Public Policy

Improve Glycemic Control in Inpatients

References

  1. American College of Endocrinology Task Force on Inpatient Diabetes and Metabolic Control. American College of Endocrinology position statement on inpatient diabetes and metabolic control. Endocr Prac. 2004;10:77-82.
  2. Clement S, Braithwaite SS, Magee MF, et al. Management of diabetes and hyperglycemia in hospitals. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:553-591.

SHM Chapter reports

Philadelphia

Forty-five hospitalists gathered at Brassiere Perrier on Nov. 9, 2005, for the third meeting of SHM’s Philadelphia chapter. The meeting began with an introduction and discussion of the 2005 SHM Productivity and Compensation survey by chapter president Jennifer Myers, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania. Geno Merli, MD, professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, then lectured on DVT prophylaxis in the medical and surgical patient.

The next Philadelphia chapter meeting is scheduled for spring 2006. The Philadelphia chapter serves hospitalists in southeastern Pennsylvania, Northern Delaware, and Southern New Jersey. For more information, please contact Dr. Myers at [email protected].

Chicago

The Chicago chapter held its quarterly meeting in downtown Chicago at the OneSixtyBlue Restaurant on Nov. 9, 2005. It was well attended by more than 20 physicians representing multiple hospital medicine groups from all over Chicago as well as a few ancillary staff.

The meeting was initiated by a discussion of SHM news on a national level followed by local level information and SHM committee membership. The business part of the meeting was followed by the feature speaker of the evening, Parag Patel, MD, director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Advocate Medical Group. He spoke on “Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: The Benefits of AntiPlatelet Therapy.” Dr. Patel’s presentation was followed by a robust question-and-answer session.

The Chicago chapter welcomes new members, both physicians and non-physicians. Although formal membership with SHM is encouraged, it is not required. All questions regarding this chapter may be directed to Chapter President Suj Sundararaj, MD, at [email protected]. TH

Non-Physician Provider Task Force Progress

Annual meeting workshop plans, plus continued Web development

Chapter Updates ONLINE

For additional information on SHM chapters visit www.hospitalmedicine.org and click on “Chapters.”

Shm’s Non-Physician Provider Task Force has continued to meet via conference calls on a regular basis. The task force now has representation from the ranks of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, hospitalist clinical care coordinators, health systems pharmacists, and hospitalist physicians. We realize that there are many other professionals vital to hospital medicine and plan to recruit more representatives from the SHM member ranks as qualified individuals are brought to our attention.

Task force members will provide important contributions to the annual meeting. The special interest forum on non-physician providers in hospital medicine has been growing each year. This forum is an important venue for exchanging ideas and meeting fellow professionals. It also gives the task force members a chance to make contact with individuals who want to get involved in Non-Physician Provider Task Force activities.

This year task force members Scarlett Blue, RNC, MSN, CNA, and Ryan Genzink, PAC, will lead the forum. Mitchell Wilson, MD, will lead a workshop, “Integrating Non-Physician Providers into Hospital Medicine Services.” National trends that include decreasing availability of generalist physicians, decreasing workloads for resident physicians, and the rapid growth in hospital medicine as a specialty will make this workshop vital to SHM members faced with these pressures.

The task force remains interested in developing a network for communication within the community of professionals in hospital medicine who have an interest in non-physician provider issues and practice. The Hub-and-Spoke initiative is intended to provide a network to allow more individuals to provide input to the task force. The forum at the annual meeting will be an opportunity to meet task force members, exchange e-mail addresses, and discuss how to become involved.

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