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High-value care abstracts in spotlight
May 2, 2017
Three abstracts are expected to be chosen as the best and slated for short oral presentations in the HVC abstract session.
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Conway: HM well positioned for ‘system transformation’
May 2, 2017
“I want to leave people with the idea that value-based payment innovation and delivery system reform will continue to be critical aspects of improving our health system,” he says.
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Speed-mentoring event targets junior hospitalists
May 2, 2017
Junior hospitalists will submit questions and topics on which they’d like to get advice, so they can be matched to three senior advisers.
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Pre-course focuses on perioperative care
May 1, 2017
Hospitalists packed the room on Monday for a pre-course brimming with information on how to better care for patients undergoing surgery
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Communication expert to explore work-life balance
May 1, 2017
A talk at this year’s meeting will take on the issue of work-life balance, which is often an ideal that hospitalists find difficult to attain.
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Hospitalists get hands-on training at POC ultrasound pre-course
May 1, 2017
A record number of hospitalists and other health care professionals took part in this full-day course that featured two hands-on training segments.
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Filling the gap: Hospitalists & palliative care
May 1, 2017
There is now an important opportunity for hospitalists to lead prognosis and goals of care communication for their patients.
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Noncardiovascular comorbidities spike in acute heart failure
May 1, 2017
PARIS – The biggest jump occurred in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which rose from 27% in 2005 to 35% in 2014.
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ID ‘boot camp’ emphasizes practice pearls
May 1, 2017
An intensive, day-long precourse on infectious diseases will return to the SHM annual meeting program for the first time in several years.
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Experienced HM clinicians tackle opioid issues
May 1, 2017
"We will be discussing how hospitalists have contributed to the opioid epidemic, and how we can be part of the solution."