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The Art of Lifelong LEARNing: How to Model Empathy in Difficult Situations
November 1, 2023
Dr. Tran Presenters: Sarah Gustafson, MD, Lee Engelbreth, MD, and Mallory Logsdon, DO This PHM 2023 session focused on modeling empathy in difficult clinical situations. The presenters...
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Health Equity in Hospital Medicine
November 1, 2023
Dr. Doraiswamy Presenter: Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD Dr. McNeal-Trice’s plenary was a tour-de-force at the 2023 PHM Conference. She effortlessly blended basic health equity definitions and...
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Creating a Therapeutic Environment for Adolescents with Behavioral Health Needs
November 1, 2023
Dr. Cantu Presenters: Cori Grant, MD, Purvi Patel, MD, and Molly Gleason, OTR/L Rates of mental health issues and suicide in children have been rising for at least a decade, but since the summer...
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Top 10 Pitfalls to Implementing a Protocol in Your Hospital and How to Avoid Them
November 1, 2023
Dr. Sparks Presenters: Raymond Lejano, MD, Ha Nguyen, MD, and Pete Van Hoff, MD A hospital protocol is a mandatory, specific set of decision-making processes or standards based on best...
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Getting Started with Multicenter Research and QI: Lessons from EMO
November 1, 2023
Dr. Peterson Presenters: Chris Bonafide, MD, MSCE, Kim Albanowski, MHS-MA, Canita Brent, MPH, and Brooke Luo, MD A team from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is leading a national...
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Bridging the Gap: How Do You Interpret an Osmolal Gap?
November 1, 2023
Case A 53-year-old man with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He drinks three to 12 beers daily and denied ingestion of toxic alcohol. Labs...
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Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut
November 1, 2023
No one starts out as the president of an SHM chapter. In fact, it’s usually the opposite. Folks are recruited to join because someone sees potential in them, and they rise to the top as their work...
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SIG Spotlight: VA Hospitalists
November 1, 2023
The practice of medicine, particularly in the hospitalized setting, is viewed by some as bureaucracy at scale. The federal government, particularly in the hospitalized setting, could be described the...
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Scholarship: Through a DEI Lens
November 1, 2023
Dr. Potts Presenters: Kristina Nazareth-Pidgeon, MD, Michelle White, MD, MPH, Victoria Parente, MD, Mikelle Key-Solle, MD, and Abby Nerlinger, MD, MPH Equity is a pillar of quality health care...
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Behavioral Emergency Response Teams and Racial Bias in Pediatric Hospitals
November 1, 2023
Dr. Edwards Presenters: Rachel Peterson, MD, and Edward Kim, MD Recently, concern has been growing about hospital patient-to-worker harm events and the increase in patients with mental health...