It’s Critical: Hospitalists in the ICU
Speaker: Joseph Sweigart, MD
We hope to:
- Describe formation of purpose of the critical care task force within the Education Committee.
- Discuss the creation and execution of the SHM critical care survey.
- Present selected results including:
- Introduce strategies to address the practice gaps identified including:
Palliative Care in Hospital Medicine: Figuring Out What Matters Most
Speaker: Rab Razzak, MBBS, MD
We aim to:
- Discuss the overall definition of palliative care. It is for all seriously ill patients and focuses on human-centered care and quality of life, best provided early in an illness.
- Idea of primary palliative care and role of hospitalists. Most palliative care is provided by frontline clinicians, and hospitalists are optimally positioned to support seriously ill patients and their families. It is crucial for HM to involve palliative care specialists when needed.
- Effective communication about serious illness – words that work and how to operationalize human-centered care while honestly discussing serious illness.
