Search results for "Ethics"
Doctoring with dignity
Even simple things like how patients are addressed can have a long-lasting effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/dignity.htm
15 Dec 2012
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
QI efforts to enhance communication with very ill can affect outcomes, analysis finds
Quality improvement (QI) interventions to improve communication with very sick patients are effective at reducing length of stay in the ICU and the use of nonbeneficial aggressive treatment, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/07/2.htm
7 Nov 2012
You are a role model
When academic hospitalists observe their peers behaving unprofessionally, chances are residents and students are seeing the same thing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/qarole.htm
15 Oct 2012
Miracles, prayer amid medical practice
It's more important than ever to recognize and understand cultures and spiritual beliefs, including and beyond the end of life.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/belief.htm
15 Oct 2012
The rights, privileges, and responsibilities appertaining thereto
An internal medicine resident reflects on his recent graduation, a cross-country move and the new responsibilities he now carries.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/residency.htm
15 Sep 2012
Determining actionability of genetic findings
How to handle inadvertent findings is a major subject of discussion in the genomics community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/genomics.htm
15 Aug 2012
Apps for newbies
Learn how to make the most of mobile technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/apps.htm
15 Jul 2012
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about ethics in hospital medicine, inpatient hypercalcemia, compassion fatigue and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/23/7.htm
23 May 2012
Ethics in daily hospitalist practice
ACP's recently revised Ethics Manual offers guidance on situations relevant to hospitalists, such as stewardship of resources, communicating with patients, and dealing with conflicts over treatment goals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/coverstory.htm
15 May 2012