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Abstract Number: 352
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: More than 30 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States every year. Participation has numerous benefits including improved physical fitness and better school performance, however, it is not without risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children sustain more than 3.1 million sports and recreation-related injuries […]
Abstract Number: 359
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospital Medicine (HM) continues to be a rapidly evolving field. Within our own institution, 15-20% of our graduates in the Internal Medicine Residency Program have pursued careers in HM in recent years. Purpose: The goal of this project is to provide residents with better preparation for careers in HM by implementing a HM Pathway. […]
Abstract Number: 363
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: As a result of the 2011 ACGME duty-hour policies, many residencies have transitioned to a shift-work system, where swing and overnight residents admit patients for handoff to a new primary team the following morning. In our Internal Medicine residency program, up to 70% of admitted patients are handed off in this fashion. These “holdover […]
Abstract Number: 378
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conferences are ubiquitous among internal medicine (IM) residency programs, but often fail to improve patient safety and foster learning.1,2 One key determinant of a successful M&M conference is the choice of patient safety event (i.e. M&M case) that is analyzed or presented. However, the characteristics of an effective M&M case […]
Abstract Number: 382
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation developed the Choosing Wisely project in 2012 as a way to identify commonly used tests that may be overused or inappropriately used. The Society of Hospital Medicine created a subcommittee in this project focused on recommendations affecting hospitalists, and made the recommendation in 2013 to stop […]
Abstract Number: 384
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The Vizient Quality and Accountability scorecard is a tool that measures academic medical centers (AMCs) clinical performance, focusing on quality and safety while targeting specific opportunities for improvement. The Vizient quality domains include Mortality, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Equity, Patient Experience, and Patient safety. In an academic setting, the frontline healthcare providers are resident physicians. As […]
Abstract Number: 391
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The traditional Morbidity and Mortality Conference (MMC) is known for its punitive aspects. Some programs have met the ACGME Internal Medicine (IM) requirement for MMC or Quality Improvement (QI) conferences by focusing on general principles of patient safety. We describe the impact of a QI-based MMC on resident perceptions of psychological safety and the […]
Abstract Number: 392
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Engaging residents and fellows in institutional quality and safety initiatives is essential for providing optimal care for patients. However, there is no standardized way to accomplish this and the sharing of information is challenging. While patient safety councils exist across institutions, they feature differing curriculum and occur in a variety of formats: hospital-wide vs. […]
Abstract Number: 468
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: On January 1st, 2017, the Joint Commission antibiotic stewardship accreditation standard came into effect, requiring hospital wide antibiotic stewardship programs. In West Virginia, per the CDC, in 2014, less than 28% had a stewardship program that met all 7 of the CDC core elements. In a May 2017 article of Clinical Infectious Diseases, authors […]
Abstract Number: D19
SHM Converge 2022
Background: For the academic hospitalist, rounds are the cornerstone of teaching, learning, and patient care. At our institution, a study found that Internal Medicine (IM) residents on the wards spend an average of 3.4 hours rounding daily. However, most residents and attendings described rounds as “inefficient” and “low value.” With this information and with attention […]