Karen Appold is a seasoned writer and editor, with more than 20 years of editorial experience and started Write Now Services in 2003. Her scope of work includes writing, editing, and proofreading scholarly peer-reviewed journal content, consumer articles, white papers, and company reports for a variety of medical organizations, businesses, and media. Karen, who holds a BA in English from Penn State University, resides in Lehigh Valley, Pa.
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Hot-off-the-press insights on heart failure
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- Karen Appold
This session provides literature updates for all types of heart failure patient scenarios.
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Keynote speaker urges innovation in the GI field
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- Karen Appold
Dr. Jay Pasricha will discuss the Center’s past and make recommendations for the future.
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Improve palliative care and pain management
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- Karen Appold
“There aren’t enough palliative care physicians for all hospitalized patients with serious illnesses, so it’s vital that hospitalists have the...
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Get hands-on with point-of-care ultrasound
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- Karen Appold
“It is the SHM annual meeting’s longest-standing pre-course, and it has sold out every year since its inception. Learners always rate it highly...
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SHM names new Masters in Hospital Medicine
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- Karen Appold
The two hospitalists receiving the MHM designation at HM19 are Dr. Brian Harte and Dr. Samir Shah.
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Using data to drive quality improvement projects
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- Karen Appold
Attendees will learn how to develop balanced metrics for quality improvement projects, understand distinctions between quality improvement and...
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Learn to employ cultural humility
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- Karen Appold
Many health care providers are guilty of having implicit or unconscious biases against patients, which can negatively affect the care they give....
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Aim to achieve ‘zero harm’
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- Karen Appold
“But the goal of zero harm should become everyone’s new mantra and, to get there, health care providers need to add new dimensions to their...
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Practical changes for improving practice management
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- Karen Appold
“We can’t effectively use the same approaches that other medical specialties use to ensure we have successful practices.”
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SHM to induct new Masters in Hospital Medicine
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- Karen Appold
Society bestows highest professional honor.
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Embracing constant change in a growing practice
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- Karen Appold
Department chair discusses universal truths he’s learned in cultural, personal, and structural aspects of leading change.
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How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
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- Karen Appold
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
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Communication tools improve patient experience and satisfaction
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- Karen Appold
In a culture prioritizing clinical outcomes above all, there can be a tendency to lose sight of one of the most critical aspects of providing...
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Set a goal, or two, or three
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- Karen Appold
Hospitalists need to set goals on the job, as well as for their careers. HM groups should do the same.
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Eight things hospitalists need to know about post-acute care
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- Karen Appold
Staffing, reimbursement, and patient populations vary widely. Experts suggest training, and opportunities for improvement.