ALiEM AIR Series | Environmental Module (2025)

Welcome to the AIR Environmental 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 Environmental emergencies in the Emergency Department. 5 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 1 AIR and 4 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 3 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: Environmental 2025

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EM Ottawa	The Deep Freeze: A Review of Frostbite Management	Dr. Maria Doubova and Dr. Amanda Mattice	November 2, 2023	AIR
EM Ottowa	Don’t Sweat It! Heat Related Illness	Dr. Steven Sanders	July 6, 2023	HM
EMDocs	ToxCard: Crotalid Envenomation Part 2 – CroFab vs. AnaVip: What’s the Difference?	Dr. Sean Trostel	August 31, 2023	HM
Taming the SRU	Mastering Minor Care: Dog Bites	Dr. Melanie Yates	July 12, 2023	HM
Kings County	It’s Getting Hot in Here: Exertional Heat Stroke	Dr. Esteban Davila	February 27, 2024	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2026-06-16T16:18:59-07:00Apr 23, 2025|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Environmental|

ALiEM AIR Series | HEENT Module (2025)

Welcome to the AIR HEENT 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 HEENT emergencies in the Emergency Department. 4 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 2 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 2 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.

Want asynchronous Individualized Interactive Instruction (III) credit?
Take the AIR quiz at ALiEMU. Free, 1-time login required.

Take the HEENT Module →

Highlighted Quality Posts: HEENT 2025

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMCrit	Epiglottitis	Dr. Josh Farkas	July 22, 2024	AIR
EMDocs	Auricular Hematoma	Dr. Jacob Tauferner, Dr. Mihir Patel	April 13, 2024	AIR
EMDocs	Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa	Dr. Russ Burgin, Dr. Rachel Bridwell	April 27, 2024	HM
Taming the SRU	Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Ear Emergencies in the Department	Dr. Nicole Lewis	November 14, 2023	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2026-04-29T12:02:24-07:00Feb 28, 2025|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), ENT|

ALiEM AIR Series | GI Module (2024)

ALiEM AIR Certified seal and GI 2024 module shield badge

Welcome to the AIR GI 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 GI emergencies in the Emergency Department. 11 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 3 AIR and 8 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 6 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.

Take the GI Module at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: GI 2024

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMCrit	Acute liver failure	Dr. Josh Farkas	March 20, 2023	AIR
EMCrit	Spontaneous Bacterial peritonitis	Dr. Josh Farkas	April 17, 2023	AIR
EMCrit	GI Bleeding	Dr. Josh Farkas	April 14, 2023	AIR
RebelEM	SBO	Dr. Anand Swaminathan	January 25, 2023	HM
EM Ottawa	Rethinking Acute Pancreatitis in the ED	Dr. Kevin Guo	May 11, 2023	HM
EMCrit	Hepatic Encephalopathy in chronic liver disease	Dr. Josh Farkas	April 3, 2023	HM
EMCrit	Hepatorenal syndrome causing AKI	Dr. Josh Farkas	April 3, 2023	HM
EM Docs	LBO: ED Presentation, evaluation, management	Dr. Christopher Whiting	July 17, 2023	HM
EM Docs	Guideline Update: Acute Lower GI Bleeding	Dr. Brit Long	November 20, 2023	HM
EM Docs	ED evaluation of Cholestatic labs	Dr. Amelia Campbell	March 4, 2024	HM
PEM Morsels	Acute esophageal variceal bleeding in children	Dr. Sean Fox	June 9, 2023	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2026-04-29T11:58:59-07:00Feb 14, 2025|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEM AIR Series | Immune Module (2024)

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.

Take the Immune Module at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Immune 2024

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EM Docs	Kawasaki Disease	Maha Khalid	July 1, 2023	AIR
EM Docs	DRESS	Katey Osborne	November 27, 2023	AIR
Rebel EM	Palace trial: direct oral PCN challenge in patients with low-risk PCN allergy	Salim Rezaie	August 3, 2023	HM
Rebel EM	Angioedema	Anand Swaminathan	September 13, 2023	HM
Rebel EM	Cetirizine vs Diphenhydramine for treatment of acute urticaria in the ED	Nadia Adside	January 23, 2024	HM
EM Docs	Liver transplant complications	Jacob Kirkland	November 18, 2023	HM
EM Docs	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein in the ED	Rachel Kelly	May 29, 2023	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

Reference

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2024-08-14T12:50:57-07:00Aug 15, 2024|ALiEMU, Allergy-Immunology, Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEM AIR Series | Psychosocial Module 2024

Welcome to the AIR Psychosocial 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 psychosocial emergencies in the Emergency Department. 3 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 1 AIR and 2 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 1 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.

Take the AIR Psychosocial Module at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Psychosocial

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
Rebel EM	Low Dose vs Standard Dose Take-Home Buprenorphine From the ED	Tara Persaud Holmes, MD, MBA	5 June 2023	AIR
Don’t Forget the Bubbles	Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders	Owen Hibberd, Kat Priddis	29 Sep 2023	HM
RCEM Learning	Acute Dystonia	Esther Wilson	12 Aug 2023	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2024-04-30T10:28:32-07:00May 8, 2024|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Psychiatry|

ALiEM AIR Series | Renal Module (2023)

Welcome to the AIR Renal/GU 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 renal / GU emergencies in the Emergency Department. 6 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 3 AIR and 3 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 3 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.

Take the AIR Renal/GU Module at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Renal / GU

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMCrit	Acute Kidney Injury	Josh Farkas	March, 16, 2023	AIR
EMCrit	Hepatorenal Syndrome	Josh Farkas	April 3, 2023	AIR
EM Docs	Urine trouble: approach to pediatric UTI	Joe Ravera	December 7, 2022	HM
EM Docs	Testicular Torsion	Brit Long	August 8, 2023	HM
EM Ottawa	Testicular torsion	Alex Viau	July 27, 2023	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

Reference

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2024-04-30T10:31:18-07:00May 2, 2024|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Genitourinary, Renal|

ALiEM AIR Series | Toxicology Module

Welcome to the AIR Toxicology 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 toxicology in the Emergency Department. 8 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. More specifically, we identified 3 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.

Take the AIR Toxicology Module at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Toxicology

Blog/Podcast	Article Title	Author(s)	Date	AIR/HM
EM Ottawa	Buprenorphine: A guide for ED providers	Max Zworth, MD and Rebecca Seliga, MD	Mar 9, 2023	AIR
EMCrit	Alcohol withdrawal	Josh Farkas, MD	Mar 29, 2023	AIR
ALIEM	Phenobarbital as 1st line medication for alcohol withdrawal: have you switched from benzodiazepines yet?	Alex Rogers MD, J.D. Cambron DO	Jun 1, 2023	AIR
EM Docs	N-acetylcysteine for Acetaminophen Toxicity	Eric Sabatini Regueira, MD and Ann-Jeannette Geib, MD	Aug 3, 2023	HM
EM Docs	Methylene blue	Quinton Nannet, MD and Christine Murphy, MD	Dec 27, 2022	HM
EM Docs	Acute organophosphate toxicity	Daniel Escobar, MD and Ann-Jeannette Geib, MD	Jun 7, 2023	HM
Core EM	Updates in high dose insulin and euglycemia therapy for the treatment of b-adrenergic receptor and calcium channel antagonist overdose	William Plowe, MD	Mar 28, 2022	HM
EM Ottawa	CBRNE and HAZMAT: Be prepared	Patrick Fisk, MD	Jan 19, 2023	HM

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

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us!

Reference

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

By Chris Belcher, MD|2024-03-27T07:42:14-07:00Feb 5, 2024|ALiEMU, Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Tox & Medications|

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Environmental 2025

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: HEENT 2025

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: GI 2024

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Immune 2024

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Psychosocial

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Renal / GU

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Toxicology

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