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Bridging Anticoagulation for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
May 5, 2015
Bridging prior to procedures linked with higher bleeding risk, adverse outcomes
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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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Case Studies in Improving Patient Care – “Missing the Beat on Patient Experience”
April 10, 2015
Presenter: Elizabeth Harry, MD Summation: Dr. Harry structured her talk on Jonathan Sweller’s theory of Cognitive Load.
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Palliative Care and Last-Minute Heroics
April 9, 2015
4/8/15 Session: Last-Minute Heroics and Palliative Care – Do They Meet in the Middle? HM15 Presenter: Tammie Quest, MD Summation: Heroics- a set of medical actions that attempt to prolong life with a low likelihood of success. Palliative care- an approach of care provided to patients and
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Hot Topics in Practice Management; HM15 Session Analysis
April 9, 2015
HM15 Session RAPID FIRE PANEL: Hot Topics in Practice Management Updates on Key Issues, Including the Key Characteristics of an Effective HMG HM15 Presenters: Roy Sittig MD SFHM, Jeffrey Frank MD MBA, Jodi Braun Summation: Speakers covered timely topics regarding the Accountable Care Act, nam
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Hospital Management of Patients Presenting with ALTE: An Evidence-Based Approach
April 8, 2015
In a presentation on guidelines for ALTE, Jack Percelay, SHM representative to the AAP Subcommittee, provided further insight to the work that has been done for the clinical entity known as apparent life-threatening events (ALTE) since a consensus statement was put forward by the NIH in 1986.
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LISTEN NOW: Daniel Hunt, MD elaborates on recent article on primary care providers
April 4, 2015
Listen to Daniel Hunt, MD, chief of the hospital medicine unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, discuss his recent article titled “Perspectives” in the New England Journal of Medicine on consultation visits by primary care providers. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content
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LISTEN NOW: Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP provides tips on improving care transitions
April 4, 2015
Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP, a hospitalist and founder of Collaborative Healthcare Strategies, talks about what clinicians can do to help improve care transitions based on her experience directing IHI’s STAAR Initiative (State-Action on Avoidable Re-hospitalizations). [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospita
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LISTEN NOW: Jeffrey Greenwald, MD provides tips on treating endocrine disorders
April 4, 2015
Jeffrey Greenwald, MD, a hospitalist at Massacusetts General Hospital with 15 years of experience in hospital medicine, discusses his view of the spectrum of endocrine disorders and how hospitalists should approach the question of when to call in an endocrine specialist. [audio mp3="http://www.th
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LISTEN NOW: Eric Howell, MD, SFHM discusses care transitions and readmissions
April 4, 2015
Johns Hopkins hospitalist Eric Howell, MD, SFHM, discusses connections between SHM, hospitalist practices, handoffs, and successful care transitions. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HOWELLclip_Readmissions_FINAL_021814.mp3"][/audio]
