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Meeting Reviews
January 2, 2007
Highlights from two recent hospital medicine meetings
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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 1, 2006
A day of activities to raise awareness and understanding
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Hip Fractures to Head Bleeds
September 1, 2006
The hospitalist’s ever-changing scope of practice
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PE in COPD, Board Certification, Neutropenic Cancer, and More
- Associate Physician And;
- Danielle Scheurer, MD
September 1, 2006
Gatifloxacin and Dysglycemia
Park-Wyllie LY, Juurlink DN, Kopp A, et al. Outpatient gatifloxacin therapy and dysglycemia in older adults. N Engl J Med. 2006 Mar;354(13):1352-1361.
Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in the United States.
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No Shortcuts
September 1, 2006
Joint Commission effort focuses on eliminating use of abbreviations
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SHM Shapes Pay for Performance
- Jill Epstein;
- Laura Allendorf
September 1, 2006
Hospitalists get involved in PVRP, the precursor to P4P
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Uncertain Prognosis
August 2, 2006
Special considerations for high-risk patients at end of life
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SHM Surveys Revisited
August 2, 2006
The Benchmarks Committee has had a busy 2006 so far.
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2006 National Awards of Excellence Presented
May 2, 2006
This month SHM presents its 2006 national awards of excellence to five hospitalists whose work and research have contributed significantly to hospital medicine and to the betterment of patient care and hospital quality improvement across America.
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CODE PINK
May 2, 2006
The frightening phenomenon of infant abductions in hospitals