Welcome to the AIR Immune Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to immune emergencies in the Emergency Department. 7 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 2 AIR and 5 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 4 hours of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

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Highlighted Quality Posts: Immune 2024

SiteArticleAuthorDateLabel
EM DocsKawasaki DiseaseMaha KhalidJuly 1, 2023AIR
EM DocsDRESSKatey OsborneNovember 27, 2023AIR
Rebel EMPalace trial: direct oral PCN challenge in patients with low-risk PCN allergySalim RezaieAugust 3, 2023HM
Rebel EMAngioedema Anand SwaminathanSeptember 13, 2023HM
Rebel EMCetirizine vs Diphenhydramine for treatment of acute urticaria in the EDNadia AdsideJanuary 23, 2024HM
EM DocsLiver transplant complicationsJacob KirklandNovember 18, 2023HM
EM DocsErythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein in the EDRachel KellyMay 29, 2023HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

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Reference

  1. Lin M, Phipps M, Chan TM, et al. Digital Impact Factor: A Quality Index for Educational Blogs and Podcasts in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Ann Emerg Med. 2023;82(1):55-65. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.02.011, PMID 36967275

 

Chris Belcher, MD

Chris Belcher, MD

Editor, ALiEM AIR Series
Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Chris Belcher, MD

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