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Abstract Number: 33
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Advanced Practice Providers (APP) are an expanding workforce within hospital medicine. Training and onboarding APPs is essential for developing a confident and competent workforce. However, onboarding options for APP training in hospital-based medicine have been limited due to the breadth and complexity of knowledge required to practice. Purpose: To develop an inpatient hospital medicine […]
Abstract Number: 38
SHM Converge 2021
Background: For 6 months in 2018, a major quaternary-care teaching hospital underwent closure of operating rooms (OR) and cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) due to flooding/sterilization issues and planned upgrades. Surgery and interventional cardiology trainees were reassigned to other teaching hospital sites of Yale School of Medicine, with the anticipated impact on Medicine/subspecialties not fully known. […]
Abstract Number: 39
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Career success as an Internal Medicine (IM) physician requires more than exceptional medical knowledge and patient care. In professional practice, IM physicians hold leadership positions in multidisciplinary patient care groups, spearhead change management initiatives and lead quality improvement projects1,2. Despite the documented importance of physician leadership skills3,4, there is little time devoted to leadership […]
Abstract Number: 41
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 89-year-old man with coronary artery disease, hypertension, and osteoarthritis presented with acute-onset severe posterior neck pain, with no viral prodrome. The patient reported experiencing generalized weakness and associated headache, but denied any fevers, chills, cough, myalgia, joint pain, ulcers or rashes. Additionally, he did not report any photophobia, phonophobia, changes in vision, […]
Abstract Number: 42
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old man with cystic fibrosis presented to the Emergency Department with a two-day history of gradual, persistent, right sided abdominal pain associated with dark, tarry stools. He was afebrile with unremarkable vital signs. Exam was notable for generalized abdominal tenderness most noticeable in the right lower quadrant and a normal rectal exam. […]
Abstract Number: 49
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The transition of an experienced Registered Nurse into a novice hospital-based Nurse Practitioner (NP) is frequently met with trepidation. The novice NP is often uncertain if s/he possesses the level of clinical competency and scientific knowledge required to provide high quality evidence-based care to complex hospitalized patients. How does one ease the stress associated […]
Abstract Number: 51
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old Caucasian male with no significant medical history presented with a 6-day history of bilateral leg pain following a soccer game. As an avid soccer player, he had experienced similar episodes over the past three years, managed previously as “growing pains” with NSAIDs and acetaminophen. However, this presentation raised concern for an […]
Abstract Number: 52
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Communication is a vital aspect of a doctor-patient relationship in providing medical care. Despite extensive research and ACGME guidelines of interpersonal and communication skills, there is a lack of a formal curriculum that is designed to systematically teach resident physicians on creating and sustaining therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Some institutions have tried […]
Abstract Number: 59
SHM Converge 2023
Background: An increasing amount of literature demonstrates the detrimental impact of discrimination and microaggressions at personal and institutional levels in the healthcare workplace (1-5). Confronting these displays of bias involves a multifaceted approach across professional disciplines and hierarchies. Residency is a time when physicians experience and learn to navigate bias (6). To address this, we […]
Abstract Number: 62
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Pain is a frequent symptom in patients who require inpatient rehabilitation. For example, 40-50% of patients hospitalized for stroke rehabilitation report pain. Further, 82% of those hospitalized for postsurgical orthopedic rehabilitation complain of at least moderate pain, and among those hospitalized for rehabilitation after acute traumatic spinal cord injury, 97% report pain at least once […]