Subscription Products Offer In-Depth Study and Interactive Learning
AcademyU®, the Foundation’s otolaryngology education source, offers five types of learning formats that include knowledge resources, subscriptions, live events, eBooks, and online education. Each contains elements that make up the breadth of the education opportunities available through the Academy. In this third article in the series we will explore the two subscription products published through AcademyU®: the Home Study Course (HSC) and Patient Management Perspectives in Otolaryngology (PMP). The Home Study Course is the longest running education product produced by the Foundation, having first been published in 1940. It is also the second most popular education resource with more than 3,000 subscribers annually. More than 1,000 otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents in more than 100 residency programs subscribe to it, as well as 2,000 practicing physicians. In a two-year period, eight sections of HSC are published covering specific topics that reflect the breadth of the specialty. Two-year subscriptions are encouraged so subscribers will have access to all eight specialty areas. Registration for the 2013-2014 HSC year begins this month. Please see the registration form included in this Bulletin or visit www.entnet.org/HSC. Each HSC “Red Book” provides a compendium of research articles pertaining to one of the eight subspecialties within otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. For example, the 2013-2014 course year offers articles on congenital and pediatric problems; clinical competency issues; trauma and critical care medicine; and plastic and reconstructive problems. Each compendium is accompanied by an extensive bibliography and a self-assessment examination with a symposium discussion. Each section is designated for 40 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. In addition to helping earn continuing education credit, HSC is a valuable resource for board exam preparation, certification and recertification, and CT Imaging accreditation. Work groups within each of the eight education committees develop the courses. These hard-working volunteers serve for six years and produce three sections during that time. Patient Management Perspectives in Otolaryngology PMP is an interactive electronic or print series that simulates real-life clinical decision-making. Each issue includes a clinical case study, visual materials, detailed patient management summary, references for further study, and a self-assessment post-test. A PMP volume consists of eight issues published annually with topics covering the eight otolaryngology subspecialties. PMP is under the editorship of Daniel J. Kirse, MD, working with volunteer authors from the education committees. Topics to be addressed in the 2013 volume include: Pharyngitis The Dizzy Patient Paragangliomas CSF Rhinorrhea Ear Deformity Child with Hoarseness Epiphora Interactions among Physicians and Physician Extenders. PMP offers subscribers the opportunity to hone decision-making skills through full management of an individual patient from presentation to discharge and follow-up; an interactive question and answer format, with immediate feedback on each choice made; lab studies and imaging, surgery and possible complications, medical therapy, postoperative care and follow-up; opportunities to explore different options and pathways in patient management; visuals including x-rays, scans, surgical photographs, diagrams, and animated full-color graphics; and a thorough, fully referenced discussion of the patient case, presenting both the author’s viewpoint and the broader background in the literature. Subscribers can earn eight AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ with each issue of PMP for a total of 64 credits available in an entire volume. “As the editor of PMP, I appreciate the hard work and dedication of the faculty who produce these highly interactive and practical learning resources,” said Dr. Kirse. “I recommend physicians at all phases in their career subscribe to PMP. Not only can they earn up to 64 continuing education credits annually, but they will also gain new skills that can be immediately applied to their practice.” To subscribe to either of these valuable education resources, visit www.entnet.org/HSC or www.entnet.org/PMP. To view all of the Foundation’s education and knowledge resources please visit www.entnet.org/academyu.
The Home Study Course is the longest running education product produced by the Foundation, having first been published in 1940. It is also the second most popular education resource with more than 3,000 subscribers annually. More than 1,000 otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residents in more than 100 residency programs subscribe to it, as well as 2,000 practicing physicians.
In a two-year period, eight sections of HSC are published covering specific topics that reflect the breadth of the specialty. Two-year subscriptions are encouraged so subscribers will have access to all eight specialty areas. Registration for the 2013-2014 HSC year begins this month. Please see the registration form included in this Bulletin or visit www.entnet.org/HSC.
Each HSC “Red Book” provides a compendium of research articles pertaining to one of the eight subspecialties within otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. For example, the 2013-2014 course year offers articles on congenital and pediatric problems; clinical competency issues; trauma and critical care medicine; and plastic and reconstructive problems.
Each compendium is accompanied by an extensive bibliography and a self-assessment examination with a symposium discussion. Each section is designated for 40 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. In addition to helping earn continuing education credit, HSC is a valuable resource for board exam preparation, certification and recertification, and CT Imaging accreditation.
Work groups within each of the eight education committees develop the courses. These hard-working volunteers serve for six years and produce three sections during that time.
Patient Management Perspectives in Otolaryngology PMP is an interactive electronic or print series that simulates real-life clinical decision-making. Each issue includes a clinical case study, visual materials, detailed patient management summary, references for further study, and a self-assessment post-test.
A PMP volume consists of eight issues published annually with topics covering the eight otolaryngology subspecialties. PMP is under the editorship of Daniel J. Kirse, MD, working with volunteer authors from the education committees.
Topics to be addressed in the 2013 volume include:
- Pharyngitis
- The Dizzy Patient
- Paragangliomas
- CSF Rhinorrhea
- Ear Deformity
- Child with Hoarseness
- Epiphora
- Interactions among Physicians and Physician Extenders.
PMP offers subscribers the opportunity to hone decision-making skills through full management of an individual patient from presentation to discharge and follow-up; an interactive question and answer format, with immediate feedback on each choice made; lab studies and imaging, surgery and possible complications, medical therapy, postoperative care and follow-up; opportunities to explore different options and pathways in patient management; visuals including x-rays, scans, surgical photographs, diagrams, and animated full-color graphics; and a thorough, fully referenced discussion of the patient case, presenting both the author’s viewpoint and the broader background in the literature.
Subscribers can earn eight AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ with each issue of PMP for a total of 64 credits available in an entire volume.
“As the editor of PMP, I appreciate the hard work and dedication of the faculty who produce these highly interactive and practical learning resources,” said Dr. Kirse. “I recommend physicians at all phases in their career subscribe to PMP. Not only can they earn up to 64 continuing education credits annually, but they will also gain new skills that can be immediately applied to their practice.”
To subscribe to either of these valuable education resources, visit www.entnet.org/HSC or www.entnet.org/PMP. To view all of the Foundation’s education and knowledge resources please visit www.entnet.org/academyu.