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Abstract Number: 56
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The number of physician assistants (PAs) who are hospitalists has rapidly expanded. Little educational research has been done to understand what knowledge and skills PA students need in preparation for a career in hospital medicine. We sought to identify which topics and experiences practicing hospitalists felt were most critical for PA students. A second […]
Abstract Number: 57
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Internal medicine training programs have been profoundly impacted by changes in resident duty hours, workloads, and supervisory requirements. Consequentially, it has become increasingly important to re-evaluate and re-formulate traditional methods of teaching to maximize the delivery of clinical education, efficiently identifying and taking advantage of learning opportunities where they may exist. Overnight care […]
Abstract Number: 59
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The University of California, San Francisco is undergoing many changes in its approach to teaching in both undergraduate (UME) and graduate medical education (GME). As a result, approximately one third of traditional in-class lectures that make up the UME curriculum will need to move to a digital format to accommodate a new curriculum. In […]
Abstract Number: 147
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The American Board of Internal Medicine expects all general internists to be competent, at least “with regard to their knowledge and understanding,” in bedside paracentesis, thoracentesis, central venous catheterization, and lumbar puncture, among other less invasive procedures. Unfortunately, increasing patient loads with a focus on efficiency caused a shift away from our hospitalist group […]
Abstract Number: 151
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Discussion of medical errors in patient care is often not formally taught in most residencies or medical schools. Yet the skill set needed for addressing patient adverse events when they occur and preventing similar occurrences in the future is instrumental for the practice of medicine. A Morbidity and Mortality Conference (M&M) is one way […]
Abstract Number: 161
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Conference is a traditional forum that provides residents with an opportunity to discuss medical errors, adverse events and near misses. Conventionally, most of the allotted time is spent on case presentation, unexpected outcomes and therapeutic debates. We demonstrate a unique approach to M&M, where we refocused the content by emphasizing […]
Abstract Number: 166
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: While many institutions train housestaff to mitigate hospital hazards, few have exploited the crucial concept of situational awareness (i.e. mindfulness of the patient environment) to teach patient safety. One method to promote situational awareness is through the embedding of safety and low-value care hazards into simulation-based training exercises. Purpose: To assess incoming interns’ ability […]
Abstract Number: 245
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Adult patient populations are not effectively vaccinated in United States, which contributes to increased rates of hospitalization, cost of medical care and disease complications. Though physicians’ understanding of vaccination measures should be comprehensive, many studies have indicated that adult patients are not receiving their vaccinations as they should. One study during a pertussis outbreak […]
Abstract Number: 350
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Inpatient handoffs have been recognized as a vulnerable time during a patient’s hospitalization and are widely associated with adverse events and near misses. A variety of strategies have been implemented in order to improve shift handoffs. To date, no study has described how residency program leadership views these strategies, or how the implementation of […]
Abstract Number: 364
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Many institutions struggle with educational structure in the wake of ACGME duty hour restrictions, and concerns have been raised that there has been a net negative impact on quality of education. Efforts to balance service and education are continuously in flux. At our institution efforts to address this balance have included a redesign of […]