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Abstract Number: N13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Healthcare provider burnout is highly prevalent, has been increasing during the COVID pandemic, and affects both physician and advanced practice providers (APP) wellbeing in hospital medicine (HM). The purpose of this study is to characterize and understand HM physician and APP stressors in their work environment, including workload. Methods: We distributed anonymous, online surveys […]
Abstract Number: N17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (TBP-PI-HBr) is an orally bioavailable prodrug that is rapidly converted in plasma to the carbapenem, tebipenem. Tebipenem has in vitro activity against select multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, including fluoroquinolone-resistant and extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales. TBP-PI-HBr is being developed in the United States as the first oral carbapenem for treatment of cUTI and […]
Abstract Number: N22
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Time spent on electronic medical record (EMR) documentation is one of the top dissatisfiers for providers. With burnout at an all-time high, reducing provider burden while maintaining high quality care is essential to moving healthcare forward in a sustainable way. “While electronic documentation provides a number of benefits as compared to paper-based documentation, including […]
Abstract Number: N25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man presented with bilateral upper back pain with radiation to the upper chest for the past 1 month. On examination, he had left upper back tenderness. A CT of the chest revealed septic pulmonary emboli. Blood cultures drawn on admission speciated to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Urine cultures speciated to MRSA […]
Abstract Number: N31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with a history of OSA on CPAP, Parkinson’s disease, hyperlipidemia, and obesity presented to the emergency department with a three-week history of progressive dyspnea on exertion (DOE) and abdominal pain on exertion that radiated into his chest, neck, and jaw that resolved after rest. He had an intentional 50-lb weight […]
Abstract Number: N34
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old male with a past medical history of obesity, NIDDM2, OSA and HTN presented for an outpatient echocardiogram as part of routine surgical clearance for a bariatric surgery procedure. During the echocardiogram, the patient was injected with a sulfur hexafluoride lipid microsphere contrast agent (Lumason®) for better visualization of his anatomy. Within […]
Abstract Number: N38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 48 year-old male presented Landstuhl Regional Medical Center with epigastric pain and fevers that had progressed to pain in the right lower quadrant. He lived in Cameroon until 30 years old and had recently deployed to West Africa. Computed Tomography (CT) of his abdomen demonstrated thickening of his right colon with extra-luminal […]
Abstract Number: O12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The REdesigning SystEms to Improve Teamwork and Quality for Hospitalized Patients (RESET) study sought to improve teamwork and quality for hospitalized patients by providing mentorship and resources to hospitals as they implemented: (1) Unit-based Physician Teams, (2) Unit Nurse-Physician Co-leadership, (3) Enhanced Interprofessional Rounds, (4) Unit-level Performance Reports, and (5) Patient Engagement Activities. Two […]
Abstract Number: O17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: While sleep is critical for health and healing, the hospital setting is not conducive to sleep and few efforts have been made to improve the sleeping environment. To date, there have been no efforts to describe the current practices to improve the sleep of hospitalized patients at highly-ranked hospitals. Methods: A multicenter mixed-methods study […]
Abstract Number: O21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Evidence-based guidelines/protocols for electrolyte replacement that safely encourage oral (PO) and/or intravenous (IV) dosing attain goal levels more successfully than standard care. PO is generally more comfortable and less dangerous than IV. Between 5/2017-11/2017, our institution dosed ~300,000 doses of potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg), with 30% and 19% of doses being PO, respectively. […]