MD Learning Channel - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
July 3, 2017
July 3, 2020
Cardiologists and primary care physicians
Learning Objective / Overview: Adam Beck, MD, illustrates how grafts are successfully placed in complex abdominal aortic aneurysms with respect to type of grafts used and surrounding anatomy. After completion of the course, participants should be able to describe aortic aneurysms and their inherent risks to the patient. Additionally, participants should be able to discuss the contemporary treatment of aortic aneurysms.
Accreditation statement:The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure: Dr. Beck has no financial relationships related to the content of this activity to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: Testing & Treatment Options
November 12, 2018
November 12, 2021
Health care professionals, pulmonologist, and primary care providers
Accreditation Statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Anti-Fibrotic Therapies for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary care professionals
Bronchial Thermoplasty
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Primary Care Providers
Bronchial Thermoplasty (BT) is an FDA approved procedure for adult patients with severe asthma who remain poorly controlled despite compliance with medical therapy. BT employs heat, delivered by thin wires fed down the airway, to reduce the amount of excess smooth muscle in the airway. The procedure uses the Alair System, developed by Asthmatx Inc., which comprises a specially designed catheter and electrode array to deliver a precise amount of heat energy to the excess smooth muscle. The treatment is performed in three outpatient procedures, typically three weeks apart. This presentation features Mark T. Dransfield, MD, and Jennifer Trevor, MD, performing and providing step-by-step narration of a Bronchial Thermoplasty Procedure.
For more information on UAB's Bronchial Thermoplasty procedure, including consult and referral resources, click here.
COPD in the 21st Century
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
Mark Dransfield, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, discusses the clinical and molecular phenotyping, current ongoing clinical trials, the heterogeneity of acute exacerbations, and the future of research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Central Airway Obstruction
February 11, 2019
February 11, 2022
Health care professionals, pulmonologist, and primary care providers
Accreditation Statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ECLS Regenerative Recovery Model
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
Dr. Keith Wille discusses indications and contraindications to ECMO support, extracorporeal CO2 removal, and the future direction of ECMO.
Endobronchial Valve for Advanced Emphysema
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2022
Health care professionals, pulmonologists, primary care physicians
Accreditation Statement: The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Evolving Paradigms in Critical Care
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
W. Steve Stigler, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, reviews evidence for managing acute hypoxemic respiratory failure non-invasively, reviews evidence for targeted "light" sedation in respiratory failure, and discusses potential roles for tele-critical care in a variety of ICU settings.
Extracorporeal Life Support in Advanced Lung Disease
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Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Primary Care Providers
Keith Wille, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, discusses extracorporeal support techniques including ECMO for respiratory failure, and how this treatment differs from other treatment options.