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First Ever SHM Leadership Academy— A Rousing Success
- And Larry Wellikson, MD, FACP;
- Mark Williams, MD, FACP;
- Russell Holman, MD, FACP;
- Tina Budnitz, MPH,
March 1, 2005
What would prompt someone to exclaim “fantastic, inspirational, and motivational,” and trigger adults to hug each other when it is time to say goodbye?
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Drs. Goldsholl, Amin, and Flanders Elected to SHM Board
- Kevin/ross Public Relations;
- Lisa Freeman
March 1, 2005
SHM has elected Scott A. Flanders, MD, Alpesh Amin, MD, MBA, and Stacy Goldsholl, MD, to serve a 3-year term on the board of directors, beginning April 29, 2005.
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Pediatric Practice Profile
- Windy Lammers Stevenson, MD
January 2, 2005
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Oregon Health Center & Science University Pediatric Inpatient Service
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Other Literature of Interest
- David Feldstein, MD;
- Eric Siegal, MD;
- Greg Busse, DO;
- Joseph Gergyes, MD;
- Mary Pak, MD;
- Tosha Wetterneck, MD And Leah Zalapa, MD
January 2, 2005
1. Annane D, Bellissant E, Briegel J, et al. Corticosteroids for severe sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and metaanalysis. BMJ. 2004;329:480.
Severe sepsis is a common cause of ICU admissions and continues to have mortality rates as high as 30%.
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Practice Profile
- Im;
- Stacy Goldsholl, MD, BC
January 2, 2005
Covenant HealthCare Hospital Medicine Program
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Issues in Determining Appropriate Levels of Hospitalist Staffing
January 2, 2005
Introduction
A major challenge for leaders of hospital medicine programs is determining appropriate staffing levels.
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Resident Work Hours, Hospitalist Programs, and Academic Medical Centers
- and Scott Flanders, MD;
- Vikas Parekh, MD
January 2, 2005
In July of 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented new rules that restricted resident work hours to no more than 80 per week and restricted continuous duty to no more than 30 hours (24 hours plus 6 hours for transfer of care, the “24+6” rule).
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Education: Hospitalists Add Value to Formal and Informal Learning Processes
- Mary Pak, MD;
- Teresa Jones, DO
January 1, 2005
Value Added by Hospitalists (fourth in a series)
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Disclosure: Who, What and Whether To
January 1, 2005
Medical Legal Rounds
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Hospital Medicine: Growing Toward Specialty Status
January 1, 2005
When the Society of Hospital Medicine was very young and headquartered in the home computers of myself and Win Whitcomb (and known then as the National Association of Inpatient Physicians), I spent a lot of time thinking about the future of our field.