Posted on December 13th, 2021 by Academic Programs
Physicians are increasingly being asked to tackle projects with high stakes deliverables, but don’t always have the proper knowledge to lead them toward successful outcomes. This course has a unique focus on the physician’s role in project management and explores…
Posted on December 10th, 2021 by Bill Sivarais
The second stage of labor creates the greatest physiologic challenge to both mother and fetus. Oxygen delivery is reduced while oxygen consumption increases during this phase of labor. Certain interventions may help or hinder oxygenation. Using closed-glottis (Valsalva technique), coach-assisted…
Posted on December 10th, 2021 by Bill Sivarais
The second stage of labor creates the greatest physiologic challenge to both mother and fetus. Oxygen delivery is reduced while oxygen consumption increases during this phase of labor. Certain interventions may help or hinder oxygenation. Using closed-glottis (Valsalva technique), coach-assisted…
Posted on December 10th, 2021 by Bill Sivarais
The technology of computed tomography is improving, yielding higher resolution images. As a result, radiologists are discovering increasingly more incidental findings (findings unrelated to the reasons for which the scan was ordered). Incidental findings can present radiologists with reporting conundrums….
Posted on December 10th, 2021 by Bill Sivarais
Dogs and other animals can guide blind people through hazardous street intersections, provide psychiatric therapy to veterans suffering from PTSD, and alert diabetics of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic events. Today, there is an increased use of service animals by people with…
Posted on December 10th, 2021 by Bill Sivarais
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 PIDD patients. The purpose of this survey was to identify, from a patient perspective, the…
Posted on September 7th, 2021 by Bill Sivarais
This particular event is a re-stream of CME Track which was originally livestreamed during our 2021 Annual Meeting on Friday, July 30, 2021. All three CME tracks held during our 2021 Annual Meeting were previously approved by multiple ABMS specialty…
Posted on August 5th, 2021 by Academic Programs
The maternal mortality rate has risen to unprecedented highs nationally and internationally and up to 80% are preventable. In the US, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) accounts for 11% of maternal deaths and is the leading cause of death on the day…
Posted on August 5th, 2021 by Academic Programs
Severe maternal morbidity from postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is highly preventable. Pregnant women survive PPH in hospitals that make quality and safety a top priority. Adverse outcomes and risk exposure is higher in hospitals that have not established or maintained a…
Posted on August 5th, 2021 by Academic Programs
PPH is one of the most common diagnoses resulting in medical malpractice allegations, accounting for 15% of maternal injury claims. Failure or delay in typing, cross-matching, ordering, and administering blood products is a common error during PPH treatment. To limit…