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VTEP Guidelines Can Be Systematically Implemented in Pediatric Inpatients
March 21, 2016
Clinical question: Can venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTEP) guidelines be systematically implemented in a pediatric inpatient population? Background: VTEP for hospitalized adult medical patients has been characterized in the literature as being safe and efficacious, although mortality benefi
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Dexamethasone Potential Therapy for Asthma Exacerbations in Pediatric Inpatients
December 1, 2015
Clinical question: In children hospitalized in a non-ICU setting with asthma exacerbation, how effective is dexamethasone compared to prednisone/prednisolone? Background: Asthma is the second most common reason for hospital admission in childhood.1 National guidelines recommend treatment with sys
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Nursing Care Top-Ranked Factor in Pediatric Inpatient Satisfaction Survey
November 17, 2015
A recent patient satisfaction survey that ranked nursing care as the most important factor within inpatient pediatric care settings comes as no surprise to the chair of SHM’s Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Committee. Published online last month in the American Journal of Medical Quality,
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Pediatric Trigger Tool Helps Identify Inpatient Pediatric Harm
October 29, 2015
Clinical question: Can a trigger tool identify harms for hospitalized children? Background: An estimated 400,000 people die annually in the United States as a result of hospital-associated harm.
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How to Develop a Comprehensive Pediatric Palliative Care Program
October 5, 2015
For Ami Doshi, MD, FAAP, a hospitalist at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, the path to establishing a comprehensive pediatric palliative care program began with her realization during medical training that doctors didn’t always adequately address the suffering of young patients with advanced dise
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LISTEN NOW: Pediatric Hospital Medicine and the “Right Care” Movement
September 21, 2015
Three pediatric hospitalists – Dr. Ricardo Quiñonez of San Antonio Children’s Hospital, Dr. Shawn Ralston of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and Dr.
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PHM15: Teaching, Supervising Pediatric Hospitalist Fellows
August 4, 2015
Session: “Teaching and Supervising a PHM Fellow: The Transition from Learner to Instructor." Analysis: The session was led by Sarah Denniston, MD, FAAP, of Children’s Hospital of San Antonio/Baylor College of Medicine, and a collaboration of presenters ranging from fellowship directors to new pe
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PHM15: Challenging Diagnoses, Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatric Immigrant, Refugee Patient Cases
July 28, 2015
Presenters: Nichole Chandler MD, Suresh Nagappan MD MSPH, Angela Hartsell MD MPH, and Emily Hodnett MD This workshop focused on interactive cases to highlight healthcare issues specific to the population of refugee/immigrant children in the US.
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New Tool Improves Harm Detection for Pediatric Inpatients
June 18, 2015
The newly developed Pediatric All-Cause Harm Measurement Tool (PACHMT) improved detection of harms in pediatric inpatients in a recent pilot study. Using the tool, researchers found a rate of 40 harms per 100 patients admitted, and at least one harm in nearly a quarter of the children in the stud
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Just-In-Time CPR Training Studied in Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest
May 5, 2015
Outcomes for JIT CPR training, with or without visual feedback, improves compliance with chest compression rate, depth guidelines during simulated CPA
