Meeting
Abstract Number: 82
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Female physicians are a high-risk group for unintentional weaning, with poor access to lactation stations as one of the reported reasons. Less than half of female physicians are breastfeeding at 6 months, and only 29% are exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months. Often female physicians are pumping in their office, while less than 20% are […]
Abstract Number: 228
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Nationwide death by suicide burnout continues to rise in physicians (1). The key drivers of burnout are increased emotional exhaustion (EE) and depersonalization (DP) and low levels of personal accomplishment(PA). In a 2014 the Annals of Family Medicine survey revealed that 73% of general internists would not choose the same specialty again, attributing burnout […]
Abstract Number: 348
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: There is often little communication across inpatient medicine teams at a busy academic medical center. Although teams comprise trainees across many levels, individual teams often work in parallel without relating shared challenges and experiences. This can be isolating, and practicing in such silos can propagate systems issues and contribute to burn out. Purpose: Create […]
Abstract Number: 377
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: As the field of HM continues to evolve, many hospital medicine groups (HMGs) are expanding their scope of practice outside of the care of the hospitalized patient. Our HMG, a 120-physician team working at 2 tertiary care hospitals in the New York Metropolitan area, is no exception. Over the past 3 years, our HMG […]