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  • Death and Taxes — Is Alcohol the Solution? May 1, 2025
    Despite greater recognition of the harms of alcohol use, U.S. alcohol taxes are at all-time lows. A reexamination may help inform national debates about revenue generation, spending cuts, and public health.
    Arthur Robin Williams
  • Mepolizumab in COPD — If at First You Don’t Succeed May 1, 2025
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a complex and persistent medical challenge with major public health implications and a substantial economic burden worldwide.1 Among patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations, the 1-year mortality is more than 25%, and the 5-year mortality is more than 50%; a substantial percentage continue...
    Mark T. Dransfield, Daiana Stolz
  • Mepolizumab to Prevent Exacerbations of COPD with an Eosinophilic Phenotype May 1, 2025
    In this trial, the addition of mepolizumab to the treatment of patients with COPD and an elevated eosinophil count led to a lower rate of moderate or severe exacerbations than placebo.
    Frank C. Sciurba, Gerard J. Criner, Stephanie A. Christenson, Fernando J. Martinez, Alberto Papi, Nicolas Roche, Jean Bourbeau, Stephanie Korn, Mona Bafadhel, MeiLan K. Han, Stefanie Kolterer, Karen Miller, Dalal Mouneimne, Joanne Fletcher, Bhabita Mayer, Jeff Min, Ian D. Pavord, the MATINEE Study Investigators*

RMEI LIGHTNING TALKS

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4 Years, 16 Live & Online Activities, 6000+ Clinicians: What we've learned so far

RMEI has released pairings of live and online programs approximately twice per year since 2016 grouped into “phases” which share clinical areas of focus and are based on findings from the previous phase of education. In total, 16 activities have launched to date with 4 activities currently live. The purpose of this analysis is to better understand the impact of multi-year iterative education on a clinical audience. Presented at: Society for Academic CME (SACME), virtual, February 2021; Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), virtual, April 2021.
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Effectiveness of 5-year IBD Provider Online Educational Intervention Program

There is considerable practice variability among providers caring for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Limited data exists on the effectiveness of educational interventions targeting IBD providers to address these gaps. We report outcomes for a 5-year provider education training program which culminated in an enduring online education resource and clinical decision support tool.