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What’s on Tap: A Review of Best Practices and Novel Treatment Regimens for Inpatient Management of Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
July 1, 2025
The 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health demonstrated that approximately 10% of the U.S. population meets the diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Additionally, one in eight...
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Winning Big in MedEd: Best Practices for Optimizing Bedside Rounds for Patients and Learners
July 1, 2025
Annie Massart, MD, SFHM, a hospitalist and assistant professor in the division of hospital medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, is a well-known clinician educator and is revered for her...
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Put Your Money Down and Make Your Next Career Move: When and How to Redefine Your Niche
July 1, 2025
This dynamic session started by introducing the audience to the concept of S-curves. Often used in the business field to show the growth of a product or technology over time, the speakers invite the...
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TADA! No Magic Tricks Required: Evidence-Based Delirium Management for the Hospitalist
July 1, 2025
Hospital-acquired delirium is a relatively common condition encountered by hospitalists that continues to pose several ongoing challenges, particularly in the realms of diagnosis and management. In...
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How to Give Great Presentations that Stick
July 1, 2025
Christopher Moriates, MD, chief of hospital medicine at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, both in Los Angeles,...
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No Addiction Medicine Service? No Problem! Things You Need to Know to Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
July 1, 2025
Hospitalists frequently encounter patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), yet many institutions lack dedicated addiction medicine services. As opioid-related hospitalizations and overdose...
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Managing Inpatient Diabetes: Practical Pearls and Complex Scenarios
July 1, 2025
In this high-yield session, Lily Ackermann, MD, a clinical associate professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, addressed the complexities of inpatient diabetes...
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“Ace in the Hole”: How to Better Diuresis Your Acute Heart Failure Patients
July 1, 2025
Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common reasons for admission in patients aged 65 years and older, with more than one million hospitalizations per year costing billions in healthcare...
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Mastering Heart Failure Management: A Practical Guide for Hospitalists
July 1, 2025
This SHM Converge 2025 session focused on the adult inpatient management of heart failure (HF), with an emphasis on diuretic strategies and guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for both HF with...
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The Pneumonia Playbook: Updates for Hospitalists
July 1, 2025
Several clinical scenarios were reviewed by Maria E. Theodorou, MD, FACP, FHM, an associate professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, highlighting the clinical...