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    Register for Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016

    May 28, 2016

    Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016 (PHM16), the premier educational conference for pediatric hospitalists and all clinicians involved in the care of hospitalized children, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago from July 28 to 31. PHM16 will provide in-depth review and challenge participants in

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    Register for Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016

    May 5, 2016

    Register now. Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) 2016 is the premier educational conference for pediatric hospitalists and other clinicians involved in the care of hospitalized children. This year, PHM 2016 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Illinois from July 28 to 31.

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    UK Report Shows Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection

    April 7, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) has reached such high levels in many countries that existing empiric therapies may no longer be effective, researchers from UK report." Prevalence of resistance to commonly prescribed an

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    VTEP Guidelines Can Be Systematically Implemented in Pediatric Inpatients

    March 21, 2016

    Clinical question: Can venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTEP) guidelines be systematically implemented in a pediatric inpatient population? Background: VTEP for hospitalized adult medical patients has been characterized in the literature as being safe and efficacious, although mortality benefi

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    Dexamethasone Potential Therapy for Asthma Exacerbations in Pediatric Inpatients

    December 1, 2015

    Clinical question: In children hospitalized in a non-ICU setting with asthma exacerbation, how effective is dexamethasone compared to prednisone/prednisolone? Background: Asthma is the second most common reason for hospital admission in childhood.1 National guidelines recommend treatment with sys

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    Nursing Care Top-Ranked Factor in Pediatric Inpatient Satisfaction Survey

    November 17, 2015

    A recent patient satisfaction survey that ranked nursing care as the most important factor within inpatient pediatric care settings comes as no surprise to the chair of SHM’s Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Committee. Published online last month in the American Journal of Medical Quality,

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    Pediatric Trigger Tool Helps Identify Inpatient Pediatric Harm

    October 29, 2015

    Clinical question: Can a trigger tool identify harms for hospitalized children? Background: An estimated 400,000 people die annually in the United States as a result of hospital-associated harm.

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    How to Develop a Comprehensive Pediatric Palliative Care Program

    October 5, 2015

    For Ami Doshi, MD, FAAP, a hospitalist at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, the path to establishing a comprehensive pediatric palliative care program began with her realization during medical training that doctors didn’t always adequately address the suffering of young patients with advanced dise

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    LISTEN NOW: Pediatric Hospital Medicine and the “Right Care” Movement

    September 21, 2015

    Three pediatric hospitalists – Dr. Ricardo Quiñonez of San Antonio Children’s Hospital, Dr. Shawn Ralston of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and Dr.

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    PHM15: Teaching, Supervising Pediatric Hospitalist Fellows

    August 4, 2015

    Session: “Teaching and Supervising a PHM Fellow: The Transition from Learner to Instructor." Analysis: The session was led by Sarah Denniston, MD, FAAP, of Children’s Hospital of San Antonio/Baylor College of Medicine, and a collaboration of presenters ranging from fellowship directors to new pe