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Update in Hospital Medicine
July 1, 2024
Dr. Zahir Kanjee (left) and Dr. Suchita Shah Sata educated—and entertained!—with their updates in hospital medicine. This year’s annual Update in Hospital Medicine transported learners to...
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The Art and Science of Hospitalist Workloads: Designing and Implementing Evidence-Informed Strategies for Optimal Patient, Workforce, and Organizational Outcomes
July 1, 2024
This engaging strategy session was led by two passionate speakers committed to optimizing hospital operations while prioritizing the well-being of hospitalists. They delved into various challenges,...
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SIG Spotlight: Patient Experience
June 3, 2024
Length of stay, work-relative value units, hospital-acquired infections. There is no shortage of metrics—and their accompanying acronyms—that silo, summarize, and study whether hospitalists are...
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How Do You Ethically Integrate a GIP Hospice Service into the Hospital?
January 2, 2024
Case An 86-year-old female with a history of metastatic pancreatic cancer and diabetes was admitted for chest pain and dyspnea and found to have an acute pulmonary embolism. The hospital...
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Strategies for Dysfunctional Teams and Groups
July 5, 2023
Drs. Russo and Boer began by outlining the differences between high-performing and dysfunctional teams. High-performing teams are not afraid of face-to-face communication, authentically give and...
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Syncope Evaluation: Evidence-Based and Economical
July 5, 2023
Dr. Daniel Dressler started his evidence-based evaluation of the syncope presentation by polling the audience with a few cases and questions regarding syncope. Before finding out the correct answers,...
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Investing in the Future
September 1, 2022
Q & A with Raman Palabindala, MD, MBA, SFHM, CLHM, regional medical director of population health, Optum, Seattle, Wash. Dr. Palabindala, a volunteer member of The Hospitalist's editorial...
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Celebrating Women in Hospital Medicine
September 1, 2022
September is Women in Medicine Month, a time to inspire, elevate, and recognize women and their roles in medicine. The following SHM members—recommended by members of The Hospitalist’s editorial...
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A Look Back at The Masters in HM
May 12, 2022
Every year since, 2009, SHM has awarded the Master in Hospital Medicine (MHM) designation to those members who reach the apex of distinguished prestige in the hospital medicine community. These...
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Practicing HM in the Alaska Native community
January 5, 2022
The Department of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) in Anchorage, Alaska has served the Alaska Native community since 1999. Our group works with the community to...
