Meeting
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Choroidal melanoma, the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, is a dangerous cancer which can lead to blindness. Diagnosed at an average age of 65 & lacking identifiable environmental or genetic factors, melanoma of the eye can affect anyone. Commonly found on routine ophthalmological screening, patients are sent to quaternary hospitals for further […]
Abstract Number: 367
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Perioperative co-management has become an increasingly important part of a hospitalist’s role. A new MSIV course was created to teach and showcase this unique aspect of hospital medicine to medical students. Perioperative co-management can provide excellent educational value and a new framework of thinking for medical students regardless of the specialty they pursue. Purpose: […]
Abstract Number: 479
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospital medicine continues to expand and hospitalist practitioners are now rising to challenges of other venues looking to capture the value hospitalists bring. One area with a paucity of such skill but a rising need is the realm of eating disorder medicine. Purpose: To showcase hospital medicine in a niche role, specifically eating disorder […]