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SHM I-PASS Leader Spearheads Fight for Safe Water in Flint
April 3, 2016
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HM16 Speakers Focus on Public Health, Leadership, Future of Hospital Medicine
April 2, 2016
SAN DIEGO — Hospital medicine’s annual extravaganza nestled into the southwestern corner of the country in March, with a record 4,000 hospitalists and others expanding their knowledge of clinical care, management, leadership, technology, and quality improvement. They listened, they laughed, they
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AIMS65 Score Helps Predict Inpatient Mortality in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
April 1, 2016
Clinical question: Does AIMS65 risk stratification score predict inpatient mortality in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB)? Background: Acute UGIB is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, which makes it crucial to identify high-risk patients early.
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SHM Student-Resident Program to Tour U.S. Cities
March 31, 2016
Interested in a career in hospital medicine? Know someone who is? SHM hosts a series of special events for students and residents on campuses throughout the country.
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Heart Disease Rates Have Dropped but Vary Widely by Region
March 31, 2016
(Reuters Health) - Over the last 40 years, heart disease rates have dropped in the U.S.
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Care Teams Work Best When Members Have a Voice
March 30, 2016
I stumbled upon an absolutely brilliant TED talk about how we need to forget about the “pecking order” within workplaces and how we need to focus on team social connectedness as a strategy to enhance teamwork and productivity.1 I found the analogy in the presenter’s talk so incredibly poignant for t
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Study Shows an Increase in Older Americans that Take at Least Five Medications
March 30, 2016
(Reuters Health) - The proportion of older Americans taking at least five medications or supplements went up in a recent study. The increase in people using multiple medications - known as polypharmacy - paralleled an increase in the number of older Americans at risk for major drug interactions,
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Medical Students Receive Grants from Society of Hospital Medicine
March 29, 2016
Philadelphia, PA –The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)’s Physician in Training Committee recently announced the 2016 Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant recipients, who earned the scholarship based on their abilities and interest in hospital medicine, prior educational training and dedication to sch
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Research Finds the Main Cause of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis
March 29, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the absence of a congenital anomaly, the main cause of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is the presence of an unretrieved IVC filter, researchers report. "Since IVC filter thrombosis is the main etiology for IVC thrombosis, physicians may want to ensure the absol
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Did You Commit to ‘Fight the Resistance’ at HM16?
March 29, 2016
Thanks to everyone who showed their commitment to fighting antibiotic resistance at HM16 in San Diego by signing our “Fight the Resistance” posters at the SHM booth.
