Search results for "Medical education"
Improving teamwork through the selection of medical trainees
Admissions requirements and interviews could be modified to emphasize teamwork, among other strategies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/residents.htm
15 Jan 2015
Caring is hard work
Compassion fatigue shares symptoms and some causes with burnout, but it's not quite the same thing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/compassion.htm
15 May 2012
Reducing unnecessary testing
Efforts to test more judiciously represent a dramatic shift in the way physicians use tests to aid diagnosis and guide treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/coverstory.htm
15 Jul 2011
Pay now, profit later
Initial training, whether it lasts a few days or a few weeks, can make a crucial difference in a hospitalist's long-term productivity and career satisfaction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/training.htm
15 Apr 2010
April 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/
Patient safety, resident sleep do not appear to differ with flexible vs. standard duty hours
Sixty-three U.S. internal medicine residency programs were randomly assigned to follow standard duty-hour policies mandating 16-hour shifts and an 80-hour workweek, or flexible policies, with an 80-hour workweek but no limits on shift length or mandatory time off between shifts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/13/1.htm
13 Mar 2019
In the News
CDC reports sharp rise in kidney disease hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2008
Not all doctors fully disclose errors, pharma ties, bad prognoses, survey finds
A significant proportion of physicians do not completely agree that they should disclose serious medical errors or financial relationships with drug and device companies to patients, according to a recent survey.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/15/5.htm
15 Feb 2012
How year-two skills are forged from year-one lessons
Interns are exposed to many small leadership moments over the course of 12 months.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/residency.htm
15 Jan 2014
Useless charts and fresh eyes in handoffs
The medical record is not all that helpful when you don't know a patient and have to make a quick, on-the-spot decision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/blog.htm
15 Sep 2011