Internal Medicine Comprehensive Review Series Bundle Includes:
Five IM Modules Totaling 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Faculty:
Nicholas J. Ruggiero II, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I., F.S.V.M., F.C.P.P
Gregary D. Marhefka, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.
Professor of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Co-Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Kendal Williams, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Clinical Professor, Hospitalist Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Service Chief, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Co-Director, Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Herbert L. Muncie, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Bryant Allen, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Carolinas Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charlotte, NC
John K. Crane, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Chief of Infectious Diseases Section and Hospital Epidemiologist, Erie County Medical Center; Co-Medical Director, Erie County TB Clinic, Buffalo, NY
Alyson N. Owen, M.D
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director of Quality Assurance, Echocardiography Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Michael A. Malone, M.D.
Residency Director and DIO, Tidelands Health/Medical University of South Carolina, Dept. Family Medicine
Blair Weikert, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Vandana Y. Bhide, M.D.
Dr. Bhide is a clinical assistant professor at Creighton University School of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is currently the Medical Director of Advisory Services at Abrazo West Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona and a supplemental hospitalist at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Previously, Dr. Bhide was the Chief Hospitalist at Dignity St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, where she was a resident advisor, member of the clinical competency committee, and the director of the quality improvement curriculum. Prior to coming to Phoenix, Dr. Bhide was an assistant professor in Mayo College of Medicine and worked in the division of hospital internal medicine at Mayo Clinic Florida. She was also the director of Medical Grand Rounds, and core faculty and resident advisor for the internal medicine residency program at Mayo Clinic Florida. Dr. Bhide received her Bachelor of Science and Medical Degree at University of Wisconsin, and she did a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center.
David A. Horowitz, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia, PA
Gerald Smetana, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Senior Physician, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Topics Include:
1. Cardiology: ECGs; Hypertension; Peripheral Vascular Disease
2. Gastroenterology: IBS; Dyspepsia; GI Bleeds
3. Infectious Diseases: Skin/Soft Tissue Infections; TB; Infection Prevention
4. Women’s Health: Coronary Artery Disease, Parts 1 & 2; Anemia
5. Common Problems: A-Fib; Chest Pain; Depression
All 5 modules available to Download or Stream on your device. Receive a PDF digital syllabus for each as well as access to immediate Online Testing. Once you have placed your order, if you are a new user, you will receive an email with your temporary password. Please follow the instructions for accessing your account and downloads. For repeat users, your account dashboard will be available upon placing your order.
Certification for Each Module:
AMA – American Medical Seminars, Inc. designates these enduring materials for the maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation: American Medical Seminars, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Original Release Date: July 1, 2020/Expiration Date: July 1, 2023
Topics & Objectives
Click to View: AMS - 2020-07IMcd-Internal Medicine - Cardiology: ECGs; Hypertension; Peripheral Vascular Disease (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS - 2020-07IMcd-Internal Medicine - Cardiology: ECGs; Hypertension; Peripheral Vascular Disease (Downloadable)
Title: IMcd-Internal Medicine - Cardiology: ECGs; Hypertension; Peripheral Vascular Disease Faculty: Gregary D. Marhefka, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., Nicholas J. Ruggiero II, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I., F.S.V.M., F.C.P.P Original Release Date: July 1, 2020 Expiration Date: July 1, 2023 TOPIC 1: ECGs that Primary Care Practitioners Cannot Miss. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL- Detect and identify subtle tachyarrhythmias.
- Detect and distinguish subtle bradyarrhythmias.
- Recognize and manage as per the AHA/AHF and ESC Guidelines for potentially life-threatening ECG morphologies.
- Recognize and appropriately disposition patients with subtle STEMI patterns.
- Incorporate latest JNC VIII guidelines on hypertension into clinical practice.
- Incorporate latest ASH guidelines on hypertension into clinical practice.
- Select appropriate therapies and work-up for hypertensive urgency and emergency.
- Identify patients for secondary work-up of hypertension.
- Recognize the indications for ordering ABIs as per the ACCF/AHA Guidelines.
- Apply as per the current ACCF/AHA Guidelines, the indications for screening abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Discriminate indications, strengths and weaknesses of different surgical techniques for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
- Employ non-surgical therapies for peripheral vascular disease.
- Identify when renal artery interventions may be indicated.
Click to View: AMS - 2020-07IMgi-Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Dyspepsia; GI Bleeds (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS - 2020-07IMgi-Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Dyspepsia; GI Bleeds (Downloadable)
Title: IMgi-Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Dyspepsia; GI Bleeds Faculty: Bryant Allen, M.D., Michael A. Malone, M.D. Original Release Date: July 1, 2020 Expiration Date: July 1, 2023 TOPIC 1: Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP- Appraise possible etiologies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- Select and utilize diagnostic criteria to identify IBS, based on the current medical evidence and expert recommendations.
- Use the current medical literature to assess and screen for other conditions that can present with similar IBS symptoms.
- Detect “red flag” signs and symptoms that should make one question the diagnosis of IBS.
- Formulate an EBM diagnostic evaluation for patients with signs and symptoms of IBS.
- Use the current medical literature to develop an EBM treatment plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- Appraise symptoms and common etiologies for dyspepsia.
- Use EBM to detect “alarm symptoms” that are suspicious for GI malignancy.
- Apply current medical evidence and expert guidelines to construct a diagnostic evaluation for Dyspepsia.
- Determine appropriate treatment for Dyspepsia based on current medical evidence and the likely etiology.
- Describe the gastrointestinal tract anatomy and pathophysiologic changes that result in presentation with bleeding.
- Determine the emergency department "essentials" for the assessment of the patient with GI bleeding.
- Develop a rational framework for the ED treatment of acute gastrointestinal bleeding, both upper and lower using evidence-based medicine.
Click to View: AMS - 2020-07IMid-Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases: Skin/Soft Tissue Infections; Tuberculosis; Infection Prevention (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS - 2020-07IMid-Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases: Skin/Soft Tissue Infections; Tuberculosis; Infection Prevention (Downloadable)
Title: IMid-Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases: Skin/Soft Tissue Infections; Tuberculosis; Infection Prevention Faculty: John K. Crane, M.D., PhD., Blair Weikert, M.D., Kendal Williams, M.D., M.P.H. Original Release Date: July 1, 2020 Expiration Date: July 1, 2023 TOPIC 1: Overview of the Inpatient Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP Review the clinical presentation and categorization of common skin and soft tissue infections. 1. Differentiate common non-infectious conditions that can mimic skin and soft tissue infections. 2. Based on evidence from the CDC and standard of care publications, recognize and incorporate the changing epidemiology and resistance patterns impacting skin and soft tissue infections into therapeutic plans. 3. Recognize the types of drug-associated rashes and formulate an effective treatment plan for each. TOPIC 2: Tuberculosis Update. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP 1. Appraise how the changing epidemiology of tuberculosis has impacted the incidence of the disease in the U.S. 2. Detect and manage latent tuberculosis infection, including appropriate use of gamma-interferon release assays as per the CDC recommendations and Guidelines. 3. Apply the principles of treatment of TB disease, specify how to increase medication adherence, and detect adverse drug reactions. 4. Differentiate patient characteristics to anticipate multi-drug resistance. TOPIC 3: Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship. Antimicrobial resistance continues to be a very prominent concern in all aspect of medicine. Antibiotic stewardship is extremely important to reduce the continued development of resistance and improve patient outcomes. Upon completion on this session, using an evidencebased approach, based on guidelines from IDSA, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP 1. Incorporate “Diagnostic Stewardship” into action plans toward Antibiotic Stewardship. 2. Use a Hospital or Health-System Antibiogram to avoid unwise use of antibiotics. 3. Distinguish between antibiotics carrying the highest risk of triggering C. difficile infection vs. lower-risk antibiotics. 4. Describe how antibiotic stewardship in the hospital can be extended to nursing homes, outpatient clinics, and the wider community.Click to View: AMS - 2020-07IMwo-Internal Medicine - Women’s Health: Coronary Artery Disease, Parts 1 & 2; Anemia (Downloadable)
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AMS - 2020-07IMwo-Internal Medicine - Women’s Health: Coronary Artery Disease, Parts 1 & 2; Anemia (Downloadable)
Title: IMwo-Internal Medicine - Women’s Health: Coronary Artery Disease, Parts 1 & 2; Anemia Faculty: Herbert L. Muncie, Jr., M.D.., Alyson N. Owen, M.D Original Release Date: July 1, 2020 Expiration Date: July 1, 2023 TOPIC 1: Women and CAD, Part 1: Risk Factors Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP 1. Distinguish the different effects of risk factors on women and risk factors that are unique to women 2. Appropriately assess cardiovascular risk and order appropriate screening tests 3. Recognize the differences in the presentation of acute coronary syndromes in women 4. Utilize evidence-based therapies for the treatment of ACS in women TOPIC 2: Women and CAD, Part 2: The Woman with Chest Pain and MI Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP,EBM 1. Recognize the different ways that coronary artery disease may manifest in women 2. Use appropriate testing strategies for women with chest pain using evidence-based medicine 3. Distinguish the etiologies of chest pain in women without obstructive coronary artery disease 4. Apply appropriate strategies for the counseling and treatment of women with chest pain TOPIC 3: Anemia – A Finding, Not Yet a Diagnosis. Upon completion of this session, using the Cochrane Abstract Database and AAFP Guidelines, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP 1. Distinguish the etiologies for the common anemias. 2. Construct the diagnostic evaluation to determine the etiology of each anemia. 3. Develop the therapeutic options for each identified anemia. 4. Formulate the appropriate follow-up evaluations for assessing the treatment efficacy.Click to View: AMS - 2020-07IMcp-Internal Medicine - Common Problems: Atrial Fibrillation; Chest Pain; Depression (Downloadable)
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AMS - 2020-07IMcp-Internal Medicine - Common Problems: Atrial Fibrillation; Chest Pain; Depression (Downloadable)
Title: IMcp-Internal Medicine - Common Problems: Atrial Fibrillation; Chest Pain; Depression Faculty:Vandana Y. Bhide, M.D., David A. Horowitz, M.D., Gerald Smetana, M.D. Original Release Date: July 1, 2020 Expiration Date: July 1, 2023 TOPIC 1: Atrial Fibrillation in the Hospitalized Patient. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL- Assess and evaluate treatment options for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, as per the 2010 HFSA Guidelines.
- Employ appropriate anticoagulation strategies for atrial fibrillation.
- Distinguish the advantages of rhythm versus rate control treatment strategies, 2014 ACC/AHA Guidelines for atrial fibrillation management.
- Determine the possible underlying causes of CHF exacerbations
- Evaluate the complaint in the context of history, physical exam, and EKG findings.
- Develop a strategy to use cardiac biomarkers in the evaluation of ACS.
- Use recent research studies and guidelines to develop an approach to the patient with chest pain
- Employ an appropriate initial approach to use of the updated USPSTF Guidelines for screening of the patient with depression.
- Determine the proper role of second generation antidepressants as per the ACP Guideline.
- Assess the effectiveness of augmentation and switching strategies.
- Specify the most common side effects, as per the 2016 ACP Guidelines, of commonly used antidepressants.