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SHM CHAPTER REPORTS
Lake Erie
SHM’s Lake Erie Chapter met at Morton’s Steakhouse in Cleveland on August 9. The guest speaker was Ron J. Kattoo, MD, associate director of intensive care at Henry Ford Hospital and Health System in Detroit. Dr. Kattoo spoke about the management options for healthcare and ventilator-associated pneumonia, followed by a discussion about the role of hospitalists in the management of this severe condition. The meeting was sponsored by Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company. For more information on the Lake Erie Chapter of SHM, please contact Christopher Whinney, MD, at [email protected].
Long Island
SHM’s Long Island (N.Y.) Chapter held a meeting on August 24 at Burton & Doyle Steakhouse in East Great Neck, N.Y. A presentation titled “Sleep Disorders: How They Affect Patients and Providers” was given by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, a University of California at San Diego School of Medicine professor of psychiatry. At the conclusion of the presentation, Dr. Ancoli-Israel fielded questions.