Imaging

June 01, 2011

May 3-4, 2012, Wheeling, IL

June 01, 2011

September 20-21, 2012, Wheeling, IL

June 01, 2011

April 20-22, 2012, Philadelphia, PA

June 01, 2011

June 8-10, 2012, Denver, CO

May 02, 2011

A new study suggests that ultrasonography could replace standard chest x-ray as the first choice of technique for imaging when rapid, accurate identification of the source of acute dyspnea is needed. Italian researchers studied 404 patients admitted to the emergency department and found strong agreement between the results of chest ultrasonography and x-ray for diagnosing the underlying pulmonary disease.

October 05, 2010

A few blogs ago, I featured some augmented reality apps, and mentioned Google Goggles. Well, Google Goggles is now available for the iPhone and you can see a nice video of how it works.

August 12, 2010

Augmented reality (AR) smartphone apps are gaining use and popularity. They're great for finding an excellent nearby pizza joint, competitive prices for products, real estate listing, and getting around an unfamiliar city or part of town. Will medicine be the next augmented reality frontier? Check out some of these videos showing how AR works.

April 14, 2010

Sometimes it's good just to point out good stuff that you might be interested in reading. Here's a list of links to some recent articles from various sources. Enjoy! For more stuff like this, join me on Twitter.

March 16, 2010

Dr. Manaker speaks on practice management.

March 16, 2010
Dr. Ahmed speaks on sleep.
March 08, 2010
Learn more about CHEST 2010
February 23, 2010

Have you been waiting for the ACCP-SEEK app to include pulmonary and critical care questions? Well, the new version is now available in iTunes and contains 400 more questions!

February 01, 2010

Volume 24, Lesson 3

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

December 22, 2009
November 25, 2009

State-of-the-art technology is utilized in numerous breakout sessions and task training stations throughout each course at the ACCP Simulation Center for Advanced Medical Education. View these photos from past Focused Pleural and Vascular Ultrasound courses and take a peek at the hands-on education at work.