Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida who has written about medical topics from nasty infections to ethical dilemmas, runaway tumors to tornado-chasing doctors. He travels the globe gathering conference health news and lives in West Palm Beach.
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San Diego Hospitalist Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, Offers Suggestions on Things to Do at HM16
Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, associate clinical professor at the University of California at San Diego, has a concern: If people attending HM16 don’t...
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Expands, Offers ‘Something for Everyone’
If you can’t find anything that interests you at HM16, check your caffeine level.
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Returns to San Diego
More than 3,000 hospitalists, nurses, administrators, medical residents, and students will ensconce themselves in Spanish Revival architecture,...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources Often Lacking in Hospitalists' Routines
The best antibiotic stewardship programs weave improvements into the routines of hospitalists. But at the end of the day, developing and...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Launches Antimicrobial Stewardship Campaign
In 2006, infectious disease specialists and pharmacists at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore took a look at the pharmacy budget...
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Use of Medical Scribes Spurs Debate About Costs, Difficulties of Electronic Health Records
[caption id="attachment_11554" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Credit: ILLUSTRATION/PAUL JUESTRICH; PHOTOs shutterstock.com[/caption] The...
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Commonly Prescribed, Not Always Necessary
Gastroenterologists say better indicators needed before prescribing PPIs for inpatients with non-cardiac chest pain
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11 Things Gastroenterologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
[caption id="attachment_10268" align="alignright" width="275"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] So many symptoms that are staples of...
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LISTEN NOW: Gastroenterologist, Robert Coben, MD, on GI Bleeds, Colon Cancer
ROBERT COBEN, MD, Program director of the gastroenterology fellowship program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, discusses...
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LISTEN NOW: Gastroenterologist, John Pandolfino, MD, on Best Practices for Colonoscopies, Treating C. diff Infections
John Pandolfino, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, talks about...
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LISTEN NOW: Jeffrey Greenwald, MD provides tips on treating endocrine disorders
Jeffrey Greenwald, MD, a hospitalist at Massacusetts General Hospital with 15 years of experience in hospital medicine, discusses his view of the...
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Nine Things Hospitalists Need to Know about Treating Patients with Endocrine Disorders
Diabetes is as prevalent in hospitals today as lab coats and heart monitors. More than 8% of the population—almost 26 million people—and nearly 27...
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LISTEN NOW: David Pressel, MD, PHD, FHM, discusses violence in hospitals
DAVID PRESSEL, MD, PHD, FHM, medical director of inpatient services at Nemours Children’s Health System, talks about the nature of violence in...
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Hospital Violence Hits Home
Hospitalists could hardly be faulted for wondering: Am I safe?