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New SHM Members – February 2016
January 23, 2016
A. Benefield, BSN, FNP, MSN, RN, Alabama A. Mahajan, MPH, Alabama B. Meredith, DO, Alabama L. Ortiz, MD, Arizona N. Charlton, MD, California T. Fong, BS, MD, California B. Gee, MD, California I. He, California K. Jones, FAAFP, California J. Kolev, MD, California S.
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Caprini Score Accurately Predicts Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Surgical Patients
January 22, 2016
Clinical question: Is the Caprini risk assessment model (RAM) a valid tool to predict venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk in critically ill surgical patients? Background: VTE is a major source of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients; prevention is critical to reduce morbidity and
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Total Knee Replacement Superior to Non-Surgical Intervention
January 22, 2016
Clinical question: Does total knee replacement followed by a 12-week non-surgical treatment program provide greater pain relief and improvement in function and quality of life than non-surgical treatment alone? Background: The number of total knee replacements in the U.S.
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HM Groups Invited to Participate in 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
January 21, 2016
Every other year, SHM’s practice analysis subcommittee invites all U.S. hospital medicine groups to participate in the State of Hospital Medicine (SOHM) survey.
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HM16 Takes a Look at Health IT, Post-Acute Care
January 20, 2016
Take a look at the HM16 program, and you get a snapshot of the most pressing topics in hospital medicine.
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2016: Celebrating 20 Years of Hospital Medicine and Looking Toward a Bright Future
January 19, 2016
For hospitalists who were practicing medicine in 1996, it may seem like just a few years ago; however, that was when the term “hospitalist” was first used by Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, and Lee Goldman, MD, in a New England Journal of Medicine article.
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Melissa Mattison, MD, SFHM, Offers Inside Scoop on HM16 Educational Offerings
January 19, 2016
HM16 course director Melissa Mattison, MD, SFHM, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, took some time out of her busy schedule to chat with The Hospitalist about how the annual meeting program comes together, the continued relevance of SHM meetings, resisting the lure
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Patients with Postoperative Myocardial Infarction May Benefit from Higher Transfusion Threshold
January 18, 2016
Clinical question: Is there an improved 30-day mortality rate if patients receive blood transfusion at higher hematocrit values after postoperative myocardial infarction (MI)? Background: Prior studies evaluating patients with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) who undergo non-cardiac
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Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Does Not Improve Outcomes for Non-ICU Infants with Acute Bronchiolitis
January 18, 2016
Clinical question: Does the use of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline shorten length of stay (LOS) in infants hospitalized with acute bronchiolitis? Background: Acute bronchiolitis is a disease primarily of infants and young children, triggered by a viral infection that leads to variable inflammation
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San Diego Hospitalist Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, Offers Suggestions on Things to Do at HM16
January 16, 2016
Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, associate clinical professor at the University of California at San Diego, has a concern: If people attending HM16 don’t get out and about, he worries, they might leave with the impression that his town is sort of, well, normal. “San Diego is a very laid-back place in gene
