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Hospital Medicine Fast Facts

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This course is a must-have for those who want to expand upon leadership skills learned in Level I or for those who have an MBA and want to improve their leadership in clinical care.

The skills discussed in this session are essential to developing and implementing quality improvement programs, patient safety initiatives, and other programs to make system changes that improve patient care. Don’t miss out on the next opportunity to attend Level II.

Leadership Academy Level I and II were jam-packed with relevant materials and tools applicable to business and the real world.

This is an outstanding opportunity for those beginning their leadership journey or those wanting to take their skills to the next level.

Don’t miss the next opportunity to become a leader in hospital medicine. The next meeting will take place Feb. 5-8, 2008, at the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas. Visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/leadership or call (800) 843-3360 for more information.

Participate in SHM’s 2008 HM survey

SHM’s “Bi-Annual Survey on the State of the Hospital Medicine Movement” is regularly cited by in academic studies, media articles, and in negotiations between hospital medicine groups and institutions where they work. The findings from the survey are one of the most ordered publications year after year.

In early October, SHM invited hospital medicine group leaders to participate in the latest edition of the survey. Deadline for leaders to return their completed survey is Dec. 31. Results will be released during “Hospital Medicine 2008,” SHM’s annual meeting scheduled for April 3-5 in San Diego.

The survey provides a thorough snapshot of hospital medicine practice in key areas including scheduling, compensation, and levels of institutional support.

By participating in the survey or encouraging your group leader to do so, you will help ensure the final results are as representative of the true state of the hospital medicine movement as possible.

Complete data benefits not only individual practices, but the hospital medicine specialty as a whole. Individual physicians and groups will be able to benchmark their activity against peers, and SHM will be able to more effectively speak for the hospital medicine movement within the halls of government as well as with other medical organizations.

If you are a group leader and did not a receive a survey invitation, you can still participate. Individual hospitalists can also play a role by encouraging their group leader to complete the survey.

To request a copy of the survey or find out if your group was included in the original invitation mailing, please contact Christine Litwa at [email protected] or by calling (800) 843-3360.

SHM BEHIND THE SCENES

The SHM team seeks your feedback at fall conferences

By Todd Von Deak

During my years in association management, I have seen time and time again how easy it is—and how dangerous it can be—to lose touch with your membership. If you truly want to deliver a high-quality product to all who belong to your organization, it is not enough to just read letters or listen to your most active members who serve on committees.

SHM places high value on maintaining a strong connection to all members. To that end, we employ a variety of feedback mechanisms that range from ensuring that all staff have the opportunity to interact with members on the phone, to fielding regular surveys that solicit feedback on a variety of topics.

Each fall, we do something that can easily go unnoticed. But it’s crucial to maintaining a strong connection to the community we serve. Over a four-month span, our staff and volunteer leaders will participate in 10 to 12 hospital medicine conferences ranging from Vancouver, Canada, to Savannah, Ga.

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