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Celebrating Women in Hospital Medicine
September 1, 2022
September is Women in Medicine Month, a time to inspire, elevate, and recognize women and their roles in medicine. The following SHM members—recommended by members of The Hospitalist’s editorial...
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Movers and Shakers
August 17, 2022
Christie White, MBA, HCM-CMPE has been named chief operations officer at Lovelace Health System, Albuquerque, N.M. Ms. White has more than 26 years of experience in health care, including both...
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Bringing Acute-Level Care to the Patient: Key Steps for Hospital at Home
August 1, 2022
Shutterstock.com As the hospital at home concept and care model gets more attention nationally, hospitalists often provide the leadership, clinical expertise, and labor needed to get these...
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SIG Spotlight: POCUS
August 1, 2022
For a skill that is decidedly single-handed, many hands make lighter work for hospitalists focused on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS). Hence the popularity of SHM’s POCUS Special Interest Group...
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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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COVID-19 Has Shown the Power of HM
July 1, 2022
Amid the unspeakable tragedies and hardships that the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the medical community are examples of stunning acts of innovation, compassion, and old-fashioned effort. Dr....
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How Hospitals Analyze and Learn from Adverse Events
- Joanna M. Bonsall, MD, PhD, SFHM
July 1, 2022
Presenter: Daniel Steinberg, MD, FACP, SFHM, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York In this session, the speaker walked through the steps institutions practicing...
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Recognizing and Treating Substance Use in the Inpatient Setting
- Mirna Giordano, MD, FAAP, FHM
July 1, 2022
Presenters: Erin McKnight, MD, MPH, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, Hilary Lin, MD, Children’s Health Orange County, Orange County, Calif., Stephanie Kwon, DO, Medical University...
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Navigating the Jungle Gym of Leadership Opportunities in Hospital Medicine
July 1, 2022
Dr. Tanveer Presenters: Teela Crecelius, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Daniel Ricotta, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Alan...
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Mental Health Boarding on Inpatient Units
July 1, 2022
Dr. Krause Presenter: Heather Kreth, PsyD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carrel, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Heather Kreth, a child and...