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EFM Case Study #13: Diagnostic Error

Diagnostic error in medicine is one of the top ten causes of death in the US and around the world. Failure to diagnosis EFM patterns accurately has long and short term implications for patients and the perinatal team. Failure to…

Antibiotic Stewardship Strategies for Adult Outpatient Care

Studies of antibiotics provided to US children found that over half of all antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient setting are given for infections that are likely viral rather than bacterial. In such situations, the medication prescribed has no therapeutic benefit…

Pediatric Asthma Part 2: Guidelines

Professional practice guidelinesdesigned to support the decision-making process in patient carecan augment a practitioner’s experience and knowledge. This monograph details components of asthma guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), which focus on four necessary components of…

Pediatric Asthma Part I: Risks, Burden, Practice Gaps

Asthma is the most common chronic health condition in children under 18 years old. Low-income, minority and underserved populations are most at risk for poor outcomes. While there have been significant improvements in asthma care, barriers to the implementation of…

Pediatric Asthma Part III: Education for a Partnership in Care

A partnership between the clinician and the person who has asthma (and the caregiver, for children) is required for effective asthma management. When providers, patients and caregivers work together, patients can better learn self-management skills. Self-management education provided at multiple…

Online Interactive High Value Care Cases – High Value Quality Improvement

Practice high value care by reviewing ACP’s online collection of clinical cases, answering the associated knowledge checks, and reading through the critiques. ACP’s five module program offers highly practical guidance and curated resources to help you incorporate effective HVC principles…

Online Interactive High Value Care Cases – High Value Hospitalization

Learn how to eliminate unnecessary health care costs and improve patient outcomes. These on-line, interactive high value care (HVC) cases can be completed in 30 to 60 minutes on your dekstop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Review the medical cases online,…