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Pediatric Hospital Medicine Marks 10th Anniversary
September 1, 2013
Record attendance, key issues addressed at annual meeting of pediatric hospitalists in New Orleans
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Career Boost a Benefit of Winning SHM’s Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes Poster Competition
September 1, 2013
Past winners describe how the recognition helped shape their professional path
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How Copper Could Solve Problem of Hospital-Acquired Infections
September 1, 2013
Antimicrobial effect of copper-alloy surfaces kills 99.9% of bacteria, can supplement efforts to decrease HAIs
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Turn up the tunes in the ICU
August 16, 2013
Can patient-directed music therapy decrease anxiety and reduce sedative use in the intensive care unit?
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Listen to John Vazquez, MD, discuss neurophobia and tips for adjusting to discomfort in treating neuro patients
August 2, 2013
John Vazquez, MD, Medical Director of Emory University Hospital, talks about neurophobia, the discomfort some hospitalists and other doctors feel with regard to treating neurological patients, as well as tips for adjusting to that discomfort
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Devastating Superstorm Gone, But Not Forgotten in Moore, Okla.
August 2, 2013
Destruction left by 200-mph tornado leaves hospitalists floored—and grateful for their good fortune
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11 Things Neurologists Think Hospitalists Need To Know
August 2, 2013
From diagnosis and time references to MRIs and checklists, hospitalists play key role in neurological care
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Obituary: Laura Mirkinson, MD, MSc, FAAP
August 2, 2013
Pediatric hospitalist, a founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Section on Hospital Medicine Executive Committee, died April 29 of ovarian cancer
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Reviews of Research on Steroids and VTE Risk, Epidural Catheterization, and Beta-Blockers During Noncardiac Surgery
August 2, 2013
Also reviewed this month: advance-care planning for hospitalized elderly, impact of surgical complications, and patient-centered decision making
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Observation Status Designation in Pediatric Hospitals Is Costly
August 2, 2013
Study shows health-care costs for inconsistently coded observation stays substantially overlap with inpatient-status stays
