Search results for "Medical education"
Do you know your core competencies?
Satyen Nichani, MD, ACP Member, explains the Society of Hospital Medicine's recently updated Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/qa-core-competencies.htm
15 Jul 2017
ICU training should come standard
A reader responds to a story on ICU care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/letters-to-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2018
Medicare patients had higher 30-day mortality when treated by older vs. younger hospitalists, study finds
The association was driven primarily by physicians who treated low to medium numbers of patients, and higher patient volume seemed to provide a protective effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/1.htm
24 May 2017
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
June 21, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/
October 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/
ACP urges doctors to focus on ‘hidden curriculum’
Faculty and senior clinicians should model empathy and encourage reflection and discussion of positive and negative behaviors in the training environment, the College's position paper said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/07/4.htm
7 Mar 2018
October 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/
New research links empathy to patient outcomes
Everyone wants to have a physician who understands what they're feeling, but it's not just about human contact; better clinical outcomes can result from physician empathy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/empathy.htm
15 Mar 2013
In the News
Malpractice claim numbers, hospitalization rates for sepsis and septicemia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2011