Psychiatry

Selfie-Induced Diagnostic Challenge in Horner Syndrome

This case report describes an 18-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 and prior right brachial plexus neurofibroma resection who reported intermittent, unilateral facial flushing after exertion.

P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain

P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain curriculum focuses on improving clinicians’ ability to recognize, diagnose, and classify pain; educating clinicians on the full spectrum of pain management options, including non-opioid pharmacologic interventions; and providing risk reduction strategies through…

Psychiatry Risk and Claims

This activity examines psychiatrists’ risks of being named in a medical malpractice lawsuit and common allegations in such lawsuits. Exploring the case examples in this activity and adopting some of the affiliated risk management suggestions may help you to better…

STEM (Systematically Testing the Evidence on Marijuana)

Overview The Systematically Testing the Evidence on Marijuana (STEM) project is a web-based, independent, methodologically rigorous, and updated cannabis evidence resource for the health care sector that empowers health care providers to have evidence-based discussions about cannabis use with their…

Neurosurgery Risk and Claims, Part 1: Diagnostic and Procedural Error

Neurosurgeons shoulder the burden of high-risk exposure for professional liability claims. Analysis of claims can help neurosurgeons to improve patient safety and reduce liability risk. The top categories of allegations of neurosurgery claims are procedural error (also known as improper…

ASAM Review Course

BEST users are generally preparing for the ABPM or AOA certification examinations. As such, they are seeking a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of addiction medicine in order to improve their outcomes on the examination. The BEST seeks to meet practice…

The ASAM Criteria Online Foundations Course

Welcome to The ASAM Criteria interactive hybrid asynchronous Online Course designed to help beginner, intermediate, and advanced counselors, social workers, administrators, and other clinical staff develop patient-centered service plans and make objective decisions about patient admission, continuing care, and transfer/discharge…