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Perspectives on Clinical Training: Evidence and Commentary is an ongoing blog offering discussion and insights into evidence-based medical news as well as the latest trends involving clinical medical education and modern technology.

Contributors include Challenger management, leaders in the medical education industry, as well as active physician educators currently using electronic clinical education platforms at their institutions.

Challenger Highlights for Academic Programs No. 13: Are colloids more effective than crystalloids for critically ill or injured patients?

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On February 28, 2013, The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2013) published the findings of a review conducted by Pablo Perel, Ian Roberts and Katherine Ker comparing colloids versus crystalloids in critical care treatment. Colloid treatment is widespread in various forms but considerably more expensive than the alternative method.

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Challenger Highlights for Academic Programs No. 12: Selenium Supplements for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease—An Appraisal

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On March 9, 2013, The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2013) published a review of the effectiveness of selenium supplements for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The overall finding is that the evidence does not support the use of selenium in this context.

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90 Tests and Procedures Doctors and Patients Should Question (PDF)

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A list of 90 commonly ordered tests and other medical treatments doctors say are not always necessary and could cause harm was released early today by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the 16 other medical societies that compiled them.

The 90 treatments join 45 other questionable ones that physician organizations announced last year as part of the Choosing Wisely (http://www.choosingwisely.org) campaign organized by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.

The full list can be downloaded in PDF form here:
http://www.choosingwisely.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Choosing-Wisely-Master-List.pdf. (Link cited March 11, 2013.)

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