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2006 National Awards of Excellence Presented
May 2, 2006
This month SHM presents its 2006 national awards of excellence to five hospitalists whose work and research have contributed significantly to hospital medicine and to the betterment of patient care and hospital quality improvement across America.
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Insulin Therapy, C. Diff Update, LMWH or UFH for Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Cate Ranheim, MD;
- Randall McVean, MD;
- Robert Hoffman;
- Scott Mead, MD
May 2, 2006
C. Difficile Update
Loo VG, Poirier L, Miller MA, et al. A Predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 8;353(23):2442-2449.
McDonald LC, Killgore GE, Thompson A, et al.
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CODE PINK
May 2, 2006
The frightening phenomenon of infant abductions in hospitals
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The New Orleans Nocturnalist
May 1, 2006
At night it's laissez les bontemps roulez for hospitalists at teh Ochsner Clinic
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Palliative Consult
May 1, 2006
Hospitalists’ palliative care services thrive when they forge strong relationships with their referring oncologists
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Mississippi: A Post-Katrina Update
May 1, 2006
How the hospital community is faring months after the deadliest hurricane in the region’s history
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Retention Recommendations
May 1, 2006
Tips on retaining the right hospitalists for your group
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Invaluable Assistants
April 1, 2006
The vital relationship between hospitalists and physician assistants
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Medical Errors, Appropriate Dress for Physicians, Blood Cultures for Pneumonia Pts, and More
- Assistant Clinical Professor;
- Bradley A. Sharpe, MD
April 1, 2006
Rothschild JM, Landrigan CP, Cronin JW, et al. The critical care safety study: the incidence and nature of adverse events and serious medical errors in intensive care. Crit Care Med.
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An Internist in Iraq
- Air Force Expeditionary;
- Major Jason Stamm;
- Usaf, MC
April 1, 2006
What it's like to practice hospital medicine in the military theater