Book and media review

Abstract

Nunez, R Annual Subscription $71 Under the About Us heading of the EMedHome.com Web site, the mission is clearly stated to “provide a user-friendly clinical resource that is designed to be the premier educational Web site for Emergency Physicians.” I would offer that the creators of EMedHome.com have accomplished their mission. This easy-to-navigate Web site is a valuable educational tool for emergency medicine providers. EMedHome.com is reasonably priced at $5.99 per month and is available in a minimum one-year subscription. The Web site is user friendly and allows for quick navigation throughout its offerings. Sections include an Online Lecture series, monthly Feature Article, weekly clinical case and clinical pearl, and a “Daily Question.” The clinical case and daily questions are also available via e-mail. In 2003, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education certified EMedHome.com as a provider of Continuing Medical Education for Physicians. Both the Online Lecture series and the monthly Feature Article are available for Category I CME credit. The Online Lecture series offers lectures that are reproduced from various national and international emergency medicine conferences. For example, recent topics covered include ACLS, how to read a head CT, trauma radiology and a review of various emergency medicine abstracts. These lectures are available for review in audio and visual forms through EMedHome.com and also may be downloaded. The Monthly Feature Article is peer reviewed by at least 2 members of the EMedHome.com editorial staff. Each Feature Article is an original submission authored specifically for EMedHome.com and is not published elsewhere. The Feature Articles are available for Category I CME credit for a period of 12 months, and then remain available for educational purposes in the archives section of the Web site. Feature Articles often focus on current topics in emergency medicine such as early goal-directed therapy in sepsis, drug interactions relevant to emergency providers, and pediatric controversies. The weekly clinical cases and clinical pearls are particularly practical, with salient bits of information that directly impact clinical practice. Several clinical cases include multimedia components that are clearly reproduced and quickly reviewed. The clinical cases are