From the Society
From the Society
Launching into the future
Dr. Nasim Afsar became the new president of the Society of Hospital Medicine in April 2018.
From the Society
Journal of Hospital Medicine releases consensus statement on inpatient opioid prescribing
Recommendations on how to improve the safety of opioid prescribing both during hospitalization and at discharge.
Career
Sustaining the evolution of PAs in hospital medicine
Hospitalist PAs should find an HM group whose culture allows and supports their growth as advanced practice clinicians.
From the Society
Hospital Medicine: An international specialty
SHM is committed to supporting the growth of hospital medicine and its practitioners, not only in the U.S., but worldwide.
HM18
Here are the ‘must-see’ sessions at HM18
New tracks on managing alternative providers, palliative care offered.
From the Society
Special interest groups drive SHM engagement
Many of SHM’s constituency-based Committees are in the process of transforming into Special Interest Groups.
From the Society
SHM launches 2018 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
Biennial survey provides extensive insight into hospital medicine groups’ configuration and operations.
From the Society
A love of teaching: James Kim, MD
Dr. James Kim did not plan initially on becoming a hospitalist, but he has embraced the specialty.
Quality
QI enthusiast to QI leader: Sheri Chernetsky Tejedor, MD
Trained as an engineer, Dr. Sheri Tejedor says knowledge of informatics and the business of medicine is key to institutional quality improvement...
Career
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Dec. 2017
Female leaders face well-documented and controversial challenges that require careful thought.
