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These small-group sessions take place Monday, 4:30 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. and Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m.
Monday, March 25 – 4:30 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.
Academic and Research
Shaker Eid, MD, MBA, SFHM; Emily Mallin, MD, FHM
Azalea 3
The Academic and Research forum brings together faculty and researchers to discuss topics of interest to the academic hospital medicine community, such as mentorship, research support, and professional development. Join this collaborative offering of the Academic and Research Committees.
Canadian Hospitalists
Serge Soolsma, MD
Chesapeake K
This forum provides a unique setting for Canadian-based hospitalists to gather as an organized group, network, and discuss common issues.
Critical Care
David Aymond, MD
Chesapeake 1
This forum will explore the role of the hospitalist functioning as an intensivist and/or resuscitationist. Discussion items include personal experience, available education, and SHM’s support for this endeavor.
Hospitalists Trained in Family Medicine
Patricia Seymour, MD, FHM
Magnolia 2
Participants will network and discuss training, achieving recognition, access in the job market, and national trends related to hospitalists trained in family medicine.
Hospital Medicine Administrators
Larissa Smith; Elda Dede
Camellia 2
Practice administrators are important members of the hospitalist team. In this forum, administrators can voice their unique perspectives and hear from their peers.
International Hospital Medicine
Guillherme Barcellos, MD, SFHM
Magnolia 1
This forum is designed to provide an opportunity for attendees who practice hospital medicine outside of North America to share issues and ideas.
Leadership in Hospital Medicine
Thomas McIlraith, MD, SFHM, CLHM; Rob Zipper, MD, MMM, SFHM
Chesapeake 7-8
Want to be a better leader? A better coach and mentor? Do you want to drive quality improvement at your hospital? We will review, discuss, and shape the resources and programmatic offerings that are needed to promote leadership skill development at all levels. We will also review SHM’s existing programs, including Leadership Academies, the Leadership Certificate Program, e-learning, and the HMX: Leadership Alumni Forum.
Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
Leah Schmitz, PA-C; Meredith Wold, PA-C
Chesapeake 5-6
Network with your peers and learn about the work of the SHM Committee on Hospitalist Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants.
Oncology Hospitalists
Barbara Egan, MD, SFHM Joshua
Chesapeake 3
This special interest forum will explore the role of hospitalists on oncology services. Discussion items may include personal experiences and how to succeed as an oncology hospitalist.
Pediatric Hospitalists
Weijen Chang, MD
Azalea 2
This forum will provide an opportunity for pediatric hospitalists to network, share, and discuss topics of particular interest to them. Topics will include an update on SHM’s pediatric activities and updates on potential paths to specialty certification.
Post-Acute Care Providers
Bob Reynolds, MD
Chesapeake 2
This forum provides opportunities for hospitalists who practice in or are interested in learning more about working in or becoming more involved in the post-acute care arena such as SNFs, LTACs, and rehab facilities.
Residents & Medical Students
Aram Namavar, MS; Pam Vila
Chesapeake 9
This forum provides an opportunity for SHM Resident and Student Interest Group members to shape the mission and academic-year agenda in line with the goals set forth by the PIT Committee.
Rural Hospitalists
Ken Simone, DO, SFHM; Michael Sullivan, MD
Chesapeake J
Hospital medicine groups in rural areas face some unique problems, from recruitment, night call, and staffing to communicating with geographically dispersed primary care physicians. This forum provides an opportunity for hospitalists in rural areas to share their issues and concerns and to see how others have solved similar problems.
Veterans Affairs Hospitalists
Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, FHM;
Peter Kaboli, MD, FHM
Magnolia 3
This forum provides opportunities in networking and discussion for hospitalists who work at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tuesday, March 26 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPH, SFHM; Josh Boswell, JD
Chesapeake 8
During this forum with SHM’s advocacy leaders and staff, you will learn about the direction of SHM’s Advocacy & Public Policy work and how you can help. Discussion will focus on SHM’s new Advocacy & Public Policy section and how you can participate and share your own ideas.
Care of Vulnerable Populations
Mara Bann, MD; Kristin Knox, MD
Camellia 2
SHM’s Caring for Vulnerable Populations section aims to increase awareness and improve quality of care for vulnerable and underserved patient populations. The principles and skills needed to care effectively for vulnerable patients span practitioners across all health systems, though particularly apply to hospitalists practicing in safety net and resource-limited settings.
Diversity and Inclusion
Marisha Burden, MD, SFHM; Areeba Kara, MD, MS
Chesapeake F
SHM is committed to a diverse and inclusive membership. This forum invites hospitalists from any underrepresented group to discuss issues, concerns, and solutions to improve their career opportunities and workforce diversity. This forum would be for HM leaders who would like to discuss strategies for expanding the diversity and inclusion of their HM groups.
Ethics in Hospital Medicine
David Alfandre, MD, MSPH
Chesapeake L
This forum serves as a resource for discussion, coaching, and mentorship on common and challenging ethical concerns that hospitalists face. We aim to support SHM members in collaborating on ethics scholarship and projects.
Global Health and Human Rights
Jonathan Kirsch, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 9
SHM’s Global Health and Human Rights section has been established to build interest and engagement in global health and human rights work among hospitalists. The section also plans to build long-term collaborations in the United States and abroad.
Health Information Technology
Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, FHM; Andrew Young, DO, FHM;
Rupesh Prasad, MD, MPH, SFHM
National Harbor 9
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to offer SHM and the IT Committee input on what would be most beneficial to them regarding implementing, managing, and participating in health/hospital IT initiatives.
Hospital Medicine Disaster Preparedness and Management
Maria (Gaby) Frank, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 6
This forum, new for 2019, will explore the role and address the challenges of hospital medicine in disaster preparedness and management at both a local and national level. We look forward to building a coalition of individuals to help us tackle and provide guidance on this area.
Med-Peds Hospitalists
Keely Dwyer-Matzky, MD, FHM; Susan Hunt, MD
Chesapeake DE
This forum will explore the role of Med-Peds physicians in hospitalist medicine. Discussion items may include personal experiences, how to create more Med-Peds jobs, and how to succeed as a Med-Peds hospitalist.
Multi-Site HMG Leaders
Leslie Flores, MHA, SFHM; Ryan Brown, MD, FHM
National Harbor 8
This forum is for physician and administrative leaders who are responsible for managing multiple hospitalist practice sites within the same health system. The number of people with this role has increased significantly in the last few years and comes with challenges that are different from those faced by the lead hospitalist at a single site.
Night Medicine
Kathleen Atlas, MD
Chesapeake H
Connect with night medicine care providers to share experiences and address obstacles unique to working overnight, including best practices, teaching, career development, and wellness.
Palliative Care
Jeffrey Frank, MD, MBA;
Rab Razzak, MD, MBBS
Chesapeake 1
This special interest forum invites all hospitalists interested in expanding palliative care (PC) at their hospitals as well as improving your own PC skills. This topic includes coordinating PC with your available resources to ensure our patients have access to PC. Share your experiences, barriers, training, and ongoing PC education in your current role as a hospitalist or as a PC provider.
Patient Experience
Patrick Kneeland, MD
Chesapeake 5
Join the Patient Experience forum to exchange ideas about how hospitalists can enhance patients’ care experiences, while also improving professional satisfaction. Learn about the work of SHM’s Patient Experience Committee and opportunities for getting involved in SHM’s patient experience initiatives.
Perioperative Care
Steven Cohn, MD; Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM
Azalea 3
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to interact with colleagues involved in various roles in perioperative medicine. The group will develop an active listserv for discussion of interesting or difficult patient management cases, administrative issues related to preoperative clinics and comanagement services, and networking.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Benji Mathews, MD, CLHM, SFHM; Gordon Johnson, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 4
This forum will discuss opportunities to collaborate and standardize processes for POCUS. The forum will provide further information and answer questions about SHM’s National Certificate of Completion Program in POCUS. In addition, discussion will revolve around privileging at your own institution, gaining skills, and the challenges and successes of using POCUS.
Practice Management
Dea Robinson, MA, FACMPE, CPC;
Dale Wiersma, MD, FHM
Camellia 1
This forum will focus on issues related to the business aspects of hospital medicine and the management of hospital medicine groups. Come hear about successes and challenges related to staffing, scheduling, communication, engagement, and compensation.
Quality Improvement
Mangla Gulati, MD, SFHM;
Matthew Cerasale, MD, MPH, SFHM;
Tulay Aksoy, MD, FACP, FHM
Chesapeake 2-3
This forum provides a venue for connecting with SHM’s QI and patient safety community and engaging with leaders, peers, and collaborators to share ideas and inform SHM’s QI efforts. Discussion during the forum will focus on what hospitalists need to know to become involved with QI at SHM or locally. Hear about SHM’s plans for future QI initiatives.
Women in Hospital Medicine
Emily Gottenborg, MD
Chesapeake 7
This forum provides an opportunity to discuss issues relevant to women in hospital medicine and strategies for success/coping. Discussion items may include career satisfaction, occupational stresses, and promoting leadership.
These small-group sessions take place Monday, 4:30 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. and Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m.
Monday, March 25 – 4:30 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.
Academic and Research
Shaker Eid, MD, MBA, SFHM; Emily Mallin, MD, FHM
Azalea 3
The Academic and Research forum brings together faculty and researchers to discuss topics of interest to the academic hospital medicine community, such as mentorship, research support, and professional development. Join this collaborative offering of the Academic and Research Committees.
Canadian Hospitalists
Serge Soolsma, MD
Chesapeake K
This forum provides a unique setting for Canadian-based hospitalists to gather as an organized group, network, and discuss common issues.
Critical Care
David Aymond, MD
Chesapeake 1
This forum will explore the role of the hospitalist functioning as an intensivist and/or resuscitationist. Discussion items include personal experience, available education, and SHM’s support for this endeavor.
Hospitalists Trained in Family Medicine
Patricia Seymour, MD, FHM
Magnolia 2
Participants will network and discuss training, achieving recognition, access in the job market, and national trends related to hospitalists trained in family medicine.
Hospital Medicine Administrators
Larissa Smith; Elda Dede
Camellia 2
Practice administrators are important members of the hospitalist team. In this forum, administrators can voice their unique perspectives and hear from their peers.
International Hospital Medicine
Guillherme Barcellos, MD, SFHM
Magnolia 1
This forum is designed to provide an opportunity for attendees who practice hospital medicine outside of North America to share issues and ideas.
Leadership in Hospital Medicine
Thomas McIlraith, MD, SFHM, CLHM; Rob Zipper, MD, MMM, SFHM
Chesapeake 7-8
Want to be a better leader? A better coach and mentor? Do you want to drive quality improvement at your hospital? We will review, discuss, and shape the resources and programmatic offerings that are needed to promote leadership skill development at all levels. We will also review SHM’s existing programs, including Leadership Academies, the Leadership Certificate Program, e-learning, and the HMX: Leadership Alumni Forum.
Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
Leah Schmitz, PA-C; Meredith Wold, PA-C
Chesapeake 5-6
Network with your peers and learn about the work of the SHM Committee on Hospitalist Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants.
Oncology Hospitalists
Barbara Egan, MD, SFHM Joshua
Chesapeake 3
This special interest forum will explore the role of hospitalists on oncology services. Discussion items may include personal experiences and how to succeed as an oncology hospitalist.
Pediatric Hospitalists
Weijen Chang, MD
Azalea 2
This forum will provide an opportunity for pediatric hospitalists to network, share, and discuss topics of particular interest to them. Topics will include an update on SHM’s pediatric activities and updates on potential paths to specialty certification.
Post-Acute Care Providers
Bob Reynolds, MD
Chesapeake 2
This forum provides opportunities for hospitalists who practice in or are interested in learning more about working in or becoming more involved in the post-acute care arena such as SNFs, LTACs, and rehab facilities.
Residents & Medical Students
Aram Namavar, MS; Pam Vila
Chesapeake 9
This forum provides an opportunity for SHM Resident and Student Interest Group members to shape the mission and academic-year agenda in line with the goals set forth by the PIT Committee.
Rural Hospitalists
Ken Simone, DO, SFHM; Michael Sullivan, MD
Chesapeake J
Hospital medicine groups in rural areas face some unique problems, from recruitment, night call, and staffing to communicating with geographically dispersed primary care physicians. This forum provides an opportunity for hospitalists in rural areas to share their issues and concerns and to see how others have solved similar problems.
Veterans Affairs Hospitalists
Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, FHM;
Peter Kaboli, MD, FHM
Magnolia 3
This forum provides opportunities in networking and discussion for hospitalists who work at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tuesday, March 26 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPH, SFHM; Josh Boswell, JD
Chesapeake 8
During this forum with SHM’s advocacy leaders and staff, you will learn about the direction of SHM’s Advocacy & Public Policy work and how you can help. Discussion will focus on SHM’s new Advocacy & Public Policy section and how you can participate and share your own ideas.
Care of Vulnerable Populations
Mara Bann, MD; Kristin Knox, MD
Camellia 2
SHM’s Caring for Vulnerable Populations section aims to increase awareness and improve quality of care for vulnerable and underserved patient populations. The principles and skills needed to care effectively for vulnerable patients span practitioners across all health systems, though particularly apply to hospitalists practicing in safety net and resource-limited settings.
Diversity and Inclusion
Marisha Burden, MD, SFHM; Areeba Kara, MD, MS
Chesapeake F
SHM is committed to a diverse and inclusive membership. This forum invites hospitalists from any underrepresented group to discuss issues, concerns, and solutions to improve their career opportunities and workforce diversity. This forum would be for HM leaders who would like to discuss strategies for expanding the diversity and inclusion of their HM groups.
Ethics in Hospital Medicine
David Alfandre, MD, MSPH
Chesapeake L
This forum serves as a resource for discussion, coaching, and mentorship on common and challenging ethical concerns that hospitalists face. We aim to support SHM members in collaborating on ethics scholarship and projects.
Global Health and Human Rights
Jonathan Kirsch, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 9
SHM’s Global Health and Human Rights section has been established to build interest and engagement in global health and human rights work among hospitalists. The section also plans to build long-term collaborations in the United States and abroad.
Health Information Technology
Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, FHM; Andrew Young, DO, FHM;
Rupesh Prasad, MD, MPH, SFHM
National Harbor 9
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to offer SHM and the IT Committee input on what would be most beneficial to them regarding implementing, managing, and participating in health/hospital IT initiatives.
Hospital Medicine Disaster Preparedness and Management
Maria (Gaby) Frank, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 6
This forum, new for 2019, will explore the role and address the challenges of hospital medicine in disaster preparedness and management at both a local and national level. We look forward to building a coalition of individuals to help us tackle and provide guidance on this area.
Med-Peds Hospitalists
Keely Dwyer-Matzky, MD, FHM; Susan Hunt, MD
Chesapeake DE
This forum will explore the role of Med-Peds physicians in hospitalist medicine. Discussion items may include personal experiences, how to create more Med-Peds jobs, and how to succeed as a Med-Peds hospitalist.
Multi-Site HMG Leaders
Leslie Flores, MHA, SFHM; Ryan Brown, MD, FHM
National Harbor 8
This forum is for physician and administrative leaders who are responsible for managing multiple hospitalist practice sites within the same health system. The number of people with this role has increased significantly in the last few years and comes with challenges that are different from those faced by the lead hospitalist at a single site.
Night Medicine
Kathleen Atlas, MD
Chesapeake H
Connect with night medicine care providers to share experiences and address obstacles unique to working overnight, including best practices, teaching, career development, and wellness.
Palliative Care
Jeffrey Frank, MD, MBA;
Rab Razzak, MD, MBBS
Chesapeake 1
This special interest forum invites all hospitalists interested in expanding palliative care (PC) at their hospitals as well as improving your own PC skills. This topic includes coordinating PC with your available resources to ensure our patients have access to PC. Share your experiences, barriers, training, and ongoing PC education in your current role as a hospitalist or as a PC provider.
Patient Experience
Patrick Kneeland, MD
Chesapeake 5
Join the Patient Experience forum to exchange ideas about how hospitalists can enhance patients’ care experiences, while also improving professional satisfaction. Learn about the work of SHM’s Patient Experience Committee and opportunities for getting involved in SHM’s patient experience initiatives.
Perioperative Care
Steven Cohn, MD; Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM
Azalea 3
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to interact with colleagues involved in various roles in perioperative medicine. The group will develop an active listserv for discussion of interesting or difficult patient management cases, administrative issues related to preoperative clinics and comanagement services, and networking.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Benji Mathews, MD, CLHM, SFHM; Gordon Johnson, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 4
This forum will discuss opportunities to collaborate and standardize processes for POCUS. The forum will provide further information and answer questions about SHM’s National Certificate of Completion Program in POCUS. In addition, discussion will revolve around privileging at your own institution, gaining skills, and the challenges and successes of using POCUS.
Practice Management
Dea Robinson, MA, FACMPE, CPC;
Dale Wiersma, MD, FHM
Camellia 1
This forum will focus on issues related to the business aspects of hospital medicine and the management of hospital medicine groups. Come hear about successes and challenges related to staffing, scheduling, communication, engagement, and compensation.
Quality Improvement
Mangla Gulati, MD, SFHM;
Matthew Cerasale, MD, MPH, SFHM;
Tulay Aksoy, MD, FACP, FHM
Chesapeake 2-3
This forum provides a venue for connecting with SHM’s QI and patient safety community and engaging with leaders, peers, and collaborators to share ideas and inform SHM’s QI efforts. Discussion during the forum will focus on what hospitalists need to know to become involved with QI at SHM or locally. Hear about SHM’s plans for future QI initiatives.
Women in Hospital Medicine
Emily Gottenborg, MD
Chesapeake 7
This forum provides an opportunity to discuss issues relevant to women in hospital medicine and strategies for success/coping. Discussion items may include career satisfaction, occupational stresses, and promoting leadership.
These small-group sessions take place Monday, 4:30 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. and Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. to 6:25 p.m.
Monday, March 25 – 4:30 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.
Academic and Research
Shaker Eid, MD, MBA, SFHM; Emily Mallin, MD, FHM
Azalea 3
The Academic and Research forum brings together faculty and researchers to discuss topics of interest to the academic hospital medicine community, such as mentorship, research support, and professional development. Join this collaborative offering of the Academic and Research Committees.
Canadian Hospitalists
Serge Soolsma, MD
Chesapeake K
This forum provides a unique setting for Canadian-based hospitalists to gather as an organized group, network, and discuss common issues.
Critical Care
David Aymond, MD
Chesapeake 1
This forum will explore the role of the hospitalist functioning as an intensivist and/or resuscitationist. Discussion items include personal experience, available education, and SHM’s support for this endeavor.
Hospitalists Trained in Family Medicine
Patricia Seymour, MD, FHM
Magnolia 2
Participants will network and discuss training, achieving recognition, access in the job market, and national trends related to hospitalists trained in family medicine.
Hospital Medicine Administrators
Larissa Smith; Elda Dede
Camellia 2
Practice administrators are important members of the hospitalist team. In this forum, administrators can voice their unique perspectives and hear from their peers.
International Hospital Medicine
Guillherme Barcellos, MD, SFHM
Magnolia 1
This forum is designed to provide an opportunity for attendees who practice hospital medicine outside of North America to share issues and ideas.
Leadership in Hospital Medicine
Thomas McIlraith, MD, SFHM, CLHM; Rob Zipper, MD, MMM, SFHM
Chesapeake 7-8
Want to be a better leader? A better coach and mentor? Do you want to drive quality improvement at your hospital? We will review, discuss, and shape the resources and programmatic offerings that are needed to promote leadership skill development at all levels. We will also review SHM’s existing programs, including Leadership Academies, the Leadership Certificate Program, e-learning, and the HMX: Leadership Alumni Forum.
Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
Leah Schmitz, PA-C; Meredith Wold, PA-C
Chesapeake 5-6
Network with your peers and learn about the work of the SHM Committee on Hospitalist Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants.
Oncology Hospitalists
Barbara Egan, MD, SFHM Joshua
Chesapeake 3
This special interest forum will explore the role of hospitalists on oncology services. Discussion items may include personal experiences and how to succeed as an oncology hospitalist.
Pediatric Hospitalists
Weijen Chang, MD
Azalea 2
This forum will provide an opportunity for pediatric hospitalists to network, share, and discuss topics of particular interest to them. Topics will include an update on SHM’s pediatric activities and updates on potential paths to specialty certification.
Post-Acute Care Providers
Bob Reynolds, MD
Chesapeake 2
This forum provides opportunities for hospitalists who practice in or are interested in learning more about working in or becoming more involved in the post-acute care arena such as SNFs, LTACs, and rehab facilities.
Residents & Medical Students
Aram Namavar, MS; Pam Vila
Chesapeake 9
This forum provides an opportunity for SHM Resident and Student Interest Group members to shape the mission and academic-year agenda in line with the goals set forth by the PIT Committee.
Rural Hospitalists
Ken Simone, DO, SFHM; Michael Sullivan, MD
Chesapeake J
Hospital medicine groups in rural areas face some unique problems, from recruitment, night call, and staffing to communicating with geographically dispersed primary care physicians. This forum provides an opportunity for hospitalists in rural areas to share their issues and concerns and to see how others have solved similar problems.
Veterans Affairs Hospitalists
Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, MA, FHM;
Peter Kaboli, MD, FHM
Magnolia 3
This forum provides opportunities in networking and discussion for hospitalists who work at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tuesday, March 26 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPH, SFHM; Josh Boswell, JD
Chesapeake 8
During this forum with SHM’s advocacy leaders and staff, you will learn about the direction of SHM’s Advocacy & Public Policy work and how you can help. Discussion will focus on SHM’s new Advocacy & Public Policy section and how you can participate and share your own ideas.
Care of Vulnerable Populations
Mara Bann, MD; Kristin Knox, MD
Camellia 2
SHM’s Caring for Vulnerable Populations section aims to increase awareness and improve quality of care for vulnerable and underserved patient populations. The principles and skills needed to care effectively for vulnerable patients span practitioners across all health systems, though particularly apply to hospitalists practicing in safety net and resource-limited settings.
Diversity and Inclusion
Marisha Burden, MD, SFHM; Areeba Kara, MD, MS
Chesapeake F
SHM is committed to a diverse and inclusive membership. This forum invites hospitalists from any underrepresented group to discuss issues, concerns, and solutions to improve their career opportunities and workforce diversity. This forum would be for HM leaders who would like to discuss strategies for expanding the diversity and inclusion of their HM groups.
Ethics in Hospital Medicine
David Alfandre, MD, MSPH
Chesapeake L
This forum serves as a resource for discussion, coaching, and mentorship on common and challenging ethical concerns that hospitalists face. We aim to support SHM members in collaborating on ethics scholarship and projects.
Global Health and Human Rights
Jonathan Kirsch, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 9
SHM’s Global Health and Human Rights section has been established to build interest and engagement in global health and human rights work among hospitalists. The section also plans to build long-term collaborations in the United States and abroad.
Health Information Technology
Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, FHM; Andrew Young, DO, FHM;
Rupesh Prasad, MD, MPH, SFHM
National Harbor 9
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to offer SHM and the IT Committee input on what would be most beneficial to them regarding implementing, managing, and participating in health/hospital IT initiatives.
Hospital Medicine Disaster Preparedness and Management
Maria (Gaby) Frank, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 6
This forum, new for 2019, will explore the role and address the challenges of hospital medicine in disaster preparedness and management at both a local and national level. We look forward to building a coalition of individuals to help us tackle and provide guidance on this area.
Med-Peds Hospitalists
Keely Dwyer-Matzky, MD, FHM; Susan Hunt, MD
Chesapeake DE
This forum will explore the role of Med-Peds physicians in hospitalist medicine. Discussion items may include personal experiences, how to create more Med-Peds jobs, and how to succeed as a Med-Peds hospitalist.
Multi-Site HMG Leaders
Leslie Flores, MHA, SFHM; Ryan Brown, MD, FHM
National Harbor 8
This forum is for physician and administrative leaders who are responsible for managing multiple hospitalist practice sites within the same health system. The number of people with this role has increased significantly in the last few years and comes with challenges that are different from those faced by the lead hospitalist at a single site.
Night Medicine
Kathleen Atlas, MD
Chesapeake H
Connect with night medicine care providers to share experiences and address obstacles unique to working overnight, including best practices, teaching, career development, and wellness.
Palliative Care
Jeffrey Frank, MD, MBA;
Rab Razzak, MD, MBBS
Chesapeake 1
This special interest forum invites all hospitalists interested in expanding palliative care (PC) at their hospitals as well as improving your own PC skills. This topic includes coordinating PC with your available resources to ensure our patients have access to PC. Share your experiences, barriers, training, and ongoing PC education in your current role as a hospitalist or as a PC provider.
Patient Experience
Patrick Kneeland, MD
Chesapeake 5
Join the Patient Experience forum to exchange ideas about how hospitalists can enhance patients’ care experiences, while also improving professional satisfaction. Learn about the work of SHM’s Patient Experience Committee and opportunities for getting involved in SHM’s patient experience initiatives.
Perioperative Care
Steven Cohn, MD; Kurt Pfeifer, MD, SFHM
Azalea 3
This forum provides an opportunity for attendees to interact with colleagues involved in various roles in perioperative medicine. The group will develop an active listserv for discussion of interesting or difficult patient management cases, administrative issues related to preoperative clinics and comanagement services, and networking.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Benji Mathews, MD, CLHM, SFHM; Gordon Johnson, MD, FHM
Chesapeake 4
This forum will discuss opportunities to collaborate and standardize processes for POCUS. The forum will provide further information and answer questions about SHM’s National Certificate of Completion Program in POCUS. In addition, discussion will revolve around privileging at your own institution, gaining skills, and the challenges and successes of using POCUS.
Practice Management
Dea Robinson, MA, FACMPE, CPC;
Dale Wiersma, MD, FHM
Camellia 1
This forum will focus on issues related to the business aspects of hospital medicine and the management of hospital medicine groups. Come hear about successes and challenges related to staffing, scheduling, communication, engagement, and compensation.
Quality Improvement
Mangla Gulati, MD, SFHM;
Matthew Cerasale, MD, MPH, SFHM;
Tulay Aksoy, MD, FACP, FHM
Chesapeake 2-3
This forum provides a venue for connecting with SHM’s QI and patient safety community and engaging with leaders, peers, and collaborators to share ideas and inform SHM’s QI efforts. Discussion during the forum will focus on what hospitalists need to know to become involved with QI at SHM or locally. Hear about SHM’s plans for future QI initiatives.
Women in Hospital Medicine
Emily Gottenborg, MD
Chesapeake 7
This forum provides an opportunity to discuss issues relevant to women in hospital medicine and strategies for success/coping. Discussion items may include career satisfaction, occupational stresses, and promoting leadership.