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Abstract Number: N20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: There has been a national push over the last few decades to integrate patient safety within clinical care delivery. Despite an increased focus by educators and accrediting bodies, successful involvement of learners in high fidelity event review resulting in systems-level improvement lags behind expectations. Specific areas for improvement include faculty skillset development, involving interprofessional […]
Abstract Number: N23
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Career exploration and professional identity formation (PIF) are critical in undergraduate medical education (UME). With its focus on management of acutely ill, hospitalized patients, Hospital Medicine (HM) is an opportune environment for pre-clinical students to gain valuable, diverse clinical experiences. While widely utilized in UME, shadowing on HM direct-care services (HM-DCS) (i.e., those without […]
Abstract Number: O19
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Evidence-Based and Informed Clinical Practice is identified by the ACGME as a core clinical milestone (PBLI1). The Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) curriculum in the University of Wisconsin (UW) Internal Medicine Residency Program previously focused on didactics, journal clubs, and independent study. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted these traditional EBM teaching methods, prompting us to re-evaluate […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: OP6
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Residents are uniquely positioned to learn from and contribute to informatics. As key electronic health record (EHR) users, they offer practical solutions and feedback. Resident informatics engagement promotes EHR proficiency and accelerates implementation of best practices and quality improvement. Understanding how clinical data are structured creates a foundation for future scientific inquiry using clinical […]
Abstract Number: P13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees of severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy (1). In 2013, 6 million women in India were diagnosed with some form of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, of which 90 % were GDM (2). Yoga is an important aerobic activity that may decrease […]
Abstract Number: P40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old female with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain, fever, and severe hypotension several days after relapsing with intravenous heroin following two years of successful maintenance on buprenorphine. She was admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment of severe sepsis including broad-spectrum […]
Abstract Number: P48
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: The patient was a 73 year old gentleman with a recent diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presenting with weight gain, worsening dyspnea, lower extremity edema, and urinary incontinence since beginning furosemide two months previously. Labs were notable for a creatinine of 2.68 mg/dL from a baseline of 1.0 mg/dL. The […]
Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: PL1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Racism is a public health crisis impacting patients and healthcare workers. Antiracist education is not typical in undergraduate or graduate medical education curriculum. Discriminatory practices in health care result in worse patient outcomes in Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC). Committing to antiracist work is the first step in addressing racism and must […]
Abstract Number: 1011
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Hemosuccus pancreaticus, a rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, is defined as bleeding through the pancreatic duct into the ampulla of Vater. Bleeding usually occurs due to a ruptured pseudoaneurysm, and can be fatal, as it can be easily missed. Here we discuss a case that was discovered in time for appropriate intervention. […]
Abstract Number: 1017
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old gentleman presented with right upper quadrant pain, nausea, fever, and chills for one-week duration. Initial workup showed simple hepatic cyst and subsequently was discharged with oral antibiotics. The patient returned a week later for persistent right upper quadrant pain and high-grade fevers. No prior history of jaundice, weight loss, intravenous drug […]