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Hospitalist movers and shakers – Sept. 2018
September 17, 2018
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
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Azithromycin for COPD exacerbations may reduce treatment failure
September 17, 2018
PARIS – Started when patients with COPD are hospitalized for an exacerbation, a 90-day course of azithromycin improved multiple outcome measures in a placebo-controlled trial.
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AAP guidelines emphasize gender-affirmative care
September 17, 2018
You can transform your office into a place where TGD youth feel safe.
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Disruptive physicians: Is this an HR or MEC issue?
September 16, 2018
Experts explain when to take disruptive behavior to human resources or the medial executive committee (or both) and the pros and cons of each path.
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Risk factors for postop cardiac events differ between vascular and general surgery
September 14, 2018
Predictive risk factors for cardiac events after general and vascular surgery differed significantly.
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FDA attacks antibiotic resistance with new strategy
September 14, 2018
Four-pronged approach addresses product development, stewardship, surveillance, and science.
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Hospitalist NPs and PAs note progress
September 14, 2018
Integrating NPs and PAs into hospitalist groups successfully is a “nuanced and multilayered” process.
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Zika virus infection: Novel assay extends diagnostic window
September 13, 2018
A novel pyrosequencing-based RT-PCR assay improves and expands diagnostic capabilities for Zika virus infection.
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Does nurse-physician rounding matter?
September 13, 2018
Improved communication by timely nurse-physician rounding can lead to better outcomes for patients.
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Burnout may jeopardize patient care
September 12, 2018
Burnout was associated with unprofessionalism and higher rates of patient safety issues.