- News- HM12 Features High-Profile Speakers, RIV Sessions, Expanded Breakouts- February 29, 2012- The world was a different place in 2008, the last time SHM’s annual meeting was in San Diego. Attendance at the yearly confab of hospitalists was almost half of what it is expected to be this year, healthcare reform was still just a bullet point for a presidential candidate’s talking points, and society leaders were drumming up interest in a new fellowship program they’d created. 
![1]() - News- Six Keys to a Successful Annual Meeting- February 29, 2012- HM12 isn’t for the faint of heart: Game-plan, don’t be shy, and implement what you learn. 
- News- Policy Experts Say Hospital Medicine Should be Ready to Tackle Reform Challenges- February 29, 2012- In a restaurant, it’s called being in the weeds: when the duties of one’s job become so overwhelming that you can’t keep up with the pace. Think five new admissions at the end of a 12-hour workday. 
- News- CME Credit at HM12- February 29, 2012- HM12 is planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Blackwell Futura Media Services (BFMS) and SHM. BFMS is accredited by ACCME to provide CME for physicians. 
- News- HM12 Organizers Strive for ‘Meaningful’ Educational Offerings for Hospitalists- February 29, 2012- Jeff Glasheen, MD, SFHM, has been going to SHM’s annual meetings for a decade. He’s played the part of poster presenter, session leader, physician editor of The Hospitalist, and even just a healthcare consumer eager to hear what a keynote speaker has to say. 
- News- HM12’s Host City of San Diego Offers Plenty of Fun Things to Do- February 29, 2012- HM12 is a perfect chance to learn about San Diego. 
- News- Welcome to San Diego for HM12- February 29, 2012- In April, thousands of hospitalists from across the country will be packing their bags and traveling to sunny San Diego for HM12. 
![1]() - News- Wachter to Examine ‘Great Physicians’ at HM12- February 29, 2012- Robert Wachter, MD, the author of HM blog Wachter's World, might best be known for the penultimate address he delivers at SHM’s annual meeting. This year he takes center stage at the San Diego Convention Center at noon April 4, capping HM12. 
- News- How Should Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis be Treated?- February 29, 2012- Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of alcohol-related liver disease associated with significant short-term mortality. 
- News- Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis in Medical Patient Populations, Including Stroke- February 29, 2012- Observational studies suggest that 50% of patients who develop a VTE in the hospital will do so despite appropriate prophylaxis. 

