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Abstract Number: B15
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Fewer hospitalized patients are discharged per day on weekends as compared to weekdays.1 Hospital medicine groups have implemented quality improvement (QI) initiatives to increase weekend discharges, however, the factors contributing to lower rates of weekend discharges are not well-described.2 To better understand contributors to missed opportunities for weekend discharge, we analyzed patients discharged on […]
Abstract Number: B17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The management of patients with COVID-19 is challenging for front-line healthcare providers given limited validated, evidence-based clinical decision support. Determining patient mortality risk is critical for effective triage, management, and discharge decision making. Numerous COVID-19 risk prediction models have been created, though the robustness of these models varies. The 4C Mortality Score, created by […]
Abstract Number: B25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 68-year-old female with a history of a recent cryptogenic stroke and atrial fibrillation who presented for an elective TEE for patent foramen ovale (PFO) evaluation and possible closure. TEE revealed a PFO with evidence of a right-to-left shunt. After completion, the patient reported exquisite neck tenderness, severe […]
Abstract Number: C20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a growing interest in pediatric hospital medicine, however few Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellowships incorporate POCUS training formally into their curriculum. In addition to its ability to expedite care, POCUS can improve the ability of pediatric hospitalists to take care of patients in resource-limited settings or when specialists are not […]
Abstract Number: C21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic created innumerable challenges and demanded rapid innovation for perioperative medicine. In March 2020, in response to our institution’s expectations, our hospitalist-led preoperative medicine clinic rapidly pivoted to patient care via telehealth. Purpose: Before the pandemic, our hospitalist-led preoperative medicine clinic was already in the early planning stages […]
Abstract Number: C23
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Observation Units (OUs) are a common healthcare delivery model for health systems across the United States. OUs vary from a type 1 to type 4 based on several factors[1]. Another category of OUs – second-level OUs – does not fit this traditional classification due to a different patient population composition and staffing model. The […]
Abstract Number: D21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Perioperative medicine is a complexed area of hospitalist medicine, with many nuanced clinical management scenarios. At Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Hospital medicine and perioperative medicine are two separate sections within the division of general internal medicine. The sections share some clinical services, including night coverage and sick (“jeopardy”) call. Perioperative medicine […]
Abstract Number: F13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with spacers for delivering bronchodilator therapy is established as equivalent to the use of nebulizers (nebs) for symptom response.[1-3] Additional well-documented benefits to using MDIs in place of nebs include fewer systemic side effects, better long-term patient adherence to therapy, and, in the era of COVID-19, decreased use […]
Abstract Number: F15
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Constraints on resources require healthcare systems to implement alternative and innovative means for delivering care. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified this issue throughout the world, leading to shortages of ventilators, hospital beds, and healthcare personnel. We report the results of an Acute Care at Home (ACH) program’s response to COVID-19, providing in-home hospital-level care to […]
Abstract Number: F19
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Imagine opening your patients’ electronic medical record (EMR) and seeing their stories, as told by them. Would that help you understand your patients better, both their resilience and the barriers they have faced? Systemic structures of oppression and health provider unconscious bias are root causes of racial, gender and class-based health disparities. Storytelling is […]