NP/PA
This track includes topics that are chosen by the committee for advanced practice professionals.
“There are many hospitalist programs that include NP/PAs, and everybody is struggling with how best to incorporate NPs and PAs into the group practice and have everybody work at the top of their license and work well together,” Dr. Finn said.
“The idea, too, is to be very inclusive of all providers and offering a track that focuses on NP/PAs but also includes physicians, physician leaders, and physician administrators,” Dr. Smith said. “It’s not designed for one type of practicing professional; it should be a good educational track for all.”
Palliative Care
This was a topic that had been sprinkled throughout programs in previous years, but Dr. Finn and Dr. Smith said it was considered too important not to have its own track this year.
“I think hospitalists often are the doctors caring for patients at the end of their lives since many Americans die in the hospital,” Dr. Finn said. “As a result, this is a skill set that as hospitalists we need to be very good at.”
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