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Vessel Sealant Devices in Thyroidectomies: An ACS-NSQIP Study
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Thyroidectomies involve meticulous dissection of a highly vascularized organ and complications may develop, such as hematoma, hypocalcemia, and even hypoparathyroidism. Because some of these complications may be fatal, the authors sought to identify the differences in postthyroidectomy outcomes when the use of a vessel sealant device (VSD) such as LigaSure or Harmonic scalpel is compared with more traditional techniques, such as ligatures and clips.
Benzodiazepines and Opioid Maintenance Treatment: The Risks and the Benefits
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 6.00 AOA Category 1-A
$0.00
(Part 1) ORN Webinar Series: A two-part, one hour each, webinar. Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for patients receiving opioid maintenance treatment. This talk will review the potential risks and benefits of prescribing benzodiazepines receiving opioid maintenance treatment, approaches to minimizing risks when prescribing benzodiazepines, and approaches to benzodiazepine discontinuation. The second hour will be devoted to Q&A and case studies may be included to advance ones knowledge on the topic.
Prescribing Opioids, Providing Naloxone, and Preventing Drug Diversion: The West Virginia Requirement
  • 3.00 MOC
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 ANCC
$0.00
Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic, with West Virginia among the states with the largest opioid misuse and diversion problem. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids.
New York: Opioid Overdose Prevention Program
$0.00
To streamline user access, Mocingbird provides a direct link to the UHS Addiction Medicine Department's approved courses for Opioid Overdose Prevention Program. The UHS Addiction Medicine Department runs a New York State Department of Health-certified opioid overdose prevention program. We provide overdose prevention training and linkage to naloxone (Narcan®) to all patients across our department’s care continuum. We also give trainings to individuals and groups in Binghamton and across Broome County.
New York: Trillium Health Virtual Narcan Training Sessions
$0.00
To streamline user access, Mocingbird provides a direct link to the Trillium Health's approved courses for Opioid Overdose Prevention Program. 
Preparing Residents for Fellowship: A Novel Mock Interview Program
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
The objective of this study was to increase trainees’ confidence entering fellowship interviews and prepare them for commonly encountered questions via a mock interview program.
Common Variable Immune Deficiency: An Outpatient Experience
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
In this article, the authors’ objectives were to establish a simple marker that can be used in a primary care setting to raise suspicion of CVID and prompt further diagnostic testing and to demonstrate that the true prevalence of CVID is much higher than previously reported.
Important Advances in Pediatric Injury Prevention
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
In this article, the authors present an overview of the more common pediatric injuries along with key components of injury-prevention strategies, specifically addressing the following injuries: motor vehicle crashes (with a section on teen driver crashes, sleep-related injury, and death), poisoning, all-terrain vehicle crashes, drowning, and firearm injuries.
Access to Care: Safety of Medication Abortion - Frankly Speaking EP 281
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Clinicians may hesitate to provide medication abortion without first performing a pelvic ultrasound or pelvic examination, but recent data may give clinicians more confidence in their decision to do so. This episode explores the evidence for the safety of telehealth-based, or no-test screening, approaches to providing medication abortion for pregnant women at less than 10 weeks’ gestation. Episode references and resource links: 
A Primer on Monkeypox - Frankly Speaking EP 282
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Monkeypox is endemic in certain parts of Africa, but outbreaks in Europe and North America have recently occurred. While still uncommon, clinicians need to be alert to the possibility of this diagnosis. This podcast gives you the tools you need to identify risk factors and distinguish the disease from other infections.Episode References and Resources: 

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