Residents & Medical Students
Aram Namavar, MS; Pam Vila
Chesapeake 9
This forum provides an opportunity for SHM Resident and Student Interest Group members to shape the mission and academic-year agenda in line with the goals set forth by the PIT Committee.
Rural Hospitalists
Ken Simone, DO, SFHM; Michael Sullivan, MD
Chesapeake J
Hospital medicine groups in rural areas face some unique problems, from recruitment, night call, and staffing to communicating with geographically dispersed primary care physicians. This forum provides an opportunity for hospitalists in rural areas to share their issues and concerns and to see how others have solved similar problems.
Veterans Affairs Hospitalists
Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, FHM;
Peter Kaboli, MD, FHM
Magnolia 3
This forum provides opportunities in networking and discussion for hospitalists who work at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tuesday, March 26 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPH, SFHM; Josh Boswell, JD
Chesapeake 8
During this forum with SHM’s advocacy leaders and staff, you will learn about the direction of SHM’s Advocacy & Public Policy work and how you can help. Discussion will focus on SHM’s new Advocacy & Public Policy section and how you can participate and share your own ideas.
Care of Vulnerable Populations
Mara Bann, MD; Kristin Knox, MD
Camellia 2
SHM’s Caring for Vulnerable Populations section aims to increase awareness and improve quality of care for vulnerable and underserved patient populations. The principles and skills needed to care effectively for vulnerable patients span practitioners across all health systems, though particularly apply to hospitalists practicing in safety net and resource-limited settings.
Diversity and Inclusion
Marisha Burden, MD, SFHM; Areeba Kara, MD, MS
Chesapeake F
SHM is committed to a diverse and inclusive membership. This forum invites hospitalists from any underrepresented group to discuss issues, concerns, and solutions to improve their career opportunities and workforce diversity. This forum would be for HM leaders who would like to discuss strategies for expanding the diversity and inclusion of their HM groups.
Ethics in Hospital Medicine
David Alfandre, MD, MSPH
Chesapeake L
This forum serves as a resource for discussion, coaching, and mentorship on common and challenging ethical concerns that hospitalists face. We aim to support SHM members in collaborating on ethics scholarship and projects.
Global Health and Human Rights
Jonathan Kirsch, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 9
SHM’s Global Health and Human Rights section has been established to build interest and engagement in global health and human rights work among hospitalists. The section also plans to build long-term collaborations in the United States and abroad.
Health Information Technology
Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, FHM; Andrew Young, DO, FHM;
Rupesh Prasad, MD, MPH, SFHM
National Harbor 9
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to offer SHM and the IT Committee input on what would be most beneficial to them regarding implementing, managing, and participating in health/hospital IT initiatives.
Hospital Medicine Disaster Preparedness and Management
Maria (Gaby) Frank, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 6
This forum, new for 2019, will explore the role and address the challenges of hospital medicine in disaster preparedness and management at both a local and national level. We look forward to building a coalition of individuals to help us tackle and provide guidance on this area.