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Abstract Number: 50
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Advanced practice providers play a significant role in hospital medicine across the country. The 2018 State of Hospital Medicine report from the Society of Hospital Medicine found that 75% of hospital medicine groups include advanced practice providers. At our urban, tertiary care, public hospital, physician assistants (PAs) comprise forty percent of internal medicine ward […]
Abstract Number: 61
SHM Converge 2021
Background: A career in medicine is undoubtedly demanding and often takes a toll on the mental health of the individuals employed in this setting. Residents are an especially vulnerable population. In this study we aim to assess different aspects of resident life that might contribute to mental stress during residency such as a collegial work […]
Abstract Number: 62
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The transition from adolescent to adult care has been associated with worse outcomes including increased mortality (1). Improved patient experience (PEX) correlates with decreased inpatient mortality rates and better adherence to quality guidelines (2) as well as lower 30- day readmission rates for patients with heart failure, acute MI and pneumonia (3). Hospitalized adolescents […]
Abstract Number: 65
SHM Converge 2021
Background: While academic hospital medicine (HM) has experienced rapid growth, criteria for promotion, especially regarding scholarship, lack data to inform practice. We sought to describe the characteristics and scholarly progression of academic hospitalists who have been promoted to full professor (FP). Methods: We identified FP HM faculty of all medical schools ranked for research by […]
Abstract Number: 67
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In hospitalized patients with anemia, the AABB recommends that transfusion of red blood cells occur when a patient’s hemoglobin (Hb) drops below a restrictive transfusion threshold, either at 7 or 8g/dL1. These transfusion guidelines are the result of a growing body of clinical trial evidence showing that transfusion at lower or restrictive Hb thresholds […]
Abstract Number: 80
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare and put enormous stress upon front-line healthcare workers. Physician trainees may be more vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes, including burnout and distress. The objective of this study was to compare mental health indices of attending physicians versus trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A voluntary survey was […]
Abstract Number: 110
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Patients with a pre-existing diagnosis of advanced cancer who discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after an acute care hospitalization rarely receive future oncologic treatment, have high readmission rates, and minimal hospice use. We aimed to evaluate survivorship of patients discharging to a SNF with a new diagnosis of cancer based on their […]
Abstract Number: 114
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Heart failure is expected to increase in prevalence globally.(1) The increased incidence of metabolic disorders coupled with the increase in life expectancy in Singapore has contributed to this trend. Heart failure poses a great burden on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system.Previous European studies have suggested that patients managed by internists differ in baseline […]
Abstract Number: 122
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Although in-person hospitalist presence, increasingly staffed by dedicated nocturnists, has become the norm overnight in the hospital (1-2), the scope of nocturnist practice and the typical workload has not been defined. Methods: In November 2019 a survey was created by a panel of nocturnists made up of members of the SHM Night Medicine Special […]
Abstract Number: 132
SHM Converge 2021
Background: E-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) was first reported in 2019 in the United States (1-2). Reported lung findings in this disease include acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, hypersensitivity pneumonia, and giant cell interstitial pneumonitis (3-5). Considering the additional reports of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and hemoptysis (6-11), we obtained coagulation studies prior […]