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Abstract Number: C20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a growing interest in pediatric hospital medicine, however few Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellowships incorporate POCUS training formally into their curriculum. In addition to its ability to expedite care, POCUS can improve the ability of pediatric hospitalists to take care of patients in resource-limited settings or when specialists are not […]
Abstract Number: C23
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Observation Units (OUs) are a common healthcare delivery model for health systems across the United States. OUs vary from a type 1 to type 4 based on several factors[1]. Another category of OUs – second-level OUs – does not fit this traditional classification due to a different patient population composition and staffing model. The […]
Abstract Number: D21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Perioperative medicine is a complexed area of hospitalist medicine, with many nuanced clinical management scenarios. At Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Hospital medicine and perioperative medicine are two separate sections within the division of general internal medicine. The sections share some clinical services, including night coverage and sick (“jeopardy”) call. Perioperative medicine […]
Abstract Number: D23
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospital throughput and length of stay (LOS) are important drivers of success in an increasingly competitive healthcare landscape where revenues are down and demand can exceed hospital capacity. More specifically, longer LOS and hospital throughput bottlenecks impact access to timely care, the quality and safety of care delivery, patient and family satisfaction, and provider […]
Abstract Number: E23
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The transfer of patients between hospitals (interhospital transfer, IHT), exposes patients to risks of discontinuity of care, such as errors in communication and gaps in information transfer. In our prior work evaluating IHT to general medical (GMS), cardiology, oncology and ICU services at an 800-bed tertiary care referral hospital, we found that in 37% […]
Abstract Number: F11
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Over two-thirds of workplace assaults in the United States occur in healthcare and social services settings. Patients/visitors are the most common source of workplace violence (WPV), called type II WPV. Nurses, clinicians working in the emergency room, behavioral and psychiatry wards are at high risk for type II WPV. National and international organizations recommend […]
Abstract Number: F13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with spacers for delivering bronchodilator therapy is established as equivalent to the use of nebulizers (nebs) for symptom response.[1-3] Additional well-documented benefits to using MDIs in place of nebs include fewer systemic side effects, better long-term patient adherence to therapy, and, in the era of COVID-19, decreased use […]
Abstract Number: F17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospital-at-Home (HaH) is a safe and effective alternative to high-cost, traditional hospitalization in patients with a range of medical conditions, such as non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique situation with favorable policy changes, hospital resource constraints, and a clearly defined patient population that helped to increase HaH program deployment and […]
Abstract Number: F18
SHM Converge 2022
Background: In utero opioid exposure can result in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). NAS is a serious condition characterized by central nervous system hyperirritability and autonomic nervous system and gastrointestinal tract dysfunction. Newborns with NAS may require pharmacological management, have increased hospital costs, and have a prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). NAS incidence has increased […]
Abstract Number: F20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The benefits of breastfeeding for infants and women are well established with the recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics to breastfeed for at least 1 year. However, balancing clinical responsibilities with the mental, physical, and time load for breastfeeding physician mothers returning from parental leave proves extremely difficult and contributes to gender disparities […]