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Abstract Number: 45
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: In 2014, UCLA Health embarked on a journey to train and inspire the future generation of medicine. The Healthcare Improvement & iNnovation in Quality (THINQ) Collaborative aims to radically shape care delivery by building transformative interdisciplinary platforms to catalyze and nurture innovation at UCLA that lead to large-scale impact. Further, THINQ aspires to engage […]
Abstract Number: 56
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Recently, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) put forth their latest expectations of residents using Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA). Furthermore, prompted by an interest in improving the health of the population, enhancing the experience and outcome of the patient, and reducing the per capita […]
Abstract Number: 86
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The Exercises in Clinical Reasoning (ECR) series in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) is a unique and growing series of 30 case-based problem-solving manuscripts, designed to teach the foundations of clinical reasoning to both educators and students. For selected cases, the ECR team has produced teaching materials, including PowerPoints of ECR cases […]
Abstract Number: G1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Internist trainees have traditionally acquired radiology skills in a piecemeal manner, either through elective rotations or through informal “radiology rounds” on inpatient medicine rotations. here is no comprehensive curriculum for teaching basic radiology to internal medicine (IM) residents, and their image interpretation skills are limited (1). Additionally, the rise of the electronic medical record […]
Abstract Number: 108
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Delirium is associated with high morbidity and mortality in hospitalized older adults. Sleep is a modifiable risk factor for delirium. Eye masks (EMs) and earplugs (EPs) have been shown to improve sleep and effective reduce delirium in the ICU. This study examines the clinical usability of this intervention component in general medicine patients. We […]
Abstract Number: 116
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospital associated injury is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Lack of communication about patient safety issues among care team members and with patients is a key source of hospital errors and patient harm, and making errors more visible is a key strategy to reduce negative outcomes. Electronic health record […]
Abstract Number: 174
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Hospitalized patients get fewer than five hours of sleep a night. Poor sleep leads to increased rates of delirium, falls, and hypertension, and decreased patient satisfaction. Purpose: To improve sleep among hospitalized patients through a resident-led project aimed at minimizing nighttime disruptions and changing culture. Description: In a needs assessment survey, hospitalized patients reported […]
Abstract Number: 176
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Practical and financial pressures have placed a renewed focus on improving the human experience of healthcare from both the patient and provider perspective. Despite this, aligning patients and interdisciplinary providers around meaningful experience improvement in the inpatient setting remains elusive. We sought to develop an innovative interdisciplinary design process for experience improvement on a […]
Abstract Number: 205
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be a life-saving and curative therapy in hematological malignancies. Pre-transplant evaluation for HSCT is a multidisciplinary process that can be complicated, time-consuming, and expensive for patients to navigate. The process requires coordination between several medical subspecialties including pulmonary, cardiology, and mental health, in addition to social workers and […]
Abstract Number: 228
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Geographic co-location, the practice of cohorting a panel of patients on the same hospital unit for a single provider or team, is increasingly popular, with 36.4% of adult hospitalist groups reporting unit-based assignments [1]. Benefits include increased hospitalist-patient interaction time, increased odds of multiple same-day patient visits, improved productivity, and greater interdisciplinary communication [2-4]. […]