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Challenger/Rosen's^®
Comprehensive Review and Assessment for Practicing Emergency Physicians

Challenger Corporation was founded by Dan Jones, a visionary physician frustrated by the entire recertification process. As a result of this ongoing frustration, he vowed that he would find a way to help other physicians save time and money when preparing for their recertification exams. In the last 16 years, Challenger Corporation has become the leading creator and distributor of electronic training and review materials for practicing physicians. It should come as no surprise then that, in a recent review, Emergency Physicians Monthly stated that, "the Challenger material was the best by far."

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career is no different! Since 2003, Challenger has partnered with Elsevier, Inc., the publisher of the world’s best-known emergency medicine textbook, to bring you Challenger/Rosen's^® Career. This course combines the new 6th edition of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, the gold-standard reference text for emergency physicians, with Med-Challenger EM Career to bring you a one-stop career review and reference solution! What we offer is the one-step answer to your concerns about recertification, maintenance of certification (LLSA), CME fulfillment, state-mandated learning, and more across the emergency medicine specialty.

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career is designed to meet three real and pressing requirements for practicing emergency physicians:

prepare for and pass the initial certification and recertification exams in your specialty
fulfill the annual LLSA learning and testing requirements for Maintenance of Certification
provide a long-term, cost-effective source of continually updated CME and reference material to ensure your competency and credibility to your patients, colleagues, and credentialing bodies

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career is a powerful package that prepares you for all your testing requirements.

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career seamlessly integrates over 6,000 high-resolution images (3,000 of which are COLOR) throughout the course. This full-color, high-resolution imagery has always been one of the hallmarks of Challenger programs. Every image is assigned to the appropriate standard-of-care topic, and most can be enlarged for detailed examination and observation. Where specific features of an image are salient for instruction, overlays point to items being illustrated.

Physicians are victims of "mandate overload." On average, requirements include over 50 credit hours per year of certified Continuing Medical Education, boards recertification, state licensure, and mandated study area requirements—such as pain management, domestic violence, elder care, and bioterrorism. All of these imperatives contribute to an expanding demand on the physician's time.

Simultaneously, physician incomes are declining and their workload is increasing. The genius of Dan Jones, MD, our founder, was to identify and then capitalize on a study method that actually works to improve knowledge retention, to meet CME requirements, and to prepare the physician for boards exams and subsequent recertification faster and more effectively than any other tool on the market. And that's why we've been the number one seller in the emergency medicine profession for 15 years.

With the rising costs of CME and boards review courses, as well as ever-increasing mandates from various accrediting bodies, Challenger/Rosen's^® Career becomes more economical every day. Just think—for less than $3.50 per credit, you can earn up to 440 AMA Category 1 CME credits! Where can you find a better offer? With Challenger/Rosen's^® Career, you no longer have to fight long lines at airports, stay away from home in uncomfortable accommodations, and scramble to find ways to earn CME at the end of the year. In terms of time saved alone, how can you afford not to own and use this product? And if you split the cost of Challenger/Rosen's^® Career over a year's time, it comes down to just $3.17 a day. Isn't your education and peace of mind worth the price of a cup of boutique coffee?

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The overall failure rate in emergency medicine remains high. Why? It isn't because physicians don't know their stuff; it's because the examinations cover such a broad range of topics. The ConCert test, for example, assigns 15% of its content to interpretation of images, radiographs, and ECGs. It also includes formulas you haven't had to look at since medical school and requires knowledge of relatively obscure areas where the standard of care is changing. On top of these factors, busy practicing physicians now must become comfortable with the entirely new standards of evidence based medicine (EBM). Here's where Challenger can help you out!

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career is your one-stop career testing solution! Each special area of learning and competency—from allergic reactions and life-threatening signs to trauma and wound management—is continually peer-reviewed and adjusted with one goal in mind: preparing you to conquer the assessment exams in emergency medicine and surpass the knowledge standards for the profession. As the specialty and the whole certification process shift toward evidence-based medicine, Challenger's peer-reviewed training and review content will keep you current while preparing you for all your testing requirements.

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career combines the new 6th edition of Rosen's Emergency Medicine, the gold-standard reference text for emergency physicians, with Med-Challenger EM Career, chosen by thousands of physicians as the leading review and reference program for boards preparation, maintenance of certification, and their own standard-of-knowledge. Challenger/Rosen's^® Career also folds in expert analysis and Key Points from the 2004 and 2005 LLSA articles. In the future, the ConCert exam will reflect the topics and materials from these sources. With your purchase, we also include a dedicated course on this year's article selections -- Challenger LLSA 2006. This additional program provides up to 40 AMA Category 1 CME credits, as well as Key Points, article summaries, and Q&A for the twenty 2006 ABEM-designated articles.

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career provides over 3,000 color images with over 5,300 interactive, boards-style case-focused Q&A. In addition, we offer new content based on the American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This comprehensive review and reference course includes cutting-edge new material on geriatrics medication, end-of-life care, health promotion, and disease prevention, as well as the standard topics in acute and critical care medicine. We also offer separate modules that address the emergent aspects of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology, as well as new Q & A on cardiovascular disorders. There is no other comparable peer-reviewed product providing both comprehensive review and the most up-to-date information on standards of care in emergency medicine.

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career delivers complete and accurate state-of-the-art clinical information in 208 chapters covering essential topics of emergency medicine. All content is continually reviewed and updated in conjunction with the prestigious Emergency Medicine faculties at Vanderbilt University and the University of Utah Health Sciences Center. The format emulates ABEM testing methods and lets you navigate the subject material at your own pace. Challenger/Rosen's^® Career is an all-in-one premier electronic reference, interactive review course, and CME fulfillment solution for emergency physicians. There is nothing else like this course in the world of emergency medicine education!

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Challenger prides itself on staying up-to-date in all aspects of medicine. All our courses are routinely peer-reviewed and updated. Future upgrades are provided to Challenger clients at a fraction of the standard retail cost. This way, as the face of medicine changes, our valued customers can cost-effectively keep their coursework and reference library current. Of course, the best value Challenger offers is the Challenger Lifetime Subscription (CLS) -- all products and upgrades for a one-time enrollment fee.

The Challenger Lifetime Subscription (CLS) is the most cost-effective way to ensure you have the most current medical references and on-demand training resources throughout your career. With the Challenger Lifetime Subscription you never have to worry about the time demands of education again. No more year-end rush to get CME hours, no more thrashing around for materials to study for recertification, no more hit-and-miss purchases of study guides for skills enhancement and refresher training. It's all here in one place for one price, good for as long as you practice medicine…at a cost of less than $400 per year over the life of your practicing career!

Any practicing physician spends many times that amount annually on educational and training materials, and that is BEFORE costs of travel and time out of practice. Can you imagine the money you will save and the time that will be freed up when you can solidify your training and prepare for certification hurdles in the comfort of your own office or armchair at home!!? Currently over 60% of our CLS members are emergency physicians. Don't get left behind! Join today.

The Challenger review program is elegantly designed to promote the highest level of retention possible. Questions are written by clinical experts to emulate clinical examination standards and to enhance knowledge of current best practices. Whether you are preparing for an examination or reaffirming your knowledge, our review and testing structure will help.

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Don't have time to drive or fly to that Boards Prep seminar? Have it come to you. When you purchase any Challenger program, you will receive a CD-ROM and instructional help guide. You will also be automatically set up in our Challenger Online Learning Portal, so you can access your coursework material via the Web from any computer with an Internet connection. Review, study, and take assessments online just as if you were at home. This convenience is crucial, given time constraints shouldered by today's clinical professionals.

Obtaining your CME certificates has never been easier. You can request CME credits in blocks of 10 at any time upon completion of whole or partial sections of content. Challenger provides multiple score submission options and simple-to-follow instructions. Just mail or fax your printed scores or submit them directly via your online Challenger account. Your scores and evaluation form (required by all accredited CME sponsors) are processed immediately. Challenger works closely with our prestigious institutional joint sponsors to maintain the most rewarding educational experience possible. Challenger issues CME certificates on behalf of our sponsors directly from our office, saving as much as two weeks in comparison to other CME courses.

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We'll be with you every step of the way. Should you need assistance, our LIVE technical support staff is on standby during normal business hours to assist you for FREE. You can always reach them between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT from Monday through Friday, except on national holidays.

This course was developed by...

Editor-in-Chief/Contributing Author:
Kevin Coonan, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine -and-
Department of Medical Informatics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Pricing Information

Challenger/Rosen's^® Career
$1,595.00 USD

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Highlights

440 AMA Category 1 CME Credits—For Free
Over 6,000 Images
and over 5,300 Q&As
Over 9,000 Satisfied Users
Free Technical Support

Testimonials

"After Hurricane Katrina, we ended up being the sole provider for the city of New Orleans's emergency care. All of our resources for in-service and training were destroyed, so it was an enormous relief to learn that Challenger would replace their materials for us free of charge! This program is such a high-yield study and can really make a difference for us....Thanks so much again for all that Challenger is doing...."
--David Ulick, MD
Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine
Charity Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana

"I used the MD Challenger series (I still have the floppies if you can believe that) when I initially took my boards in 1994 and it was the only study guide I used. It was fabulous. I am looking forward to seeing how things have advanced as I prepare for my recertification boards."
--Sharolyn Rhees Medina, MD

"I used the On-Line Course. I found it very useful and relevant. I have a fairly busy life, with work, 3 kids, and a husband who travels, so needless to say the flexibility of your program was perfect for me. I received my Board Score this week and passed successfully, and basically the only program I used was yours and one other Test Booklet."
--Mary Engrav, MD

"I use a variety of medical software, this is unequivocally the best."
--M. Dallas, MD

"One-third the cost of most live board review courses, but more effective."
--Anthony Russo, MD

"I love this program!"
--Mark Harding, MD

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Course Content

Part One:
Fundamental Clinical Concepts (1-33)

Part Two:
Trauma (34-68)

Part Three:
Medicine and Surgery (69-136)

Part Four:
Environment and Toxicology (137-163)

Part Five:
Special Populations (164-190)

Part Six:
Emergency Medical Services (191-195)

Part Seven:
The Practice of Emergency Medicine (196-208)

Challenger ConCert/Rosen's®/LLSA

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Challenger Corporation.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.<

Certification Statement
The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 520.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity and its contents and reviewed and updated by board-certified physician contributors. CME accreditation is maintained for as many as five years from the date of purchase. To learn more call 1-800-676-0822.

Disclosure of Proprietary Interests
According to CME guidelines, authors must disclose all associations with proprietary entities that may have a direct relationship to their subject of discussion. All authors of this program have signed disclosure forms indicating any associations with proprietary entities related to their subjects of discussion.

Copyright Statement
Challenger ConCert/Rosen's^®/LLSA, 6th Edition Copyright © 2005 Challenger Corporation. All rights reserved.

Rosen's Emergency Medicine is a copyrighted work owned by Elsevier, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Elsevier." Reproduction or distribution of the Work or such accompanying materials except as set forth herein without the express written consent of Elsevier is prohibited. Marx J, Hockberger R, Walls R, et al. eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 6th ed., St. Louis, Mo; Mosby.

User is granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Work as a reference or informational tool for User's use only. User shall not reproduce, sell, license, subscribe, lease or distribute the Work, nor shall User permit any other person or entity to use, reproduce, sell, license, subscribe, lease or distribute the Work.

Editor-in-Chief:
Kevin Coonan, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine -and-
Department of Medical Informatics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Target Audience
Challenger ConCert/Rosen's^®/LLSA is intended for practitioners of Emergency Medicine or clinicians otherwise involved in the diagnosis and treatment of acute or emergent medical problems.

Educational Objectives
The objective of the Med-Challenger continuing medical education program is to provide an interactive review of the knowledge base of acute care and emergency medicine. After completing this course, the participating clinician will be better equipped to:

Confidently manage the broad spectrum of acute and emergent medical problems encountered in the practice of primary care and emergency medicine.
Formulate appropriate differential diagnoses for patients presenting with acute medical problems of uncertain etiology.
Efficiently initiate therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for patients presenting with acute medical disorders.
Cope effectively with the uncertainty that is inherent in the initial treatment of acute and emergent disorders, effectively stabilizing critical patients while refining the differential diagnosis.
Handle efficiently the spectrum of common disorders involving all organ systems. In particular, the physician will be better equipped to resuscitate seriously ill patients and to diagnose and treat acute: cardiovascular disorders; diseases of the eye, ear, nose, throat, skin and soft tissues; endocrinologic disorders; traumatic and environmental injuries; gastrointestinal diseases; gynecologic and obstetric disorders; hematologic and oncologic problems; immunologic, allergic and rheumatologic diseases; infectious diseases; life-threatening signs and symptoms; musculoskeletal disorders; pulmonary diseases; and intoxications and poisonings.
Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive skills required to achieve objectives 1-5 by scoring at least 80% on all topics studied for CME credit.

Challenger LLSA 2007

Certification Statement (for each individual LLSA year)
The Emory University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 40.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity and its contents and reviewed and updated by board-certified physician contributors. CME accreditation is maintained for as many as five years from the date of purchase. To learn more call 1-800-676-0822.

Activity Dates
Edition Release Date: April 2, 2007

Copyright Statement
Challenger LLSA 2007. Copyright © 2007 by Challenger Corporation. All rights reserved.

Clinical Editors and Senior Authors:

Scott McIntosh, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT

Contributing Authors:

Yi-Mei Chng, MD
Clinical Attending in Emergency Medicine
Kaiser Permanente
Santa Clara Medical Center
Santa Clara, CA

Lubomyr Domeshevsky, MD
Clinical Attending
Department of Emergency Medicine
Quality Assurance Director
Mercy Medical Center
Oshkosh, WI

Andrea Cecilia Eberly, MD
Emergency Medicine Director (Retired)
Guam Memorial Hospital
Guam

Philippe A. Mentler, PharmD
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
University Medical Center
Fresno, CA

John Patka, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy and Drug Information
Grady Health System
Atlanta, GA

Target Audience
Challenger LLSA 2007 is a review and exam preparation program specifically designed for Emergency Medicine physicians seeking to complete the annual Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment (LLSA) as prescribed under EMCC (Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification).

Educational Objectives

Summarize the 2007 Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment (LLSA) articles specified by the EMCC.
Describe key elements of history, physical examination, laboratory testing suggested by the articles.
Describe the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment involved in conditions addressed by EMCC.
Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive skills required to achieve objectives 1-3 by scoring at least 80% on all topics studies for CME credit.