Acquiring sepsis competencies through simulation-based learning bundle during intermediate care unit internship, Medicine
The objective of this study was to analyze whether a simulation-based learning bundle is useful for residents while acquiring competencies in the management of sepsis during their internship in an ImCU.A prospective study, set in a tertiary-care academic medical center was performed enrolling residents who performed their internship in an ImCU from 2014 to 2017. The pillars of the simulation-based learning bundle were sepsis scenario in the simulation center, instructional material, and sepsis lecture, and management of septic patients admitted in the ImCU. Each resident was evaluated in the beginning and at the end of the...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These Moms Work as Doctors and Scientists. But They ’ve Also Taken On Another Job: Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation Online
Last March, friends and neighbors began stopping Emily Smith in her town outside of Waco, Texas, with questions about the coronavirus. An epidemiologist at Baylor University, Smith knows all too well how viruses are transmitted. But as the wife of a pastor and as a woman of faith, she also holds a trusted position in her community, and she would speak to those who asked about why she personally thought social distancing was a moral choice.
As the weeks wore on, the questions kept coming: “What does flatten the curve mean?” “Is it safe for my child to kick a soccer ball outside with a friend?” So she...
Source: TIME: Health - March 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eliana Dockterman Tags: Uncategorized feature Magazine Misinformation & Disinformation Source Type: news
Meet the TikTok gynecologist who's not afraid to talk about 'down there'
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln delivers babies for a living. But that ’s not necessarily how you may know her.
The Portland, Oregon-based OB-hospitalist has amassed 1.7 million followers on TikTok with her videos on reproductive health, women’s bodies, fat shaming, the Covid-19 vaccine and a “day in the life” of an OB-GYN.
Many of her videos are dedicated to busting myths and answering viewers’ questions: “Does birth control cause cancer?” “Are pandemic periods a thing?” “Things you… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 8, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Four Upstate pediatric residency and fellowship programs receive accreditations
Includes new Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship Program, for fast-growing field. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - March 4, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Care by Locum Tenens Hospitalists Compares Well Care by Locum Tenens Hospitalists Compares Well
Care by locum tenens hospitalists, often thought to be an expensive solution to staffing shortages, may have advantages in patient outcomes and hospital costs, a new observational study suggests.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - February 13, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Doctors Search for Missing Link Between COVID and ITP Doctors Search for Missing Link Between COVID and ITP
A San Diego hospitalist went looking for answers when a new and unexplained COVID complication showed up in her hospital system three times in 1 month.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 28, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
With Little Data to Guide Them, Pregnant Health Care Workers Are Stepping Up to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Dr. Jacqueline Parchem, a maternal-fetal medicine physician at UTHealth in Houston, considers herself a private person. Even still, she logged on to Twitter on Dec. 22 and began drafting a series of posts.
“Pregnant and unsure about the #COVID19 vaccine?” she wrote in a tweet that has now been liked more than 3,000 times. “You’re not alone. Got vaccinated today at 31 weeks [pregnant] and feel very fortunate. But it’s complicated.”
Over the course of nine tweets, Parchem broke down the thinking that went into her difficult decision to get vaccinated during pregnancy. Ultimately, she wrote...
Source: TIME: Health - January 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
How 3 Physician Couples Are Weathering the Pandemic How 3 Physician Couples Are Weathering the Pandemic
A pediatrician married to the director of a NYC critical care unit, two hospitalists with a baby, and two plastic surgeons trying to keep their shared practice afloat share their stories.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Hospitalists Are Natural Leaders in the COVID Battle Hospitalists Are Natural Leaders in the COVID Battle
Four hospitalists share their experiences in treating patients with COVID-19.Medscape Hospital Medicine (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Establishing a Strong and Lasting Mentor/Mentee Relationship Establishing a Strong and Lasting Mentor/Mentee Relationship
It is important to do some background work and ask around about potential mentors. Often, resident colleagues and fellows have a good sense of current projects and which faculty work well with learners.The Hospitalist (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hospital Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Batten Down the Hatches for Thyroid Storm Batten Down the Hatches for Thyroid Storm
"What ' s tricky is there really are no specific biochemical level cutoffs for thyroid storm, and also no unique laboratory abnormalities. In the end, it ' s a clinical diagnosis and a clinical judgment."The Hospitalist (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - September 10, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Heart Failure: Practice-Changing Developments for Hospitalists Heart Failure: Practice-Changing Developments for Hospitalists
"I think this can help inform us as to who with acute heart failure potentially needs to come into the hospital and who doesn ' t."Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - September 9, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Running on fumes
(JAMA Network) A hospitalist charts his emotional journey in this narrative essay from when once brightly colored signs declared hospital workers as heroes to now when the signs have faded and the steady and intense work of helping patients with COVID-19 has seemingly become mundane. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 4, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
ECOG Status, Molecular Testing Key to Cancer Prognosis ECOG Status, Molecular Testing Key to Cancer Prognosis
Hospitalists will be surprised to learn that the voluminous and ever-growing body of clinical trials data is of little value in the inpatient settings.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 25, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Population Health Can Improve Postdischarge Care Population Health Can Improve Postdischarge Care
Healthcare organizations must change their structure or risk going the way of Choluteca Bridge, which was built to be hurricane-proof and became useless when the course of the river shifted beneath it.The Hospitalist (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
