ALiEM AIR Series: Environmental Module

Welcome to the Environmental Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to environmental emergencies. 3 blog posts within the past 12 months (as of December 2017) met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 0 AIR and 3 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 1 hour (about 20 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.
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By Andrew Grock, MD|2020-09-04T10:58:45-07:00Feb 26, 2018|ALiEMU, Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Environmental|

ALiEMU Capsules Module 10: Concepts in Infectious Disease

We are proud to present Capsules Module 10: Concepts in Infectious Disease, now published on ALiEMU. Here is a summary of the key points from a stellar module by Drs. Meghan Groth and Paul Takamoto. When you’re finished, head over to the Capsules page for even more practical pharmacology for the EM provider.

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By Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP|2018-01-28T18:16:43-08:00Jan 23, 2018|ALiEMU, Capsules, Infectious Disease|

Free ALiEMU Course: In-Training Exam Prep

We are thrilled to launch the ALiEMU In-Training Exam Prep Course! These 250 multiple-choice questions derive from the ALiEM In-Training Exam Prep Book, a project launched from the 2016-17 Chief Resident Incubator. Led initially by editors Dr. Michael Gottlieb, Dr. Dorothy Habrat, Dr. Margaret Sheehy, Dr. Samuel Zidovetsky, and Dr. Adaira Chou in the first edition, we are now in the updated second edition with editors Dr. Michael Gottlieb, Dr. Rochelle Zarzar, and Philippe Bierny. This content is now available as 50 sets of 5 questions, free on ALiEMU, and just in time for the upcoming exam!

Update February 22, 2018

150 New Questions Added to the Course

We added 150 new questions to the ITE Prep course! Just like the first set of 250 questions, these are board-style questions and reviewed by our editors for accuracy and relevance. This brings our total to 400 free ITE prep questions for your review, just in time for the upcoming exam. Good luck!

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2018-03-06T23:31:35-08:00Jan 13, 2018|ALiEMU, Medical Education|

AIR Series: Gastrointestinal 2017

Welcome to the Gastrointestinal Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online gastrointestinal content. 8 blog posts related to gastrointestinal emergencies within the past 12 months (as of September 2017) met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 1 AIR and 7 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 3 hours (about 22.5 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.
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By Andrew Grock, MD|2019-11-10T21:52:58-08:00Dec 20, 2017|ALiEMU, Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Gastrointestinal|

AIR-Pro: Neurology

Welcome to the Neurology AIR-Pro Module. Below we have listed our selection of the 7 highest quality blog posts related to 4 advanced level questions on neurology topics posed, curated, and approved for residency training by the AIR-Pro Series Board. The blogs relate to the following questions:

Intracranial hemorrhage
Diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhages
Management of subarachnoid hemorrhages
Vertigo

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By Fareen Zaver, MD|2019-11-10T21:53:04-08:00Nov 8, 2017|ALiEMU, Approved Instructional Resources PRO (AIR-Pro Series), Neurology|

AIR Series: Immunology 2017

Welcome to the Immunology Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online immunology content. Below we have listed our selection of the 4 highest quality blog posts within the past 12 months (as of July 2017) related to immunology emergencies. These are curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We have identified 0 AIRs and 4 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 1 hour (about 15 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

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By Andrew Grock, MD|2019-11-10T21:53:10-08:00Oct 9, 2017|ALiEMU, Allergy-Immunology, Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEMU School Doors Open – Featuring the CAPSULES Series

Our virtual school doors are open starting today to ALiEM University (ALiEMU), which can best be thought of as our open-access, on-demand, online school of e-courses for anyone practicing Emergency Medicine worldwide. This ambitious venture was made possible by a tremendous team, but primarily led by Chris Gaafary, MD (@CGaafary), ALiEMU’s Chief of Design and Development and an EM chief resident in his free time at the University of Tennessee. Today we are incredibly excited to launch our inaugural longitudinal e-course the ALiEM Capsules Series: A Practical Pharmacology for the EM Practitioner, created and led by Bryan Hayes, PharmD, FAACT (@PharmERToxGuy).

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-11-10T21:51:17-08:00Jul 13, 2015|ALiEMU, Capsules, Medical Education, Social Media & Tech, Tox & Medications|