Meeting
Abstract Number: 51
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Patients with dementia are more likely to be hospitalized as compared to those without dementia. Once hospitalized this population has a higher rate of developing complications such as delirium and falls, often leading to prolonged hospitalization, functional decline, re-hospitalizations, and mortality. They are also more likely to be discharged to subacute facilities which […]
Abstract Number: 51
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: As acting interns (or sub-interns), fourth-year medical students are placed in the intern role to develop skills important for internship. At our institution, this has traditionally occurred on inpatient teaching teams that also include residents, interns, and third-year medical students. Because teaching teams are at times crowded with learners, our acting interns have often […]