SIR Guidelines vs ACP MKSAP

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Guidelines app is the go-to source for SIR’s published guidelines and statements at your fingertips. SIR Guidelines is free to use and allows healthcare workers to quickly access evidence-based recommendations in an easy-to-use point of care format intended to simplify clinical decision-making. The app includes an interactive periprocedural recommendation calculator that generates scenario-specific anticoagulation and antibiotic recommendations based on the SIR consensus guidelines. Users can input medications and patient factors to generate recommendations tailored for the patient’s and procedural bleeding risk. The Clinical Practice Guidelines for IVC Filters provide evidence based guidance for the management of patients with thromboembolic disease. The app will be continually updated to include new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and tools to assist in clinical decision-making. The Society is providing information and services on this mobile app as a benefit and educational service intended for licensed health care professionals. The information posted here by the Society or any third party should not be considered medical advice or standard of care, and is not intended to replace the independent judgment of or consultation with a qualified medical professional. The use of the mobile app and the Society Content is voluntary and for educational purposes only. Accordingly, the Society assumes no liability for or relating to the use of the content contained within the mobile app by users.

This app supplements the online version and is included with your ACP MKSAP subscription. Simply log in with your ACP or ACP MKSAP username and password. If you need assistance setting up your account, visit ACP Online. Some functionality within the app requires an active Internet connection. Your suggestions for future updates and enhanced features are welcome at mksap_editors@acponline.org. The new ACP Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program℠ (ACP MKSAP℠) provides you with the most current and critical information in the core of internal medicine and its subspecialties so you can stay aware of what you need to know as a practicing physician in internal medicine today. ACP MKSAP consists of well-researched text sections and thousands of exam-like multiple-choice questions along with hundreds of figures, charts, and tables to enhance your learning experience. ACP MKSAP's original, high-quality questions comprise patient-based clinical scenarios based on the latest evidence. Each question will challenge your decision-making, help you discover areas of strength, and target areas for you to update or acquire new knowledge. This app enables ACP MKSAP subscribers to read all of the text and answer all of the questions offline. When you are connected to the Internet, answers will sync automatically with the online version. The publisher of this app, the American College of Physicians, is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States with members in more than 145 countries worldwide. ACP membership includes 161,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Subscriber License Agreement: https://mksap.acponline.org/license