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The Hospitalist’s Editorial Board Members’ Must-attend SHM Converge 2023 Sessions
February 1, 2023
SHM Converge 2023 offers world-class education for hospitalists, led by award-winning faculty. Engage with your global hospitalist community March 26-29, 2023, in Austin, Texas. With more than 150...
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Chapter Spotlight: Pacific Northwest
January 3, 2023
Dr. Franco The use of technology to connect people is a great idea if you ask Thérèse Franco, MD, SFHM, president of SHM’s Pacific Northwest chapter. But not if it’s technology for...
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Hospitalists’ Reflections Offer Hope and Optimism for the Coming Years
December 1, 2022
As we come to the close of 2022, we take a moment to reflect on what we’ve learned these last few years, and more importantly, what new challenges and opportunities lie ahead. We spoke with...
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How to Treat Heart Failure: New Updates
- Ingrid Pinzon, MD, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV, FHM
August 1, 2022
Case A 76-year-old man with a medical history of congestive heart failure (CHF) with left ventricular ejection fraction of 30%, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and recent hospitalization for CHF...
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LGBTQIA+ Patient Care
June 1, 2022
Where are we and where are we going? The LGBTQIA+ community has doubled since it was first measured in 2012, according to a 2022 Gallup poll—it now includes 7.1% of Americans.1 As the community...
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Must-attend Converge sessions
March 1, 2022
SHM editorial board members share their picks Each year, hospitalists, clinicians, and frontline workers come together for SHM’s annual conference—Converge. They come for education, engagement,...
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SHM Converge promises a lively return to live
February 3, 2022
In 1998, about 200 hospitalists and hospital medicine-related professionals came together in San Diego at the first annual conference of the National Association of Inpatient Physicians (NAIP). The...
What I wish I knew before becoming a hospitalist
- Allison Ashford, MD;
- Rachna Rawal, MD;
- Teela Crecelius MD
January 7, 2022
Finishing residency and beginning a career in hospital medicine is an exhilarating time of autonomy, unlike any time during residency. Now you can finally flex independent clinical skills. However,...
News
Is mindfulness key to helping physicians with mental health?
December 8, 2021
“When we go into our state of deep rest in the meditation practice, which is two to five times more restful than sleep, it heals those stress scars.”
Opinion
What does it mean to be a trustworthy male ally?
November 10, 2021
“I began to understand that graceful self-promotion is not optional for many women in medicine, it is a necessary skill.”