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Society of Hospital Medicine Adds Young Hospitalist Educational Track at HM15
December 2, 2014
HM15 now has education sessions targeted to early-career hospitalists, trainees, and medical students. The sessions will take place March 30, 2015.
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Society of Hospital Medicine To Offer New Programming, Savings, Opportunities at HM15
December 2, 2014
Now is the time to register, make travel arrangements, and book hotel rooms before the rush. Starting early means saving money: The deadline for early online registration—$100 savings—is February 2, 2015.
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Clarification: Hyponatremia Article Chart Should Have Referenced Hypervolemia, Not Hypovolemia
December 2, 2014
Dear Editor: Excellent article on hyponatremia management in the August 2014 issue. I would like to point out a possible error/typo in Figure 2 on page 12.
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Hospitalist Tips for Talking to Seriously Ill Patients
December 2, 2014
The need to relieve patients’ suffering should not be the reason for withdrawing life-sustaining interventions in the ICU, Steven Z.
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Ebola Outbreak Reminds Hospitalists How To Prepare for Infectious Disease
December 2, 2014
When the outbreak first started, and in the months that followed, Ebola virus dominated American headlines.
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Hospitalists’ Role in Health Reform Evolves
December 2, 2014
Hospital medicine guru Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, offers an optimistic view of hospitalists’ role in healthcare as reform measures continue to reshape the landscape. Addressing hospitalists at a recurring conference that he founded 18 years ago—“Management of the Hospitalized Patient”—Dr.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Event Dates, Deadlines
December 2, 2014
December 17, 2015 Masters Deadline for Nominations Do you know someone who has earned a place in the “Hall of Fame” for hospital medicine?
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Society of Hospital Medicine Plans Events to Link Hospitalists-in-Training, HM Leaders
December 2, 2014
Whether it’s the acuity of patient conditions, interest in quality improvement, or work-life balance, more medical students and residents than ever are interested in exploring careers in hospital medicine.
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Ebola Post on The Hospitalist Leader Blog Widely Viewed
December 2, 2014
Brett Hendel-Paterson, MD, hospitalist and assistant professor of internal medicine and global health at the University of Minnesota, reminded clinicians on “The Hospital Leader” blog about the need to respond to news about Ebola reasonably and with compassion. “It is okay if you do not know ever
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10 Things Oncologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
December 2, 2014
Things you need to know An occasional series providing specialty-specific advice for hospitalists from experts in the field. COMING UP: 10 Things Endocrinologists Want HM to Know Archived: @the-hospitalist.org 10 Things Infectious Disease 12 Things Cardiology 12 Things Nephrology 12 Th