New Outpatient COVID-19 Treatments – Guideline Knowledge CheckAndrea Eberly, MD, MS, FAAEM examines newly updated COVID-19 recommendations from the NIH and IDSA addressing the omicron variant and two newly authorized oral antiviral treatments for ambulatory patients with COVID-19. In January / February 2022, both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) updated their COVID-19 … Read More
Unrecognized Driver of Severe COVID-19? – Study Findings
Unrecognized Driver of Severe COVID-19? – Study Findings Q&A CaseTry this free COVID-19 Case Q&A courtesy of Med-Challenger.In December 2021, an interesting article was published that explored the scientific plausibility of a possibly under-recognized contributor to severe COVID-19. What is this trigger (which is easily tested for in the emergency department)? For more free clinical knowledge review cases, subscribe to the … Read More
COVID-19 in Pregnancy Board Review Questions, Free CME Quiz – Earn AMA and ANCC Credits Free
COVID-19 During Pregnancy Board Review Questions: Free CME QuizCOVID-19 During Pregnancy CME Quiz courtesy of Med-Challenger Online Medical EducationThis week’s Med-Challenger free CME quiz – COVID-19 During Pregnancy – the quick quiz covers the disease COVID-19 severity categories in pregnant patients, inpatient monitoring of pregnant patients with COVID-19, the indications for ICU admission of a pregnant patient with COVID-19, the … Read More
Healthcare Employment Down 524,000 Since COVID Hit
Healthcare Employment Down 524,000 Since COVID HitSince COVID-19 hit, healthcare employment is down.We circulate a lot of articles around Challenger, mostly dealing with medical education, technology in education, certification changes, and – did I mention medical education? Today’s medical news brief looks at healthcare employment figures and trends since the pandemic. One article that gave us pause started with a … Read More
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostic Imaging
AI in Medical Diagnostic ImagingArtificial intelligence continues to make strides in medical imaging and diagnostics of certain conditions, such as breast cancer.A number of years back, Challenger attended an IBM Watson conference. The AI demonstration they were giving at the time was a Watson machine trained to identify basal cell carcinoma from high resolution imaging. They were interested in whether … Read More
Is It COVID Misinformation? Clinicians Under Scrutiny for Spreading COVID Misinformation
Is It COVID Misinformation?Clinicians who spread COVID misinformation are coming under increased scrutiny by medical boardsThe news this week is filled with articles about the FSMB, specialty society, AMA, and ABMS organizational statements about certification and licensure for physicians “spreading misinformation.” We’ve put together the latest news on the subject… There’s the ground-up personalization article from NPR, which starts with … Read More
COVID-19 Delta Variant 2021 Pre-Guideline Study Findings – Closing the Clinical Knowledge Gap
COVID-19 Delta Variant 2021 Pre-Guideline Study Findings – Closing the Clinical Knowledge GapRecent information with regards to comparative in vitro protection of either past SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination offer against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variantStudies are exploring the pros and cons of booster vaccination against COVID-19, especially with the rise of the Delta variant. What did a recent study find with … Read More
Spring CME Sale, New Content Updates from Med-Challenger, April 2021
Content Updates: April 2021Plus, Save 20% on 2021 Board Review, New CME Courses, and More During Our Spring CME Sale.Med-Challenger has introduced a swath of new April 2021 content updates to its best-selling board review courses and CME requirement courses for physicians, nurses, PA’s and more. These latest 2021 CME content updates include fast-changing medical topics, new maintenance of certification … Read More
How Does the New Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Compare to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines
How Does the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Differ from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines?The CDC just updated their COVID-19 vaccination guidelines to include the Johnson & Johnson Janssen (J/J/Janssen) vaccine.The just updated CDC Vaccine guidelines include the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), how does the (J/J/Janssen) vaccine compare … Read More
Free COVID-19 Vaccination CME Course for Healthcare Providers Reviews All Clinically Relevant Aspect of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines
Free COVID-19 Vaccination CME Course Available for Healthcare ProvidersFree COVID-19 vaccination course reviews all clinically relevant aspects of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioTech COVID-19 vaccines.Med-Challenger is offering a free COVID-19 vaccination CME course for physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers who want to review all clinically relevant aspects of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines such as mRNA actions, indications, dosing, storage, … Read More