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Hospitalists and preoperative optimization: key lessons from HM17
The annual Hospital Medicine conference in 2017 placed perioperative medicine firmly in the spotlight, with several sessions devoted to how hospitalists can…
Improving Code Blue Response Through Simulation: Conference Highlights
The beep of a cardiac monitor flat-lining remains one of the most stressful events in any hospital corridor. For clinicians who answer those calls, the…
How Morbidity and Mortality Reviews Drive Real Change in Hospital Medicine
Walk into most hospitalists' tearoom on a Wednesday arvo and you will find the ritual unfolding: a junior doctor presents a case, a senior consultant fires…
From HM17: a practical guide to managing alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Alcohol remains one of the most common substances bringing Australians into acute hospital care, with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…
Inpatient Glycaemic Control After the 2017 Protocol Debate
The debate over inpatient glycaemic control in May 2017 was less about finding a single “best” insulin regimen and more about deciding which patients needed…
Using Big Data To Predict Delirium In Hospital Care
Delirium was a prominent patient-safety concern discussed around Hospital Medicine 2017, held from 1–4 May at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. For…
Avoiding the 30-Day Readmission Trap in Heart Failure Care
Heart failure readmissions are rarely caused by a single clinical mistake. A patient may leave hospital with improved breathlessness, then return within weeks…
Making Post-Discharge Calls Safer and More Useful
A hospital stay may end when the patient leaves the ward, but the transition to home is often when uncertainty becomes visible. Medicines have changed,…
How to Negotiate Your Next Hospitalist Contract
A hospitalist contract determines far more than your annual salary. It sets the rhythm of your working life, the limits of your responsibility, the support…
Ethics of capacity assessments: lessons from Hospital Medicine 2017
Hospital Medicine 2017 ran from 1–4 May at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, drawing hospitalists from across the United States and a sizeable contingent from…
  • Re-energize and focus your practice with the latest research, best practices and newest innovations in the field that can immediately be applied to improving patient care.
  • Learn from the “best of the best,” including nationally renowned leaders in the field of hospital medicine.
  • Connect and collaborate with a vibrant community of hospital medicine professionals.