Interpersonal & Communication Skills

Building Your Online Presence

Creating and managing your online presence can be a challenge, but recent studies show that it may be of vital importance for today’s physicians. This course introduces health care professionals to the nuances of personal branding, including strategies for identifying…

Choosing Wisely – Diabetes Management in an Aging Population

The Choosing Wisely® campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. This webinar will provide physicians with information to engage patients in their medical treatment and empower…

Work Is Medicine – Strategies for Improving Functional Outcomes

Most physicians caring for adults are asked at some point to make decisions about the work status of their patients. But few are taught much about this topic in medical training, including the health impact of these decisions. This engaging…

From Polypharmacy to Deprescribing – A Wise Choice

The Choosing Wisely® campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. This webinar will provide physicians with information to engage patients in their medical treatment and empower…

Genetic and Genomic Counseling and Informed Consent

The Genetics and Genomics Course Collection provides a comprehensive look at elements relating to hereditary cancer genetics, as well as information and guidance regarding somatic genomic alterations that drive tumor progression and have implications for clinical research and patient careat…

C. difficile Infection: An Update

Clostridioides difficile is the top cause of healthcare acquired infections in the US. There are new developments in the fight against this epidemic: new practice guidelines, new antibiotics, and new tools. Regional multidisciplinary collaboratives and antibiotic stewardship strategies have had…

Gastroenterology Claims: The Connection Between Complications and Consent

The informed consent process varies widely across gastroenterology practices. A member survey conducted by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) showed that physicians routinely delegated the process to another person 30% of the time. The report also revealed that…

Medical Error Prevention, Analysis, and Common Areas

According to the 2015 Institute of Medicine Report, there is substantial evidence that 1 in every 10 diagnoses is wrong. To improve the quality of healthcare and patient safety, physicians should know the causes of diagnostic errors (cognitive, system-related, overconfidence)…

Hospitalist Handoff Communications

Hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty, comprising many specialties and disciplines. Hospitalists perform multiple handoffs per day per patient upon admission, between hospitalists at shift change, to and from numerous consultants and services, and to PCP upon discharge….

Hospital Medicine Risk and Claims

Hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty in the US. Hospitalists manage high-acuity inpatients with serious conditions while under pressure to improve quality and reduce lengths of stay. This monograph will describe the strategic position hospitalists occupy in improving…