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HM19 Special Interest Forums

Med-Peds Hospitalists​​​​​​​
Keely Dwyer-Matzky, MD, FHM; Susan Hunt, MD
Chesapeake DE
This forum will explore the role of Med-Peds physicians in hospitalist medicine. Discussion items may include personal experiences, how to create more Med-Peds jobs, and how to succeed as a Med-Peds hospitalist.

Multi-Site HMG Leaders
Leslie Flores, MHA, SFHM; Ryan Brown, MD, FHM

National Harbor 8
This forum is for physician and administrative leaders who are responsible for managing multiple hospitalist practice sites within the same health system. The number of people with this role has increased significantly in the last few years and comes with challenges that are different from those faced by the lead hospitalist at a single site.

Night Medicine​​​​​​​
Kathleen Atlas, MD
Chesapeake H
Connect with night medicine care providers to share experiences and address obstacles unique to working overnight, including best practices, teaching, career development, and wellness.

Palliative Care​​​​​​​
Jeffrey Frank, MD, MBA;
Rab Razzak, MD, MBBS

Chesapeake 1
This special interest forum invites all hospitalists interested in expanding palliative care (PC) at their hospitals as well as improving your own PC skills. This topic includes coordinating PC with your available resources to ensure our patients have access to PC. Share your experiences, barriers, training, and ongoing PC education in your current role as a hospitalist or as a PC provider.

Patient Experience​​​​​​​
Patrick Kneeland, MD
Chesapeake 5
Join the Patient Experience forum to exchange ideas about how hospitalists can enhance patients’ care experiences, while also improving professional satisfaction. Learn about the work of SHM’s Patient Experience Committee and opportunities for getting involved in SHM’s patient experience initiatives.

Perioperative Care
Steven Cohn, MD; Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM
Azalea 3
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to interact with colleagues involved in various roles in perioperative medicine. The group will develop an active listserv for discussion of interesting or difficult patient management cases, administrative issues related to preoperative clinics and comanagement services, and networking.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Benji Mathews, MD, CLHM, SFHM; Gordon Johnson, MD, FHM

Chesapeake 4
This forum will discuss opportunities to collaborate and standardize processes for POCUS. The forum will provide further information and answer questions about SHM’s National Certificate of Completion Program in POCUS. In addition, discussion will revolve around privileging at your own institution, gaining skills, and the challenges and successes of using POCUS.

Practice Management​​​​​​​
Dea Robinson, MA, FACMPE, CPC;
Dale Wiersma, MD, FHM

Camellia 1
This forum will focus on issues related to the business aspects of hospital medicine and the management of hospital medicine groups. Come hear about successes and challenges related to staffing, scheduling, communication, engagement, and compensation.

Quality Improvement​​​​​​​
Mangla Gulati, MD, SFHM;
Matthew Cerasale, MD, MPH, SFHM;
Tulay Aksoy, MD, FACP, FHM

Chesapeake 2-3
This forum provides a venue for connecting with SHM’s QI and patient safety community and engaging with leaders, peers, and collaborators to share ideas and inform SHM’s QI efforts. Discussion during the forum will focus on what hospitalists need to know to become involved with QI at SHM or locally. Hear about SHM’s plans for future QI initiatives.

Women in Hospital Medicine
Emily Gottenborg, MD

Chesapeake 7
This forum provides an opportunity to discuss issues relevant to women in hospital medicine and strategies for success/coping. Discussion items may include career satisfaction, occupational stresses, and promoting leadership.

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