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Curbing C. difficile Infection in a Hospital
October 3, 2022
Shutterstock.com This article discusses the prevalence of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in hospitals, the progress that’s been made in recent years in reducing...
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Hospitalists’ Voices and Votes Make a Difference
October 3, 2022
It’s that time of the year again: inboxes full of unsolicited requests for donations, people with clipboards approaching as you try to squeeze in a grocery run between work and your child’s...
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A Love for General Internal Medicine Inspired This Hospitalist
October 3, 2022
Q & A with Lonika Sood, MD, MBBS, MHPE, FACP, FHM, Washington State University, Spokane, Wash. As a volunteer member of The Hospitalist’s editorial board, Dr. Sood considers SHM one of her...
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Underrepresentation of Dermatologic Conditions in POC
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: Dermatologic Disease Presentations, Skin Color, and Disparities in Medical Care Presenters: Deawodi Ladzekpo, MD, and Sonya Tang Girdwood, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital,...
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7 Types of Jargon Overuse
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: Say What? Diagnosing and Treating the 7 types of Jargon Overuse Presenters: Mike Pitt, MD, and Jordan Marmet, MD, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis,...
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Debunking Medical Education Dogmas
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: Medical Education Dogmas: Things Educators Do for No Reason Presenters: Eric Zwemer, MD, UNC Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C., Jimmy Beck, MD, MEd, Seattle Children’s...
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STI Guideline Updates for Pediatric Hospitalists
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: 2021 Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Guideline Updates: What the Pediatric Hospitalist Needs to Know Presenters: Jason Zucker, MD, Columbia University, New York, and Candice...
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Using SMART Regimens in PHM
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: Get SMART: Implementation of updated asthma guidelines for pediatric hospitalists Presenters: Alexander Hogan, MD, MS, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Conn., Kathryn...
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Refuting Long-held Pediatric Clinical Tenets
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: Um, Dr. Dancel, We Don’t Do That Anymore Presenters: Jennifer Fuchs, MD, UNC Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C., Steve Weinberg, MD, UNC Children’s Hospital, Chapel Hill,...
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Peer-to-peer Reviews of Observation Status
September 23, 2022
PHM Session: Let’s Talk Peer-to-Peer. Inpatient and Observation Status—What Really Matters? Presenters: Lucinda Lo, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pa., Amy Sanderson MD, FAAP, Boston...