Updated Programs
Program Code: 27988
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth; EmmiEngage; Faith-Based EmmiEngage
Main Changes:
- Added information about RSV immunizing shots to align with UTD guidelines
These updates have also been applied to the following EmmiEducate programs:
- Warning Signs in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Overview (31895)
- What to Expect During Your Third Trimester: Overview (32123)
Program Code: 83
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth; EmmiEngage; Faith-Based EmmiEngage
Main Changes:
- Harmonized content with UpToDate
- Edited language around continuous glucose monitors to match recent updates to the Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar When Using Insulin program
- Setting more appropriate patient expectations by emphasizing efforts to “lower the risk” of serious problems instead of “prevent” them.
These updates have also been applied to the following EmmiEducate programs:
- Daily Care for Type 2 Diabetes: Overview (32681)
- Introduction to Type 2 Diabetes: Overview (32680)
Program Code: 21298
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep; EmmiEngage; Faith-Based EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Added risk of pulmonary artery perforation
- Included more reasons the procedure may be done
- Added new standard language throughout program
- Updated program to improve inclusivity and accessibility
These updates have also been applied to the following EmmiEducate programs:
- What Happens During a Right Heart Catheterization?: Overview (32206)
Program Code: 563
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth; EmmiEngage; Faith-Based EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Harmonized content with UTD
- Changed language around risk factors for gestational diabetes:
- Phrased weight gain differently
- Changed age from 25 to 35
- Added "the more of these categories you fit into, the higher the risk of gestational diabetes"
- Edited definition of preeclampsia /problems it can cause
- Made edits to distinguish macrosomia from LGA (large for gestational age)
- Removed term “a low” (for low blood sugar) throughout
- Added information about checking baby's blood sugar levels often after birth to reassure parents that this can be monitored/treated
- Made edits to nutrition/exercise to harmonize with “Patient education: Gestational diabetes (Beyond the Basics)”
- Included information about possible C-section: “If the baby is very large, your doctor may recommend a C-section to avoid complications like shoulder dystocia that can happen with very large babies during a vaginal birth.”
- Added additional benefits of breastfeeding for both parent and baby
- Added information to differentiate GDM from T1 and T2
- Updated program for inclusivity
- Added more diverse artwork
- Updated for accessibility
- Updated for gendered language
Program Code: 51
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep; EmmiEngage; Faith-Based EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Harmonized content with UTD/CDI
- Updated reason for possible leg length discrepancy following surgery
- Added pneumonia symptoms to list of signs to contact care team after surgery
- Updated factors that influence how long hip replacements usually last
- Removed language around number of incisions made during surgery. Added language around lateral (side) approach to hip replacement.
- Removed language stating small thigh bone breaks may heal on their own.
- Updated for DE&I and accessibility considerations
- Updated for standard language and style
These updates have also been applied to the following EmmiEducate programs:
- Total Hip Replacement: Basics (31733)
- Total Hip Replacement: Preparing for Surgery (31734)
- Total Hip Replacement: Procedure (31735)
- Total Hip Replacement: Recovery (31736)
- Total Hip Replacement: Risks and Benefits (31737)
- Total Hip Replacement: Alternatives (31738)
