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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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Find a Job, Keep Your Job, Do a Better Job
- Larry Wellikson, MD, FACP
May 2, 2006
SHM’s latest initiatives help you cultivate your career
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Hospital Medicine Breaks Through
May 2, 2006
The new revolutionary approach to improving patient care
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The Sweet Spot
May 2, 2006
Decide for yourself what comprises the right patient volume in your practice. Part one of two.
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Insulin Therapy, C. Diff Update, LMWH or UFH for Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Cate Ranheim, MD;
- Randall McVean, MD;
- Robert Hoffman;
- Scott Mead, MD
May 2, 2006
C. Difficile Update
Loo VG, Poirier L, Miller MA, et al. A Predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 8;353(23):2442-2449.
McDonald LC, Killgore GE, Thompson A, et al.
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Mid-Life Hospitalists
- Marlene Piturro, PhD, MBA
May 2, 2006
Physicians turn mid-life change into mid-life career opportunities as hospitalists, finding both challenge and satisfaction in the process
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CODE PINK
May 2, 2006
The frightening phenomenon of infant abductions in hospitals
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Mental Health in Colonial America
- Abigail Coy, MD;
- Mayo Clinic College Of Medicine;
- Psychiatry Intern
May 2, 2006
Insanity in colonial America was not pretty: emotional torment, social isolation, physical pain—and these were just the treatments! In the late 1700s facilities and treatments were often crude and barbaric; however, this doesn’t mean that those who applied them were fueled by cruelty.
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Their Own Twist
May 1, 2006
Relationships between occupational therapists and hospitalists
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Near Misses
May 1, 2006
A call to arms on close calls in the hospital setting