–Nick Fitterman, MD, FACP, SFHM, vice chair of hospital medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, N.Y.
11 “The Leadership Imperative: Building a Culture of Engagement and Ownership”
Thursday, March 27
10:55-11:50 am
Dr. O’Callaghan: Hospital practices, and the systems to which they belong, are complex organizations with their own culture. Producing long-term, sustainable change and improvement usually means changing this culture. Practices and their leaders need to develop hospitalists who think about improving the system of care, not just the patients in front of them. Successful practices are able to provide physicians with the freedom and responsibility to develop an ownership-mindset toward the practice. This lecture will help leaders develop the skills needed to support the development and maintenance of a culture of ownership.
12 “HFNC in Bronchiolitis: Best Thing Since Sliced Bread?”
Thursday, March 25
1:10-2:25 pm
Dr. O’Callaghan: Shawn Ralston, MD, is well known in pediatric hospital medicine for having both expertise and passion around the diagnosis of bronchiolitis. In the past year, she was lead author of a multi-site voluntary QI collaborative study that demonstrated that benchmarking decreased utilization of bronchodilators and chest physiotherapy in bronchiolitis (J Hosp Med. 2013;8:25-30). In addition, she was one of the authors of SHM’s Choosing Wisely Pediatric Hospital Medicine Recommendations (J Hosp Med. 2013;8(9):479-485). Dr. Ralston is a strong proponent of “doing more by doing less,” with regard to bronchiolitis, which is a self-limiting disease in pediatrics; however, along comes a potential new therapy—high flow nasal cannula therapy. I am very excited to see Dr. Ralston explore this new treatment. Will she have a debate with herself, and if so, which Ralston wins—doing-less Ralston or doing-more Ralston? I anticipate this session to be both highly informative and highly entertaining.
Richard Quinn is a freelance writer in New Jersey.