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PHM16: Visual Clues Can Help Establish a Diagnosis
August 1, 2016
PHM16’s Visual Diagnosis: Signs and Why They Matter session led by Dr. Kenneth Roberts and guest presenters was a review of case presentations in which visual clues were vital to establishing a diagnosis.
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PHM16: The New AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Evaluating, Managing Febrile Infants
August 1, 2016
One of PHM16’s most highly-attended sessions was an update on the anticipated AAP guidelines for febrile infants between ages 7-90 days given by Dr. Kenneth Roberts. The goal is to give evidence-based guidelines, not rules, from the most recent literature available.
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Opinion
Simple Strategy for Addressing Problematic Patient Behavior
August 1, 2016
Linden Spital, NP, a psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner, staffs the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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New SHM Members – August 2016
July 31, 2016
J. Nicholson, Alabama N. Tangutur, MD, Alabama E. Ali, MD, Arizona B. Cabrera, MD, Arizona J. Castrolondono, MD, Arizona T. Djurisic, MD, Arizona R. Ernst, MD, Arizona A. M. Mendez, Arizona B. Mozaffari, DO, Arizona A. Sharma, MD, Arizona R. Soni, MD, Arizona G.
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Register for Academic Hospitalist Academy
July 31, 2016
Don’t miss the eighth annual Academic Hospitalist Academy (AHA), Sept. 12–15, at the scenic Lakeway Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas. You will experience an energizing, interactive learning environment featuring didactics, small-group exercises, and skill-building breakout sessions.
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PHM16: How to Design, Improve Educational Programs at Community Hospitals
July 29, 2016
Facilitators: Christopher Russo, MD, FAAP, Laura Hodo, MD, and Lauren Wilson, MD This session discussed ways to design and improve education within community hospital settings.
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PHM16: Promoting, Teaching Pediatric High Value Care
July 29, 2016
As we embark on Choosing Wisely, pediatric hospitalists gathered to attend this fruitful discussion on not only how to change our way of thinking but also how to feed it forward to our trainees.
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Sarah Stella, MD, Has a Heart for Safety-Net Hospital Medicine
July 29, 2016
The best advice Sarah Stella, MD, ever received was simple: “You can’t cure everyone, but you can help everyone.” Why has the adage stuck with her? [caption id="attachment_15918" align="alignright" width="150"] Sarah Stella, MD[/caption] Because the advice came from her dad, “and he’s been rig
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Tips for Communicating with Empathy
July 28, 2016
Editor’s note: “Everything We Say and Do” is an informational series developed by SHM’s Patient Experience Committee to provide readers with thoughtful and actionable communication tactics that have great potential to positively impact patients’ experience of care.
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Should Physicians Care about Costs?
July 27, 2016
Surveys show most don’t, but hospitalists can have a huge impact on utilization, spending
