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Abstract Number: 6
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Diagnostic errors are common, costly, and harmful. Cognitive biases and suboptimal clinical reasoning are contributing factors for diagnostic error. A diagnostic time-out (DTO) is a structured tool to optimize clinical reasoning, prioritize the differential diagnosis, and communicate diagnostic uncertainty in high-risk situations susceptible to diagnostic error. Purpose: To design and implement an interactive educational […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: 6
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Diagnostic errors are common, costly, and harmful. Cognitive biases and suboptimal clinical reasoning are contributing factors for diagnostic error. A diagnostic time-out (DTO) is a structured tool to optimize clinical reasoning, prioritize the differential diagnosis, and communicate diagnostic uncertainty in high-risk situations susceptible to diagnostic error. Purpose: To design and implement an interactive educational […]
Abstract Number: 22
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Hemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis (HLH) is a rare cause of pancytopenia. Patients with sickle cell disease can present with pancytopenia and recognition of (HLH) in patients with sickle cell disease may be a lifesaving diagnosis.Case presentation:A 39-year-old female with past medical history of sickle cell anemia and moyamoya disease was admitted with sickle cell vaso-occlusive […]
Abstract Number: 24
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old male with history of hypertension presented to urgent care with one day of vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Onset of symptoms occurred 30 minutes after consuming raw juice he made at home from a lauki bottle gourd. At urgent care he was pale, ill-appearing, and hypotensive with a blood pressure of 80/36 […]
Abstract Number: 29
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 16 year old boy with obesity presented for dehydration in the setting of three months of abdominal pain, nausea, and non-bloody, non-bilious emesis. Outpatient work-up had been unrevealing. He also endorsed cannabis use and vaping. He had lost 70 pounds during this time. New symptoms in the days prior to admission included dizziness […]
Abstract Number: 42
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Backup systems (jeopardy) are utilized by hospital medicine programs to staff clinical services in the cases of illness, leave and unexpected increases in clinical volumes. In the context of increasing hospitalist burnout and increased staffing needs during and after the COVID pandemic, a focus on how jeopardy contributes to clinician experience has emerged as […]
Abstract Number: 64
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Feedback in clinical training is essential to reinforce positive behaviors and to provide areas for improvement. Numeric ratings from student performance evaluations are helpful but are not sufficient to guide the learner about where they may be excelling and where they may need additional development. Narrative written feedback both reinforces verbal feedback and provides […]
Abstract Number: 166
SHM Converge 2023
Background: As of 2020, COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. COVID-19 accounted for more than a million hospitalization in the USA since the onset of the pandemic. Our aim is to investigate the impact of racial disparities on the outcome of COVID-19 admissions. Methods: We queried the National […]
Abstract Number: 168
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Diagnostic and clinical reasoning errors are common and a source of harm to our patients. Improving clinical reasoning skills is challenging due to the absence of feedback. Care transitions have been recognized as an area of vulnerability for hospitalized patients, however, they also represent opportunities for error recognition and improvement as the oncoming clinician […]
Abstract Number: 183
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a common abnormality that affects between 25% and 34% of the general population. For most people, it is a benign finding; however, in some, the PFO can be wider, allowing a paradoxical embolus to transit from the venous to the arterial circulation, which is associated with cryptogenic stroke, migraine, […]