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Spring 2016 Adult Acute Care Bulletin

RC Currents

In this edition of RC Currents we discuss vaping, CF mutation, and vitamin D in COPD. Every other week we highlight new research.

RC Currents

In this edition of RC Currents we explore mucus plugs in COPD, home oscillometry, and a new antibiotic for pneumonia.

RC Currents

This edition of RC Currents explores sleep apnea, bone density, COPD outcomes, and prolonged weaning. Catch up on these currents.

Pulmonary Disease Educator Course

About This Course This program is designed to assist health care providers improve their pulmonary disease education knowledge and skill in an effort to improve long-term pulmonary disease care and improve patient quality of life. At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to identify key components of pulmonary disease education and … Continued

Featured Buzz April 14, 2025

By Debbie Bunch April 7, 2025  New AI-Driven Model Predicts Sepsis in the ICU Researchers from China working with a colleague in Spain believe they have developed an AI-powered sepsis model capable of predicting who in the ICU will develop sepsis much more quickly and accurately than standard scoring systems like APACHE-II. The two-stage Transformer-based model … Continued

Featured Buzz Nov.18

Featured Buzz By Debbie Bunch November 18, 2024 Asthma May Impact Cognitive Abilities in Children Children with asthma may be at increased risk for memory and executive function difficulties, find researchers publishing in JAMA Open Network. The study, which was carried out by investigators from the University of California Davis, involved children taking part in … Continued

Featured Buzz Jun. 10

By Debbie Bunch June 10, 2024 Early Diagnosis of Asthma, COPD, Pays Off Finding cases of asthma and COPD early in the disease process can significantly improve outcomes for these patients, report Canadian researchers publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine. The investigators began their study with random phone calls to people across Canada … Continued