Missed Posterior Myocardial Infarction Leading to Free Wall Rupture
This case report describes a patient in her early 60s who presented with substernal chest pain and diaphoresis.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Sustaining Compassion and Healing Trauma
Compassion in health care is cultivated by relationships based on empathy, dignity, and respect. The 27th Annual Ralph C. Monroe, MD Memorial Lectureship on Sustaining Compassion and Healing Trauma in the ‘Post-Pandemic’ World delivered on November 1, 2023 by Dr….
Psychedelics: Ethical and Practical Considerations – 2023 Interim Meeting Ethics Forum
Presented by the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Ethics, Grievances, and Professional Standards, the Ethics Forum alerts physicians to the ethical implications of issues that arise in daily practice and offers information on issues at the intersection of ethics, medicine,…
The Science and Art of Making Medical Decisions – 2023 Annual Oration
This is indeed the most exciting time to engage in clinical sciences. Sir William Osler described medicine as “a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.” Epidemiology and evidence alone cannot provide the answer to the “What should we…
Prescribing in the Face of Beta-Lactam Allergy Indicated in the Medical Record
This educational webinar is one in a series of three free webinars that provides valuable insight into selecting the appropriate personal protective equipment for standard precautions during patient interactions, ensuring swift implementation of precautions for patients with transmissible infections, and…
Diagnostic Stewardship
This educational webinar is one in a series of three free webinars that provides valuable insight into selecting the appropriate personal protective equipment for standard precautions during patient interactions, ensuring swift implementation of precautions for patients with transmissible infections, and…
Essentials of Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
This educational webinar is one in a series of three free webinars that provides valuable insight into selecting the appropriate personal protective equipment for standard precautions during patient interactions, ensuring swift implementation of precautions for patients with transmissible infections, and…
A Classroom Every Week: Adolescent Overdose Deaths and the Role of the Pediatric Workforce – 2024 Annual Oration
It is important to address the critical issue of adolescent overdose deaths and the pivotal role of the pediatric workforce. This activity is an exploration, blending real-world statistics with compassionate inquiry, aiming to understand the complexities and dynamics that contribute…
Mastering Compassionate Conversations: Essential Skills for End-of-Life Care
End-of-life conversations are among the most critical interactions between physicians and patients, and often, they present challenges to health care providers across all ages, backgrounds, and specialties. This two-hour Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is designed to enhance physicians’ skills…
Health Care’s Carbon Footprint: Exploring the Health Care Sector’s Impact on Climate Change – 2024 Interim Meeting Ethics Forum
Presented by the Committee on Ethics, Grievances, and Professional Standards, the Ethics Forum alerts physicians to the ethical implications of issues that arise in daily practice and offers information on issues at the intersection of ethics, medicine, and professionalism. The…
