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Abstract Number: 33
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Advanced Practice Providers (APP) are an expanding workforce within hospital medicine. Training and onboarding APPs is essential for developing a confident and competent workforce. However, onboarding options for APP training in hospital-based medicine have been limited due to the breadth and complexity of knowledge required to practice. Purpose: To develop an inpatient hospital medicine […]
Abstract Number: 36
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In the acute care environment, healthcare workers interface with patients who have limited access to medical care and a high prevalence of social determinants of health (SDoH) barriers.1 The inpatient setting presents a key intervention point where the social needs of vulnerable populations might be addressed. Standard inpatient medicine care teams, however, lack the […]
Abstract Number: 63
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a goal-directed ultrasound exam performed by a healthcare provider to answer a specific question or guide performance of an invasive procedure at the bedside. The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) support the integration of POCUS into graduate medical education (GME).Emergency medicine (EM) […]
Abstract Number: 65
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Participation in scholarly activities and mentorship is a pillar in academic medicine for innovation and career advancement, however, many early career APPs do not feel well prepared to participate in projects. To guide the development of support programs, this study identified perceived benefits and barriers to participating in academic advancement and scholarly projects, as […]
Abstract Number: 98
SHM Converge 2023
Background: A frequently cited challenge to parenting as a clinician relates to family leave policies. Taking parental leave may negatively affect clinicians’ income, research, career, and relationships with colleagues. Parental leave policies may be unfair, vague, or poorly communicated. We sought to describe the parental leave experiences and approaches used to support parental leave and […]
Abstract Number: 102
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospital Medicine has grown rapidly as a clinical specialty, but the specialty’s inroads in research have been more limited. We sought to understand the current state of research in adult Hospital Medicine. Methods: We repeated a 2018 survey of leaders in the field with changes to improve the response rate and representativeness of surveyed […]
Abstract Number: 150
SHM Converge 2023
Background: A higher Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prevalence was associated with increased rates of post-operative complications including increased marginal ulceration and leak rates. Limited studies described prevalence of H. pylori in patients undergoing bariatric surgery and H. pylori associated upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). Primary Aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence […]
Abstract Number: 156
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Although alcohol withdrawal (AW) is common in hospitalized patients, few studies describe contemporary alcohol withdrawal management in hospitalized settings or compare practices to recent guidelines published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). We sought to describe patient characteristics and determine factors associated with complicated withdrawal and treatment duration in hospitalized patients with […]
Abstract Number: 205
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Due to their widespread availability, inflammatory markers are used with increasing frequency, often concurrently, without adding any diagnostic or clinical benefit1,2. While unnecessary labs do not offer any additional benefit, they can be a significant source of physical and emotional distress to patients and their families3-5. In an era that emphasizes high-value, low-cost medical […]
Abstract Number: 289
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Lack of mobilization of hospitalized non-ICU medical patients has known negative consequences, including worse health and psychological outcomes, functional decline and increased hospital length of stay (1). Known challenges to increasing mobilization amongst inpatients include patient- and institutional-related limitations such as patient symptoms and lack of available assistance (2). At our urban, quaternary care, […]