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Drinking from the fire hose of emerging medical literature
- Alan Hall, MD;
- Eileen Barrett, MD, SFHM;
- Maria Maldonado MD;
- Mary Manley MD
April 1, 2022
We’ve all said to ourselves hundreds of times, “I need to stay more up to date on the medical literature.” For hospitalists with ever-increasing patient care and administrative...
Movers and Shakers
March 18, 2022
Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP, FACP was recently recognized with the Caring Physician, Attending Physician of the Quarter, and the Excellence in Professionalism awards by SSM Health Saint Louis...
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Learn to surf
March 3, 2022
Recently, three hospitalists turned what could have been a webinar focused on venting into something positive and inspirational. Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, FACS, FCCM, a hospitalist and a trauma,...
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Top 10 leadership tips from Dr. Eric Howell
March 1, 2022
Dr. Howell While preparing for National Hospitalist Day, I began reflecting on how fortunate I am to be a hospitalist and on the aspects of leadership that have allowed me to successfully...
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Movers and Shakers
March 1, 2022
Dr. Choi Chang B. Choi, MD, FHM has been named to the board of directors at CalvertHealth, Prince Frederick, Md. Dr. Choi leads the adult-hospitalist team at CalvertHealth Medical Center. Since...
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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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How to manage patients with eating disorders in the inpatient setting
March 1, 2022
Case Dr. Wimberly A 25-year-old female pharmacy student is brought to the emergency department by her parents after a presyncopal episode while at home for a school break. Her parents are...
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Outpatient COVID-19 therapeutics reduce hospitalization and mortality
- Benjamin J. Freda DO;
- Jennifer Schimmel MD;
- Lydia D'Agostino PharmD
February 10, 2022
Matching the right patient to the right therapeutic at the right time In late 2021 and early 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for the...
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Insights into HM and PHM fellowship programs
February 3, 2022
A hospital medicine fellowship combines the best of hospital medicine with the opportunity for physicians to specialize early in their careers. According to directors of successful programs at the...
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Addressing the nursing shortage
January 7, 2022
Dr. Hannapel With the onset of COVID-19, the existing nurse shortage only worsened at many hospitals throughout the country. “COVID patients require an extra level of care due to the virus’s...