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News
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship for lower respiratory tract infection
- Gregory Seymann, MD, SFHM;
- Pedro Ramos, MD
May 18, 2021
For hospitalists, the most clinically useful role for PCT testing is to guide the duration of antibiotic therapy.
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Opinion
Planning for SHM Converge 2022 now underway
- Heather Nye, MD, PhD, SFHM
May 17, 2021
SHM Converge 2022, scheduled for April 2002 in Nashville, will be the first in-person annual conference in three years.
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Smart prescribing strategies improve antibiotic stewardship
May 13, 2021
Ruling out UTIs and limiting antibiotic duration in pneumonia patients can help reduce resistance and improve outcomes.
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Mentor-mentee relationships in hospital medicine
May 13, 2021
While mentoring is a crucial part of the learning and career process, it is littered with pitfalls.
News
In-hospital glucose management program gives dramatic savings
May 10, 2021
“I’ve been advocating for endocrine hospitalists to be deployed nationally,” said Dr. Misha Zilbermint.
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Trends in the management of pulmonary embolism
May 7, 2021
After completion of primary treatment for patients with unprovoked DVT and/or PE, guidelines suggest indefinite antithrombotic therapy over stopping anticoagulation.
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COVID experience underscores ‘vital’ role of hospital medicine
May 6, 2021
“The response to the acute care needs in this pandemic would have been impossible in the health care system that existed before hospitalists,” said Dr. Larry Wellikson.
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Expert emphasizes importance of screening for OSA prior to surgery
May 6, 2021
Hospitalists should standardize the process for obstructive sleep apnea screening of all patients heading into the operating room.
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SHM 2021 Awards of Excellence and Junior Investigator Awards
May 6, 2021
The Society of Hospital Medicine presents its annual Awards of Excellence and Junior Investigator Awards at SHM Converge.
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SHM names new Masters in Hospital Medicine at Converge 2021
May 5, 2021
The three hospitalists receiving the MHM designation at SHM Converge 2021 are Dr. Nasim Afsar, Dr. Shaun D. Frost, and Dr. Jeffrey L. Schnipper.