasts, the majority,sixteen out of thirty-seven,were produced and hosted by patients and caregivers of patients living with allergies. Our extensive research on podcasts and our own experience in podcast development has led us to recognize the crucial role that Allergy and Immunology podcasts can play in disseminating medical knowledge and clinical information to the public, while also enhancing the exposure of trainees to this specialty and supporting the professional growth and practice of Allergists and Immunologists.