Meeting
Abstract Number: 50
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Equity is an essential domain of healthcare quality [1] but is rarely addressed within quality measurement programs. Quality initiatives, without explicit equity focus, may exacerbate underlying disparities.[2]To address this historic lack of focus on equity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) now provides confidential reports to hospitals on two disparity metrics for Medicare […]
Abstract Number: 87
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC), other underrepresented minority (URM) individuals, and women have been historically underrepresented in scholarly writing and research. Junior faculty members may face similar experiential, psychological, and logistical barriers to scholarly participation. We sought interventions to improve hospitalists’ scholarly writing production, specifically those tailored for women, BIPOC, and other […]
Abstract Number: 155
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Assessing and treating pain in older adults is challenging. Although having patients self-report pain on a numeric scale is the recommended approach, age-associated conditions such as dementia, delirium, and impaired vision or hearing can prevent patients from effectively communicating their symptoms. Older patients are also at risk of adverse effects from commonly used analgesics […]
Abstract Number: 334
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Microaggressions (MA) are everyday verbal, nonverbal and environmental slights, snubs or insults whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile messages to marginalized people. Microaggressions have been increasingly recognized as harmful to learners in clinical settings, creating a stressful work environment that unfairly erodes learners’ well-being and ability to succeed. Purpose: Our purpose was to […]
Abstract Number: 874
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old male with a history of trauma, depression, anxiety, foster system placement, and poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) (A1C>14) with frequent admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) presented with presyncope and 2 weeks of severe epigastric and RUQ abdominal pain. He endorsed inconsistent insulin use and frequent dietary indiscretion in part […]