CME Courses: Hospital Based Medicine

CME/CE Credits: ACCME

Activity Expires: 2/1/15 —619 days

Overview

As the influence of health care reform unfolds, the role of physicians and their organizations will inevitably change. Given these changes, the relationship between physicians and their hospitals or physician organization will alter as a result. More physicians are becoming employed or under contract with an organization. Physicians will need to serve as leaders more now than ever to ensure the highest quality of care and value is provided in their communities and to protect the patient-physician relationship.

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With hospital medicine growing rapidly in both scale and complexity, the learning curve for students is steeper, while experienced physicians are often called upon to act as mentors and caregivers in areas outside their primary fields of expertise. Becoming a Consummate Clinician, an exciting new book in the series Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts, describes in practical terms how clinicians and students can think more critically and act more insightfully in this era of information expansion and time compression. Developed for hospital-based clinicians and physicians-in-training, the book provides a road map for navigating key challenges in real-life medical practice related to assessing, integrating, and presenting clinical information. Clearly formatted and easily accessible, the book:

• Fully integrates and emphasizes error avoidance and reduction
• Highlights uses and limitations of algorithmic and evidence-based medicine in medical decision-making
• Details effective strategies for looking and “re-looking” at biomedical data
• Explains essential do’s and don’ts of medicalpractice, from patient history and exam to differential diagnoses
• Describes best practices and pitfalls of gathering, processing, and communicating medical information
• Presents strategies for attending physicians to develop the critical thinking skills of their trainees

Featuring real-world clinical examples, this concise, down-to-earth text is written to help both practitioners and students improve their overall clinical performance, and learn to communicate effectively with members of the caregiving team.

Expertly manage the most common diseases and conditions encountered in hospital medicine!

"Practical books such as this one take a giant step to bringing together the current body of usable knowledge to help hospitalists succeed....Hospitalists need to rely on books like this one for up to date information."--Laurence D. Wellikson, MD, FACP, CEO, Society of Hospital Medicine (from the foreword)

This concise yet comprehensive review is the perfect tool to prepare for certification, re-certification, and CME--or for use as a clinical refresher. Featuring expert insights, its highly efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies must-know content for maximum yield and minimum time.

FEATURES:

• Ideal for both specialists and generalists who manage subspecialty care in the increasingly complex hospital environment
• Complete, A-to-Z overview of all diseases and disorders commonly seen by hospitalists
• Expert, up-to-date coverage of unique, need-to-know concepts in hospital medicine--including key clinical, organizational, and administrative issues
• Practical coverage of the most common diagnostic-related groups in hospital-based health care
• An incisive look at patient safety that helps you ensure optimal care
• Logically organized, easy-to-follow chapters help focus your study and provide rapid access to specific subjects
• Includes coverage of key organizational and administrative issues

In the exciting and growing field of hospital medicine, you're as concerned with the efficient management of your unit as you are the effective care of your patients. This multimedia Expert Consult title is your ideal new clinical reference on both counts...in print and online! Nationally recognized experts equip you with practical, actionable guidance on all of the challenges you face every day-making it easier for you to provide optimal care for every patient.

• Access to the entire contents of this Expert Consult title online permits speedy consultation from any computer with an Internet connection.
  
• State-of-the-art, evidence-based, hospital-focused guidelines on clinical assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and discharge/follow-up planning help you to effectively manage all of the key disorders in every body system.
  
• 20 chapters focused on peri-operative care assist you in navigating this increasingly important component of hospital medicine practice.
  
• Expert advice on systems issues explores how to establish and enhance a hospitalist program, provide leadership, manage patient transitions of care, establish a teamwork model with hospital staff, promote patient safety and staff performance improvement, standardize care, and navigate legal and ethical concerns.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

The most convenient, quick-access admissions guide available, packed with clinical facts, figures, and data you will refer to again and again

Concise yet complete, this indispensable resource is filled with not-to-be-missed details for admissions orders and the management of newly admitted patients. Hospital Admissions delivers accurate evidence-based data covering the most common diseases and conditions you will encounter in the hospital, making it an ideal at-a-glance resource for all physicians and students writing or learning admitting orders.

Features:

• All the clinical essentials you require for admitting new patients to the medical units-right in the palm of your hand!
• Clear tabular format takes you right to the information you need, helping you to avoid wasting valuable time searching for answers
• Easy-to-follow, consistent template for all tables, consisting of: disposition, monitoring, diet, fluids, oxygen requirements, Dx studies, prophylaxis, consult service, nursing, and medications
• Includes free PDA download for even more ease-of-use and greater convenience

The Little Black Book of Hospital Medicine provides practical, concise evidence-based information on the diagnosis and treatment across the spectrum of illness and injury in the hospital setting. This book features a simple, accessible template for each subject, and quick and easy references to the relevant literature. The Little Black Book of Hospital Medicine is a convenient resource offering instant access to vital information and is the ideal resource for today s hospitalist.

In the exciting and growing field of hospital medicine, you're as concerned with the efficient management of your unit as you are the effective care of your patients. This multimedia Expert Consult title is your ideal new clinical reference on both counts...in print and online! Nationally recognized experts equip you with practical, actionable guidance on all of the challenges you face every day-making it easier for you to provide optimal care for every patient. The Premium Edition comes with powerful online extras including regular updates reflecting important new clinical developments ... downloadable illustrations ... evidence-based admitting orders ... and more.

• Access to the entire contents of this Expert Consult title online permits speedy consultation from any computer with an Internet connection.
  
• The Premium Edition includes regular online updates reflecting the latest clinical developments ... all of the artwork from the text, downloadable for use in PowerPoint® presentations ... evidence-based admitting orders for over 100 conditions ... and the ability to load all of the admitting orders from the web site onto your handheld device.
  
• State-of-the-art, evidence-based, hospital-focused guidelines on clinical assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and discharge/follow-up planning help you to effectively manage all of the key disorders in every body system.
  
• 20 chapters focused on peri-operative care assist you in navigating this increasingly important component of hospital medicine practice.
  
• Expert advice on systems issues explores how to establish and enhance a hospitalist program, provide leadership, manage patient transitions of care, establish a teamwork model with hospital staff, promote patient safety and staff performance improvement, standardize care, and navigate legal and ethical concerns.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

This gorgeous, full-color atlas and case-book presents more than sixty cases with over one hundred associated, super high-quality clinical images that a physician needs to be able to rapidly recognize and know for accurate, expedient diagnosis and treatment. The images are presented with the patient’s brief medical history, followed by the diagnosis, brief discussion of the diagnosis, and the patient’s clinical course and treatment. These miniature case studies encompass photos and descriptions of patients, supporting physical findings, X-rays, CT scans, electrocardiograms, blood smears, gross pathologic specimens, and microscopic pathology slides.

Spurred by the healthcare building boom, evidence-based healthcare facility design is an important and growing trend in creating safe and nurturing patient-care environments. Hospital administrators are continually searching for proven, cost-effective strategies to do everything from enhancing patient safety and staff efficiency to improving the budget and bottom line.

The closest you can get to seeing the USMLE Step 2 CK without actually taking it

Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of medicine/internal medicine for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who recently passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam.

• 500 USMLE-style questions and answers
• Detailed explanations for right and wrong answers
• Targets what you really need to know for exam success
• Student tested and reviewed

This study tracks the establishment of a single hospital-based integrative medicine center. Although some factors clearly worked in favor of the center, the hospital had few models to guide it and no experience in creating such a clinic. Thus, it made many decisions in the areas of administration, finance, and legal issues that created barriers to the center's success, and the center was ultimately closed.

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