Bring Back PulmCCM! Subscribe for $5

Do you miss PulmCCM’s regular updates?

Help bring them back. Subscribe for $4.16/month ($50/year annually) to reboot PulmCCM here on Substack, better than before.

If you have a CME allowance, and your employer’s CME policy includes online subscriptions (example below copied from a university’s policy), you should get PulmCCM at no cost to you:

Will it be worth it? Yes. As a paid subscriber you’ll get regular high-yield, concise summaries of important published research, placed in a real-world practical context.

PulmCCM will strive to be an indispensable resource for keeping you up to date in critical care in the most efficient and enjoyable way.

Despite all the great blogs, industry publications and email services that have proliferated, none I’m aware of is providing this service. (If you find one, and it’s free, use it!)

Unsubscribe anytime. If you buy a yearly subscription and decide it wasn’t worth it, you’ll get a full refund.

Why won’t it be free anymore? It never was free, really. Advertisers were paying for your attention, a model which (although ubiquitous) felt unpleasant. Thoughtful curation and writing takes significant time and effort. Substack publishers are proving a direct-subscription model can work well for both writers and readers, while circumventing the online attention economy.

Some older posts will remain free to view, and there will be some free new posts.

If you absolutely can’t afford $5, please email and we’ll work something out.

What about swag? “Founding members” ($150/year) will get a T-shirt that says “I brought back PulmCCM”, and other VIP perks.

You’ll receive at least one update per month, usually more, readable in your email or by clicking through to Substack or in the Substack app.

Each of these posts/emails will be a curated list of brief summaries/blurbs of important or interesting studies or news articles, linked to the primary sources.

There will be fewer deep dives than before. The focus will be on efficiently keeping you aware of the latest information, with some commentary.

Also possible: occasional longer-form posts to spark discussion on some clinical or professional issue, or more personal or off-the-beaten-path topics. Guest posts. Interviews. Polls. Live chats.

The ultimate criterion for inclusion of any item or feature will be: is this worth your time and attention (and subscription)? I will personally strive to get a “yes” from you in every case.

I hope you’ll be a supporter of this new endeavor, and any community that emerges.

Thank you.

-Matt