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LISTEN NOW: The Doctor as Patient
January 6, 2015
In this podcast, two hospitalists who’ve seen the flip side of their practice as hospital patients talk about their experience as doctor-patients. Dr. Brett Hendel-Paterson of Health Partners Regional in St. Paul shares how his diagnosis with chronic lymphocytic leukemia has impacted his practice.
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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the January 2015 issue of The Hospitalist
January 6, 2015
This month in our issue, one of our cover stories looks to answer the question, “Do You Really Need an MBA?” if your career goals include a leadership role. In a news brief, we cover the long-awaited confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy to the post of U.S. Surgeon General.
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LISTEN NOW: Co-Management in Hospital Medicine
January 6, 2015
In this podcast, hospitalists discuss why co-management in hospital medicine is still a work in progress. Dr. Bradley Flansbaum, a founding member of SHM and current member of SHM’s Public Policy Committee, says every member of a medical team needs to pull their weight and communicate. Dr.
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Depletive Fluid Management Strategy During Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Can Lower VAP Rates
December 19, 2014
Clinical question: What is the benefit associated with a depletive fluid management strategy on ventilator-associated complication (VAC) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) during weaning from mechanical ventilation? Background: VAP is common in the ICU.
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LISTEN NOW: Bob Wachter discusses ACOs, managed care, and his new book
December 4, 2014
Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, chief of the division of hospital medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, talks about Accountable Care Organizations, trends in managed care, his new book, and why hospitalists need to think, at times, like Machiavelli. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitali
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LISTEN NOW: Steve Pantilat, MD, SFHM, explains hospitalists’ role in palliative care
December 3, 2014
Steven Z.
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LISTEN NOW: M.D. Anderson hospitalists discuss caring for cancer patients
December 3, 2014
Josiah Halm, MD, and Sahitya Gadiraju, DO, assistant professors of general internal medicine at M.D.
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LISTEN NOW: Highlights of the December 2014 issue of The Hospitalist newsmagazine
December 2, 2014
This month in our issue, our first cover story features "10 Things Oncologists Want Hospitalists to Know." Dr.
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LISTEN NOW: Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Collaboration
November 13, 2014
This month's podcast features Dr. Ken Epstein, chief medical officer for Hospitalist Consultants, a division of ECI Healthcare Partners; and Dr.
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LISTEN NOW: Dr. Kendall Rogers, MD, SFHM, Encourages Hospitalists to Work as Part of Quality Teams to Achieve Glycemic Control
November 10, 2014
As SHM's glycemic control lead mentor and a hospitalist at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Kendall Rogers, MD, CPE, FACP, SFHM, offers advice to hospitalists when working as part of a quality team in achieving glycemic control. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/up