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ACOG Guideline: Prepregnancy Counseling
18 Jan, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCPrepregnancy counseling – Fertility and Sterility (free)
Study: Appropriateness of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing
18 Jan, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCCommentaries: Nearly a fourth of outpatient antibiotics unneeded, study finds – CIDRAP (free) AND Nearly a quarter of antibiotic prescriptions for children and adults may be unnecessary – University of Michigan (free)
Ebola Has Gotten So Bad, It’s Normal
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCEbola Has Gotten So Bad, It’s Normal – Foreign Policy (free)
Related: WHO expert: Ebola outbreak to continue at least 6 more months – CIDRAP (free)
How to Get Started in Quality Improvement
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:59h | UTCHow to get started in quality improvement – The BMJ (free)
Summary: Hypertriglyceridemia Management According to the 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:57h | UTC
Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCMedscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019 (free registration required)
Commentaries: Burnout Rises Above 50% in Some Specialties, New Survey Shows – Medscape (free registration required) AND No quick fix for physician burnout, depression – Reuters (free) AND More than half of physicians are burned out or depressed – HealthExec (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (link to abstract and commentaries)
The Role of Imaging in Measuring Disease Progression and Assessing Novel Therapies in Aortic Stenosis
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:14h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:55h | UTCEfficacy and safety of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Daily Aspirin Use May Do More Harm Than Good for Healthy People – Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (free)
Related Study: Aspirin Did Not Prevent Deaths or Disability in Healthy Older Adults (free study and commentaries)
Guideline: CT Imaging in the Context of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCCommentary: SCCT shares updated guidance on CT use during TAVI, TAVR procedures – Radiology Business (free)
Perspective: Assessing the Performance of Aging Surgeons
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:13h | UTCAssessing the Performance of Aging Surgeons – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Alcohol Use and Dementia: A Systematic Scoping Review
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:12h | UTCAlcohol use and dementia: a systematic scoping review – Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy (free)
SEOM Clinical Guidelines in Advanced and Recurrent Breast Cancer
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:10h | UTC
Review: Frailty in Elderly Diabetes Patients
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:11h | UTCFrailty in elderly diabetes patients – Endocrine Journal (free)
SEOM Clinical Guidelines on Nutrition in Cancer Patients
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:09h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D to Prevent Exacerbations of COPD
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:08h | UTCVitamin D to prevent exacerbations of COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Treat vitamin D deficiency to prevent attacks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – The Conversation (free)
Mechanisms and Diagnostic Evaluation of Persistent or Recurrent Angina Following Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:49h | UTCSummary: Angina After PCI – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) January 16, 2019
Korean Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:38h | UTCKSHF Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure (free articles)
Part I. Definition, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure
Part II. Treatment of Acute Heart Failure
Part III. Specific Management of Acute Heart Failure According to the Etiology and Co-morbidity
Related: The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology – European Journal of Heart Failure (free) AND Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free)
Opinion: Time to Abandon Early Detection Cancer Screening
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:31h | UTCTime to abandon early detection cancer screening – European Journal of Clinical Investigation (free)
‘Ten Commandments’ for the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction 2018
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:37h | UTCOriginal Article: Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (free)
How Telehealth Can Get Healthcare to More People
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:28h | UTCHow telehealth can get healthcare to more people – World Economic Forum (free)
Protein Mania: The Rich World’s New Diet Obsession
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:25h | UTCProtein mania: the rich world’s new diet obsession – The Guardian (free)
Randomized Trial: Implementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:22h | UTCImplementing School-Based Policies to Prevent Obesity: Cluster Randomized Trial – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: School nutrition policies reduce weight gain – National Institutes of Health (free) AND School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity – Yale University (free)
International Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromuscular Dysplasia
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:51h | UTCCommentary: First international consensus on fibromuscular dysplasia – Sage (free)
Editorial: Artificial Intelligence in the Intensive Care Unit
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:56h | UTCArtificial intelligence in the intensive care unit – Critical Care (free)
New Choosing Wisely List. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:52h | UTCCommentary: Choosing Wisely: Don’t Use Ultrasound to Evaluate Palpable Inguinal Hernia – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada


