Critical Care Medicine

ACP Pain Management 6 – Opioid Therapy

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the sixth of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 5 – Non-Opioid Pharmacotherapy

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the fifth of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 4: Non-Pharmacologic Therapies

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the fourth of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 3: Pain Management Principles

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the third of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 2: Pain Assessment

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the second of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 1: Pain Fundamentals

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the first of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

Ischemic Stroke Fundamentals

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and the leading cause of long-term disability. Ischemic stroke constitutes about 87% of all strokes. This activity gives fundamental information to aid in stroke diagnosis and treatment to healthcare…

Ischemic Stroke: Risk Issues for the Emergency Physician

Analyses of ischemic stroke medical malpractice cases indicate that failure to diagnose, failure to treat, and improper informed consent are common allegations in professional liability claims associated with strokes. This activity examines reasons for these allegations and suggests steps emergency…

Metabolic Surgery for Obese Type 2 Diabetics

Not so long ago, bariatric or obesity surgery was considered experimental and not covered by health insurance. Now, numerous high-quality randomized controlled studies have shown that metabolic surgery has powerful antidiabetic effects for obese Type 2 Diabetic (T2D) patients. In…

Handoffs from OR to ICU

Communication failures have been identified as the most important cause of preventable patient harm by The Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Medicine and The Joint Commission (TJC). They are also the major cause of medical malpractice claims. The most error-prone…