Dr. Shi Revels in the Diversity of Experiences and Opportunities in HM
May 3, 2024
Q & A with Lucy Shi, MD, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif. Dr. Shi felt she had too many interests and not much direction when she first started as a hospitalist. Reflecting, growing,...
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How Do You Ethically Integrate a GIP Hospice Service into the Hospital?
January 2, 2024
Case An 86-year-old female with a history of metastatic pancreatic cancer and diabetes was admitted for chest pain and dyspnea and found to have an acute pulmonary embolism. The hospital...
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Strategies for Dysfunctional Teams and Groups
July 5, 2023
Drs. Russo and Boer began by outlining the differences between high-performing and dysfunctional teams. High-performing teams are not afraid of face-to-face communication, authentically give and...
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Syncope Evaluation: Evidence-Based and Economical
July 5, 2023
Dr. Daniel Dressler started his evidence-based evaluation of the syncope presentation by polling the audience with a few cases and questions regarding syncope. Before finding out the correct answers,...
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Investing in the Future
September 1, 2022
Q & A with Raman Palabindala, MD, MBA, SFHM, CLHM, regional medical director of population health, Optum, Seattle, Wash. Dr. Palabindala, a volunteer member of The Hospitalist's editorial...
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Celebrating Women in Hospital Medicine
September 1, 2022
September is Women in Medicine Month, a time to inspire, elevate, and recognize women and their roles in medicine. The following SHM members—recommended by members of The Hospitalist’s editorial...
A Look Back at The Masters in HM
May 12, 2022
Every year since, 2009, SHM has awarded the Master in Hospital Medicine (MHM) designation to those members who reach the apex of distinguished prestige in the hospital medicine community. These...
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Practicing HM in the Alaska Native community
January 5, 2022
The Department of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) in Anchorage, Alaska has served the Alaska Native community since 1999. Our group works with the community to...
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POCUS for hospitalists: The SHM position statement
September 26, 2019
What is point-of-care ultrasound, and how are hospitalists using POCUS?
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Using ultrasound guidance for adult abdominal paracentesis
September 24, 2019
What are the best practices for ultrasound use while performing abdominal paracentesis in adults?