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Hospital Medicine 2015 Photo Gallery – Day Two
May 5, 2015
Photographs from Hospital Medicine 2015, which took place March 29-April 1 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Md. Photos by Manuel Noguera [gallery ids="9426,9427,9428,9429,9430,9431,9432,9433,9434,9435,9436,9437,9439,9440,9441,9442,9444,9445,9447,9449,9450,945
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Restrictive Transfusion Strategy No Benefit for Cardiac Surgery Patients
May 4, 2015
Clinical question: Does a restrictive transfusion strategy improve outcomes following nonemergent cardiac surgery? Bottom line: For patients undergoing cardiac surgery, using a restrictive transfusion strategy with a hemoglobin threshold of 7.5 g/dL does not decrease serious infections or ischemi
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Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke Decreases Mortality
May 4, 2015
Clinical question: Does endovascular treatment improve outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke? Bottom line: For patients with acute ischemic stroke and imaging that suggests a proximal artery occlusion with evidence of good collateral circulation, the use of rapid endovascular treatment
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Hospital Medicine 2015 Photo Gallery – Day One
May 4, 2015
Photographs from the first day of Hospital Medicine 2015, which took place March 29-April 1 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Md. Photos by Manuel Noguera [gallery ids="9553,9555,9556,9557,9558,9559,9560,9561,9562,9563,9564,9565,9566,9567,9568,9569,9570,9571,9
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s RIV Poster Contest Draws Best, Brightest
May 4, 2015
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When Should Hypopituitarism Be Suspected?
May 3, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9275" align="alignright" width="300"] (click for larger image)Pituitary gland in the brain. Computer artwork of a person's head showing the left hemisphere of the brain inside. The highlighted area (center) shows the pituitary gland.
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Hospital Medicine 2015 Photo Gallery – Day Four
May 1, 2015
Photographs from Hospital Medicine 2015, which took place March 29-April 1 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in National Harbor, Md. Photos by Manuel Noguera [gallery ids="9197,9196,9195,9194,9193,9192,9191,9190,9189,9188,9187,9186,9185,9184,9183,9182,9181,9180,9179,9178,9177,917
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LISTEN NOW: David Weidig, MD, talks about best practices for multi-site hospital medicine
May 1, 2015
Excerpts from our interview with Team Hospitalist member David Weidig, MD, director of hospital medicine for Aurora Medical Group in West Allis, Wis., about best practices for multi-site hospital medicine. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/David-Weidig_HM15_FIN
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LISTEN NOW: Win Whitcomb, MD, MHM, talks about practice management in an ever-changing healthcare landscape
May 1, 2015
SHM founder Win Whitcomb, MD, MHM, chief medical officer of Remedy Partners of Darien, Conn., talks about the annual practice management pre-course in an ever-changing healthcare landscape. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Win-Whitcomb_HM15_FINAL_050215.mp3"][
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LISTEN NOW: SHM President Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM, discusses hospital medicine, value of diversity and teamwork
May 1, 2015
New SHM President Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM, talks about his views on hospital medicine, the society and the value of diversity and teamwork. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bob-Harrington_HM15_FINAL_050215.mp3"][/audio]