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Abstract Number: 17
PROACTIVE MENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS REDUCES LENGTH OF STAY AND REDUCES COSTS
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Mental illness is common among hospitalized patients and is associated with increased length of stay, higher costs, and worse clinical outcomes. Inpatient psychiatry consultations have traditionally held a reactive model, in which primary teams obtain consultation for patients that have developed active psychiatric symptoms. The reactive model has frequently led to missed opportunities to […]
Abstract Number: 244
TARGETED AUTOMATIC E-CONSULTATION (TACO) FOR IMPROVING HYPONATREMIA AND HYPERNATREMIA IN THE HOSPITALIZED PATIENT: A NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Acquired hyponatremia and hypernatremia are common in hospitalized patients and correcting dysnatremia may improve outcomes. Nephrology assistance with dysnatremia may help optimize management, but specialist resources are limited. Targeted Automatic e-Consultation (TACo), a model of selective e-consultation based on automated identification of patients from the electronic health record, has been applied for glycemic management […]
Abstract Number: 350
AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO INCREASE INPATIENT PROCEDURES FOR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS : PROCEDURE CONSULTS FROM OTHER HOSPITALIST TEAMS
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Procedures, both inpatient and outpatient, are an essential part of the training for family medicine residents. Several residency programs struggle to provide the minimum number of procedures for residents to develop competency and comfort with the said procedures. Hospitalists do offer increased experience with procedures, although more recently, hospitalists are also referring most procedures […]
Abstract Number: 351
HOSPITALISTS AS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING CONSULTANTS – A NOVEL SERVICE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016. Health authorities across the country have grappled with how to ensure equitable access for patients. In Victoria, British Columbia, a small group of pioneering community physicians were responding to all community and hospital MAiD requests. The lack of a coordinated system, coupled with […]
Abstract Number: 358
A POINT-OF-CARE (POCUS) CONSULT SERVICE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED RESIDENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly being used across medical specialties, improving diagnostic accuracy in numerous medical presentations and levels of acuity. Training in these skills is currently offered through major societies, but graduate medical POCUS training in internal medicine and family medicine is not common in US residencies. Therefore, we designed a two-week inpatient […]
Abstract Number: 431
MULTIDISCIPLINARY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MODALITIES IN REDUCING 30 DAYS HEART FAILURE READMISSION RATES IN A COMMUNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity among general population despite recent advancements in goal-directed therapies. The advent of mechanical circulatory devices, the increased availability and improvement in heart transplant techniques have improved some metrics; however, CHF patients continue to have multiple readmissions for acute exacerbations. The frequency of […]
Abstract Number: 441
GEL ROUNDS: A NOVEL POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND (POCUS) CONSULT SERVICE MODEL
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: POCUS is increasingly being used across medical specialties, and adds value to diagnostic accuracy for numerous pathologies and levels of acuity. Emergency Medicine providers were early adapters, providing examples of how POCUS increases patient satisfaction and diagnostic clarity (1, 2). Internal Medicine and Family Medicine have been slower to adopt this technology; however, general […]
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