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Early Warning System Boosts Sepsis Detection, Care
November 19, 2014
An alert system that monitors inpatients at risk of developing sepsis can prompt early sepsis care, can speed patient transfers to the ICU, and may even reduce mortality risk from sepsis. A recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reports on an early warning and response system
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LISTEN NOW: Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Collaboration
November 13, 2014
This month's podcast features Dr. Ken Epstein, chief medical officer for Hospitalist Consultants, a division of ECI Healthcare Partners; and Dr.
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Hospitalists Channel Osler, Pioneer in Bedside Exams
November 10, 2014
Hands-on workshop helps hospitalists gain confidence in fundamentals, learn to teach physical exam skills better
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LISTEN NOW: Dr. Kendall Rogers, MD, SFHM, Encourages Hospitalists to Work as Part of Quality Teams to Achieve Glycemic Control
November 10, 2014
As SHM's glycemic control lead mentor and a hospitalist at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Kendall Rogers, MD, CPE, FACP, SFHM, offers advice to hospitalists when working as part of a quality team in achieving glycemic control. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/up
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LISTEN NOW: Kristen Kulasa, MD, Explains How Hospitalists Can Work with Nutritionists and Dieticians
November 10, 2014
Kristen Kulasa, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine and director of Inpatient Glycemic Control, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of California in San Diego, provides tips on how hospitalists can work with nutritionists and dieticians for the betterment o
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LISTEN NOW: Dr. Carolyn Zelop, MD, Discusses Cardiovascular Emergencies in Pregnant Women
November 10, 2014
Listen now to excerpts of our interview with Dr. Zelop, a board certified maternal-fetal medicine specialist and director of perinatal ultrasound and research at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/zelop.FINAL_.mp3"][/audio]
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Insulin Rules in the Hospital
November 10, 2014
Although new medications to manage and treat hyperglycemia and diabetes continuously appear on the market, national guidelines and position statements consistently refer to insulin as the treatment of choice in the inpatient hospital setting. “When patients are admitted to the hospital, our stand
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The Increasing Presence of Pregnant Patients in Hospital Medicine
November 10, 2014
Twenty years ago, pregnant women rarely appeared in the hospital for reasons other than delivery.
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Evidence-Based Medicine Guru Implores Hospitalists to Join Cause
November 5, 2014
Gordon Guyatt, MD, who coined the term evidence-based medicine in a 1992 JAMA article, outlined EBM principles and challenged hospitalists to challenge the research.
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Hospitalists Flock to Annual Meeting’s Bedside Procedures Pre-Courses
November 5, 2014
From early-career hospitalists looking to gain hands-on experience with intraosseous lines to family-medicine trained physicians brushing up on ultrasound usage, the procedures' pre-courses at SHM annual meetings receive rave reviews.
