ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2023 guideline update on diagnosis and management of celiac disease.

Two-Stage Syphilis Testing

A 54-year-old woman presented with erythematous annular and indurated plaques on her face, trunk, and extremities and had false-positive syphilis test results during 2 pregnancies 25 and 22 years prior. What would you do next?

Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Chest Physicians – 2022 guideline on perioperative management of patients taking oral anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy who are undergoing an elective surgery or procedure.  

Epicapsular Stars in an Asymptomatic Patient

This case report discusses a diagnosis of epicapsular stars during a routine ophthalmologic examination in an asymptomatic female patient aged 14 years.

Test-Negative Study Designs for Evaluating Vaccine Effectiveness

This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods article explains the test-negative study design, an observational study design routinely used to estimate vaccine effectiveness, and examines its use in a study that estimated the performance of messenger RNA boosters against the…

Rapidly Growing Eyelid Lesion in a 73-Year-Old Man

A man aged 73 years presented with a 5-day history of a fast-growing right eyebrow nodule with raised borders and central ulceration. There was no discomfort, and the patient denied vision changes. The lesion was refractory to treatment with erythromycin,…