Search results for "Conference Coverage"
Catching postop problems
An expert offers tips on dealing with postoperative fever, urinary retention, nausea and vomiting, acute kidney injury, and atrial fibrillation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/catching-postop-problems.htm
22 Nov 2023
Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges
Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023
Paying for hospital care at home
Traditional hospital-at-home models include costs for care, medications, and labs but do not cover the capital expenses that diagnosis-related group payments typically support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/paying-for-hospital-care-at-home.htm
1 Feb 2023
Catheters and other plumbing problems
A urologist offered his tips for hospitalists on catheter placement and additional urological issues in a recent lecture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/catheters-and-other-plumbing-problems.htm
5 Oct 2022
The reality of postacute care
Skilled nursing facilities and home health care can help patients continue recovering after discharge, but hospitalists, patients, and caregivers must understand their limitations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/free/the-reality-of-postacute-care.htm
27 Apr 2022
Continuing aspirin for no reason?
A speaker made the case for anticoagulant monotherapy in selected patients with stable coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation during a “Things We Do For No Reason” session at SHM Converge 2022.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/continuing-aspirin-for-no-reason.htm
27 Apr 2022
The road ahead for hospital medicine
During his plenary at SHM Converge 2022, Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, shared his thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, including changes in patient complexity and hospital finance, the catch-22 of hospital at home, and the potential impacts of technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/the-road-ahead-for-hospital-medicine.htm
20 Apr 2022
Lights, camera, medicine
Patient requests to record hospital care on video are likely to be increasingly common, and hospitalists should prepare by learning the relevant rules and appropriate responses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/lights-camera-medicine.htm
13 Apr 2022
Tips on LGBTQ terminology
An expert explained how to foster patients' trust by talking about their gender identity and sexual orientation with the currently preferred wording.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/13/free/tips-on-lgbtq-terminology.htm
13 Apr 2022
Why perioperative anaphylaxis is like paella
An expert speaker at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2022 Annual Meeting drew parallels between perioperative anaphylaxis and the Spanish dish, reviewing differential diagnoses, causal agents, and useful labs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/why-perioperative-anaphylaxis-is-like-paella.htm
23 Mar 2022