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Society of Hospital Medicine Programs Help Improve Your Hospital
May 31, 2015
New Patient Experience Community and Resources SHM’s new Patient Experience Committee has begun convening resources and people to help hospitalists address the patient experience.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Events for Hospitalists in 2015
May 31, 2015
Pediatric Hospital Medicine July 23-26, San Antonio There’s still time to register for one of the fastest growing conferences within hospital medicine: Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Learning Portal Adds Programs
May 31, 2015
Free CME is available to all SHM members, and new modules are added all the time. Here’s a sampling of the most recent online modules: Observation or Inpatient?
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Veteran’s Affairs Education Programs Develop Hospitalist Leaders
May 31, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9775" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Caption: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is entrusted with three key missions: clinical care, research, and education.
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Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine, June 2015
May 31, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9750" align="alignleft" width="66"] Dr. Bugger[/caption] Tammy Bugger, hospitalist practice administrator at Alton Memorial Hospital (AMH) in Alton, Ill., was awarded Manager of the Year for Illinois by BJC Medical Group.
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Precaution Guidelines Updated for Visitors of Inpatients with Infectious Diseases
May 29, 2015
Hospitalists may soon see changes in precaution protocols for some hospital visitors, thanks to a revised set of guidelines published by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
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Most Hospitalists Not Eager to Screen Inpatients for Breast Cancer: JHM Study
May 29, 2015
A recent Journal of Hospital Medicine study found that most hospitalists do not believe they should be involved in breast cancer screening for their hospitalized patients who are overdue for a screening. Study authors at Johns Hopkins Bayview (JHB) Medical Center in Baltimore surveyed nearly 100
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Newest SHM Board Member Eager to Make Positive Impact
May 19, 2015
Christopher Frost, MD, FHM, has accomplished a lot in his career. He retired as a major from the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He's been an ED physician.
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Antibiotic Regimens Compared for Treating Uncomplicated Skin Infections
May 19, 2015
Clinical question: What are the efficacy and safety of clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for treatment of uncomplicated soft tissue infections in adults and children? Background: Clindamycin and TMP-SMX are commonly used treatments for uncomplicated skin infections
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Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)-American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Joint Statement on Hospitalists Trained in Family Medicine
May 6, 2015
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients.
