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Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: At the height of the spring 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, NYU Langone Hospital implemented visitor restrictions and NYU Grossman School of Medicine removed clerkship students from clinical rotations—both in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus. Frontline providers were busy delivering care to a surge of patients, leaving little […]
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Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: As a result of COVID-19, clinical care across the U.S. has changed with virtual services becoming the new normal in many clinics.1-5 How these changes impact patient care following hospitalization is unclear as data are limited.6 We report on characteristics and rates of clinic follow up and satisfaction with care in patients discharged during […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Literature on the prognostic value of laboratory tests on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is sparse.1-4 Based on available evidence our institution developed a protocol for care of patients admitted with COVID-19. In addition to routine labs (complete blood count, complete metabolic panel, venous lactate, etc.), the protocol recommends a set of COVID-specific daily lab […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Nationally, internal medicine (IM) residency programs have been struggling with the balance of protecting residents from exposure to COVID-19, ensuring they are sufficiently trained in general medicine while still teaching them about a new disease process and preparing them to help fight the pandemic (1). Anxiety is common amongst providers in a pandemic, especially […]
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Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ position statement, “Guiding Principles for Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Programs,” emphasized the importance of professional development for each PHM physician. However, little is published about PHM physicians’ perspectives on professional development. The objectives of this study were to explore pediatric hospitalists’ perceptions of professional development needs, desired […]
Abstract Number: 1
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Patient and family experience have become increasingly important to the hospital community, whereby exceptional patient and family experience is the common ground for all six aims of quality care as defined by the Institute of Medicine in Crossing the Quality Chasm — care that is patient centered, safe, effective, timely, efficient, and equitable (1). […]
Abstract Number: 2
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Two-thirds of surgical inpatients have at least 2 medical comorbidities, and 14% have six or more. Since 2001, there has been exponential growth of comanagement services, in which hospitalists embedded on surgical services take ownership over medical management. While advanced practice providers (APPs) increasingly manage surgical inpatients, successful comanagement models between hospitalists and APPs […]
Abstract Number: 4
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Despite a rapid increase in academic hospitalists, faculty development in academic hospital medicine remains an ongoing challenge. We aim to describe scholarly output and demographics in relation to academic rank distribution and to identify factors associated with academic promotion of a national sample of academic hospital medicine programs. Methods: We extracted demographic and academic […]
Abstract Number: 5
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In the treatment of sepsis, current guidelines from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommend IV crystalloid 30ml/kg in the first three hours of admission (1). The 30mL/kg guideline is designated as a strong recommendation with low quality of evidence(2). This evidence largely stems from the Rivers et al. study of 263 patients which showed improved […]
Abstract Number: 6
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Outcomes among hospitalized patients with severe vision impairment or blindness have not been extensively explored. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical and resource utilization outcomes in patients with severe vision impairment/blindness. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for year 2017, hospitalized adults with and without […]