Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Hospital
Abstract Number: 333
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Cross cover as a new intern can be daunting. A 2019 survey of interns across medical specialties showed the majority had no formal cross cover training or experience and felt unprepared to serve in this role. (1) Residencies have been increasing night float experiences and cross cover roles with careful attention to assure duty […]
Abstract Number: 338
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Lack of academic productivity poses barriers to the promotion of hospital medicine faculty members at academic medical centers.1,2 New faculty members may face additional challenges with academic promotions due to lack of research productivity and availability of career mentors. Lack of academic funding for early career academic hospitalists has previously been highlighted as a […]
Abstract Number: 339
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Translating academic effort into scholarship and portfolios for institutional awards and promotion is time intensive and can be challenging to incorporate into the daily work of academic hospitalists. Writing accountability groups offer an opportunity to increase scholarly productivity and receive peer support. Purpose: The goal of the VA Hospitalist Writing Accountability Group is to […]
Abstract Number: 349
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In the emergency department (ED), patients living in unsafe conditions in the community, who do not have a clinical reason to be admitted, present the physician with a dilemma: admit the patient to the hospital, exposing the patient to the hazards of hospitalization, or have them return to the hazards of their living situation. […]
Abstract Number: 356
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The CDC recognizes antimicrobial resistance as an urgent global public health threat and supports antibiotic stewardship initiatives to combat antibiotic resistance. Pneumonia is a frequent condition treated by both hospitalists and emergency room physicians and the most common reason for inpatient antibiotic use and over prescribing. Recent IDSA guidelines for the treatment of community […]
Abstract Number: 358
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The incidence of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is rising around the world with nearly 27 million people living with OUD globally and over 100,000 opioid overdose deaths each year. The Society of Hospital Medicine recently released a consensus statement for management of patients with OUD admitted to the hospital. This statement included recommendations for […]
Abstract Number: 360
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Excess alarms cause a phenomenon, known as alarm fatigue, in which medical providers become desensitized to constant noise emitted from monitors & fail to notice or react to alarms which can lead to patient safety concerns. With the acceleration of remote monitoring & monitoring hubs, it is critical to minimize unactionable alarms and prevent […]
Abstract Number: 361
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospitalist-run Medical Procedure Services (MPS) have been shown to decrease time-to-procedure, overall length of stay, and interventional subspecialty consults for bedside procedures while increasing revenue for hospitalist groups [1,2,3,4]. However, significant challenges remain in the deployment of a financially sustainable MPS, and there is interest in identifying and deploying strategies to improve sustainability. Two […]
Abstract Number: 363
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Clostroidiodes difficile (CD) is the most prevalent hospital-acquired infection in the United States, accounting for approximately 224,000 infections with 13,000 deaths and over 1 billion dollars spent in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Clostroidiodes difficile accounts for 10-20% of diarrhea in the setting of recent antibiotics exposure.In St […]
Abstract Number: 369
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Admitted patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) are often placed on sliding scale insulin with four fingerstick blood glucose (FSBG) tests per day, regardless of home insulin use or baseline glycemic control. FSBG testing in the inpatient setting allows for real-time insulin adjustment to protect patients from significant hypo- or hyperglycemia, but FSBG […]