ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Federal Trade Commission Actions on Prescription Drugs, 2000-2022

Importance  The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) oversight role in the pharmaceutical market is critical to the health of patients and the health care system. This study characterized the FTC’s policy on the pharmaceutical market in recent decades, identifying the types of…

Causal Inference About the Effects of Interventions From Observational Studies in Medical Journals

Importance  Many medical journals, including JAMA, restrict the use of causal language to the reporting of randomized clinical trials. Although well-conducted randomized clinical trials remain the preferred approach for answering causal questions, methods for observational studies have advanced such that causal interpretations of…

Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer and Combination Treatment Outcomes – A Review

Importance  Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer is currently an incurable disease. Despite a high response rate to androgen-deprivation therapy, most cases progress to castration-resistant disease, the terminal phase. This review provides a summary of the most recent evidence for current and emerging…

Expanding Clinical Spectrum of Anti-GQ1b Antibody Syndrome – A Review

Importance  The discovery of the anti-GQ1b antibody has expanded the nosology of classic Miller Fisher syndrome to include Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome with ophthalmoplegia, and acute ophthalmoplegia without ataxia, which have been brought under the umbrella term anti-GQ1b antibody syndrome. It…

International Consensus Definition and Diagnostic Criteria for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis From the International Psoriasis Council

Importance  Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) lacks internationally accepted definitions and diagnostic criteria, impeding timely diagnosis and treatment and hindering cross-regional clinical and epidemiological study comparisons. Objective  To develop an international consensus definition and diagnostic criteria for GPP using the modified Delphi method….

Interventions for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Clinical Question  What is the efficacy of pharmacologic interventions in preventing proliferative vitreoretinopathy? Bottom Line  There is limited high-quality evidence to support currently available pharmacological options for prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Population

Importance  Identification of individuals at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease within the population is important to inform primary prevention strategies. Objective  To evaluate the prognostic value of routinely available cardiovascular biomarkers when added to established risk factors. Design, Setting, and Participants  Individual-level…

Uterine Tachysystole, Part 2: Reducing Diagnosis-to-Treatment Time

One in three pregnant patients run the risk of experiencing uterine tachysystole (UT) during labor augmentation or induction with oxytocin. Reducing UT diagnosis-to-treatment time can avert adverse patient outcomes and decrease the risk of an obstetric malpractice claim. This two-part…

Uterine Tachysystole, Part 1: Guidelines & Identification

One in three pregnant patients run the risk of experiencing uterine tachysystole (UT) during labor augmentation or induction with oxytocin. Reducing UT diagnosis-to-treatment time can avert adverse patient outcomes and decrease the risk of an obstetric malpractice claim. This two-part…