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Hospital Medicine Career Perfect Fit for Hands-On Hospitalist Sowmya Kanikkannan
February 2, 2015
Sowmya Kanikkannan, MD, SFHM, has medicine in her blood. Stories her physician mother told her when she was a child piqued her curiosity.
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Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine Track Helps Hospitalists Achieve ABIM Recertification
February 2, 2015
This is the year I complete my second recertification for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Prior to 1990, the ABIM issued certificates that were good for life. Beginning in 1990 and through 2013, all certificates were issued for a 10-year duration.
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HM15’s Top 10 Must-See Sessions
February 2, 2015
Interested in academia and research? Maybe rapid-fire breakout sessions with hands-on interactivity are your thing? Oh, you’re a new hospitalist in your first job and you want guidance on how to navigate the field?
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Research, Innovations, Clinical Vignettes Poster Competition Draws Record Number of Abstracts to HM15
February 2, 2015
As program chair for HM15’s scientific abstract competition—also known as the Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes (RIV) competition—Margaret Fang, MD, MPH, can’t help but think of the future. RIV is “a chance to hear cutting-edge research or developments in the field, and to look around
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Healthcare Improvement Guru Maureen Bisognano Sees Hospitalists As Agents for Change
February 2, 2015
Scan HM15’s meeting schedule, and you’ll see that two of the three keynote speakers are names most every hospitalist knows. Peter Pronovost, MD. He’s also known as the “checklist doctor.” Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, is as much a meeting tradition as pre-courses and networking.
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Hospitalists on the Hill Day Offers Advocacy-Minded A Voice, Opportunity
February 2, 2015
Two years ago, when SHM’s annual meeting was last held in the Washington, D.C., area, 113 hospitalists armed with a policy mission swarmed across Capitol Hill.
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Key Information Sessions, Speakers, Networking Opportunities for Hospitalists Lined up at HM15
February 2, 2015
Efren Manjarrez, MD, SFHM, exudes excitement for HM15. As the chair of SHM’s Annual Meeting Committee and course director for the four-day assembly (March 29-April 1) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., he just can’t help but sound like a proud papa. “
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Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
January 28, 2015
Clinical question: Is there any difference between different resuscitative fluids (crystalloids or colloids) on mortality in critically ill sepsis patients? Background: Fluid resuscitation, in addition to antibiotics and source control, is a cornerstone of initial management of sepsis.
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Physician Dashboards, Pay-for-Performance Deliver Better VTE Prophylaxis Rates
January 28, 2015
The combination of direct feedback from web-based physician dashboards and a pay-for-performance program “significantly improved” hospitalists’ compliance with VTE prophylaxis, according to a recent study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. In the report, hospitalist Henry Michtalik, MD, MPH, MH
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Hospitalists Should Brace for Bitter Flu Season
January 13, 2015
A severe flu season will have hospitalists dealing with increased patient censuses and the struggle of keeping staffers healthy and available, according to two physicians. The CDC recently announced that all but seven states are dealing with widespread flu activity.
