Public Policy

SHM Launches Geriatric Special Interest Group

Chapter summaries

Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh chapter held its meeting Jan. 30, 2007, at Morton’s Steakhouse in Pittsburgh. The speaker for the event was David Lasorda, MD, director of Interventional Cardiology at Allegheny General Hospital. His presentation topic was “Aggressive Lipid Management.” The subject matter generated an excellent discussion. At press time, the next meeting was scheduled for April 2007. For more information on the Pittsburgh chapter, please contact Michael Cratty, MD, PhD, at [email protected].

Northern Nevada

The inaugural Northern Nevada SHM chapter meeting on Feb. 13 in Reno was attended by 38 physicians, including four specializing in internal medicine, two family practice residents, and two group administrators. The physicians represented the three large groups from the Reno area and the major groups from Carson City and South Lake Tahoe. Phil Goodman, MD, welcomed the group and provided an overview of SHM. A DVD featuring former SHM President Mary Jo Gorman, MD, was then shown.

Following a round of introductions and dinner, a short business meeting was held, at which the following chapter members were elected to office for the current year:

  • President: Damon Zavala, DO, Renown Regional Hospitalists;
  • Secretary/VP Logistic: Joel McReynolds, MD, Sierra Hospitalists;
  • Membership VP: Ned Jaleel, MD, Carson Tahoe Hospitalists; and
  • Projects VP: Phil Goodman, MD, University Hospitalists.

Rocky Mountain

SHM’s Rocky Mountain chapter met Feb. 8, 2007, at Landry’s Downtown Aquarium in Denver. Attendees spent time networking. Eugene Chu, MD, was announced as president. Other officer nominations followed. An update was then given by Bob Brockmann, MD, on the chapter’s Public Policy Committee; Ken Epstein, MD, gave a report on the status of the chapter’s Research Committee. The guest speakers for the night were Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH, FACP, who gave a presentation on palliative care, and Barry Molk, MD, FACC, who spoke on congestive heart failure.

The meeting was sponsored by Ortho McNeil and Medtronic.

Awards Ceremony Preview

SHM created the Awards of Excellence program to honor members whose contributions to the hospital medicine movement deserve acknowledgment and respect. Award winners will receive complimentary registration and paid airfare to SHM’s Annual Meeting, which is being held this month in Dallas and will be presented during the President’s luncheon. Any physician member whose focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients is eligible for nomination of the four awards. Award winners have been selected for the following categories: Clinical Excellence, Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Service, and Research.

The SHM Award for Clinical Excellence will be presented to an individual for recognition of exemplary clinical service in hospital medicine. The Awards Committee has evaluated the candidates according to their outstanding contributions to patient care, their advancement of clinical knowledge, including their leadership and professionalism in medicine, as well as personal excellence in practice management.

The SHM Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented in recognition of outstanding teaching and mentorship in hospital medicine, most specifically within the academic and community practice settings. Consideration was given to those nominees who demonstrated outstanding teaching ability and who served as role models and mentored other hospitalists, residents, medical students, or other healthcare professionals.

The SHM Award for Outstanding Service in Hospital Medicine is presented in recognition of exceptional service to the discipline of hospital medicine. The winning candidate has displayed exemplary organizational and leadership activities within organized medicine and has shown contributing support in public policy.

The SHM Excellence in Research Award is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement by a researcher in the discipline of hospital medicine. The candidate selected presented peer-reviewed publications and continued education with additional research and training that provided for both intra- and extramural funding for research.

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