New Adult Gerontology Question Bank, AGNP Distance Learning Curricula for Nurse Practitioner ProgramsMed-Challenger expands its nurse practitioner distance learning curricula and education management platform for NP programs with new Adult Gerontology (A-GNP) question bank content. Med-Challenger for NP Programs has recently added a complete Adult Gerontology question bank set to its nurse practitioner education library. Nurse practitioner programs seeking distance … Read More
New Resuscitation Center CME Course Brings the Latest Resuscitation CME Content to Physicians, Nurses and PAs
New Resuscitation Center CME Course Brings the Latest Resuscitation CME Information to Physicians, Nurses and PAsResuscitation CME Course online provides the latest guidelines for resuscitation and AMA, ACEP and ANCC credits. Resuscitation center care and the effectiveness of the “resuscitationist” requires continuing education critical to saving lives. Med-Challenger has developed a new resuscitation CME course that provides current and continually-updated … Read More
Transfusion Medicine Case: A 58yo Woman with History of Colon Cancer Presents with Epigastric Pain – Clinical Pearl of the Month
Transfusion Medicine Case: A 58-year-old woman with a history of colon cancer presents with intermittent epigastric pain.Guidelines for Transfusion Pearls of Wisdom Q&A Case Transfusion medicine (or transfusiology) is the branch of medicine that encompasses all aspects of the transfusion of blood and blood components including aspects related to hemovigilance. It includes issues of blood donation, immunohematology and other laboratory … Read More
Physician Malpractice Education, Better Sooner than Later – Medical Risk Management Horror Stories and How to Avoid Them
A Case for Physician Malpractice Education Sooner than Later – Medical Risk Management Horror Stories and How to Avoid ThemReflections from a 30-year practicing physician and attorney. You’ve heard of “better safe than sorry.” You’ve heard of wearing PPE during a pandemic. You’ve learned about avoiding medical errors. And yet, most physicians (nurses and PA too) are taught little to … Read More
New Medical Cannabis CME Course from Med-Challenger Provides Evidence-based Cannabis Medical Education with CME Credit
Cannabis CME Course Provides Evidence-based Review of Medical Cannabis and Approved Uses of Cannabinoids in Medical PracticeCannabis CME Course helps demystify medical cannabis for physicians and their patients’ education. Cannabis use has become increasingly common in the U.S. in recent years, with legalization for medical and recreational purposes expanding to more states. With this increase in cannabis use, access, and … Read More
How to Become a Nurse Practitioner – Steps to Becoming an NP
How to Become a Nurse PractitionerWhat you need to know about becoming an NP. This article outlines how to become a nurse practitioner in the U.S., including what NP’s are, what NP’s do, and what you need to complete in order to find employment as a nurse practitioner. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? Nurse practitioners (NPs) deliver primary, acute, and … Read More
Medical Misinformation: The Other Pandemic – Part 3, Medical Misinformation Prevention
Medical Misinformation Prevention – What Medical Professionals Can Do to Counteract Medical MisinformationMedical Misinformation: The Other Pandemic Blog Series, Part 3 of 3 In parts one and two of this blog series on Medical Misinformation, we described the harms associated with medical misinformation and common sources of medical misinformation, respectively. In this post, part three, we will examine some medical … Read More
New State CME Content Updates, 2020 State CME Requirements: Prescribing Controlled Substances, Recognizing Victims of Human Trafficking and More Recently Added
Coronavirus Updates, Recent Guidelines, and New CME Updates Added to Med-ChallengerMed-Challenger continues to update its best board review and CME courses faster than anyone. Med-Challenger is one of the few board review and continuing education providers that maintains it’s own peer-reviewed medical education content library. Thanks to practicing clinical experts across all major medical specialties and levels, Med-Challenger is able … Read More
Clinical Pearl of the Month – A 27 Year-Old Woman with Asthma Exacerbation
Asthma exacerbation in a 27-year-old woman.Guidelines and Treatment for Asthma Pearls of Wisdom Q&A Case Asthma is a common and potentially serious chronic disease that imposes a substantial burden on patients, their families and the community. It causes respiratory symptoms, limitation of activity, and flare-ups (attacks) that sometimes require urgent health care and may be fatal. Asthma attacks – called … Read More
Medical Misinformation: The Other Pandemic – Part 2, Medical Misinformation Sources
Medical Misinformation: The Other Pandemic – Medical Misinformation SourcesMedical Misinformation Blog Series, Part 2 of 3 In part one of this blog series on Medical Misinformation, we describe the harms associated with medical misinformation. In this post, part two, we will describe the sources of misinformation and why we are so inclined to believe it. Medical Misinformation Sources – Frauds … Read More