Society of Hospital Medicine

From the Journal of Hospital Medicine: How can we support our colleagues before and after their parental leave? How to: Collaborate Avoid career deceleration... Check-in Adjust workflows See more

Relive the magic and knowledge of #SHMConverge and catch up with any content you missed on site! Converge On Demand is now available. Content whenever, wherever -- perfect for the busy hospitalist. ... Set yourself up for success and learn the tools you need to continue elevating your practice.

How can we treat children with eating disorders on an inpatient basis? in the Journal of Hospital Medicine: Strategies and techniques to address this important and difficult issue.

We want to have fun this summer and inspire wellness, so we asked our Wellness Task Force for their wellness tips and fails throughout the pandemic. First, Dr. George embraces the beauty around her. Share your tips below so we can all stay well. #WellnessWednesday

How can we make sure we’re delivering high-value care to patients with dementia during COVID-19? The Journal of Hospital Medicine has steps to address the challenges hospitalists are facing.

Upcoming SIG Webinar Association between self-reported functional capacity & major adverse cardiac events in patients at elevated risk undergoing noncardiac surgery Join us on Thursday, February 18th, for a discussion with lead author, Dr. Giovanna Lurati Buse. As always, there will also be a Q&A session with our speaker following her presentation! For more information & how to register:

COVID-19, gender inequity, & the 'COVID-19 Curriculum Vitae Matrix' "The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unrivaled and unprecedented challenges, and the damage done to gender equity in the workplace has been pervasive, and physicians and other health care workers have not been spared." A new KevinMD.com article written by a few members of our SHM community: Drs. Vinny Arora (UChicago Medicine), Avital O'Glasser (Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)), Shikha Jain (UI Health)

Join us in congratulating our newest class of Fellows! SHM's Fellows Class of 2021 This year, we welcomed 110+ hospital medicine professionals into SHM's Fellows Program (FHM). We're thrilled to share that our 2021 class includes representation from: UW Medicine, Stanford Health Care, Northwell Health, Baystate Health, Emory University School of Medicine, VCU Health, UNM Hospital, Abbot Northwestern Hospital, Mercy Medical Group, Strong Memorial Hospital, Michigan Medicine..., Wellstar Health System, Medical University of South Carolina, UPMC, and other institutions! Learn more about our FHM 2021 Class here: https://www.hospitalmedicine.org///current-fellows-class/ -- SHM's Fellows Program Achieve distinction SHM offers Fellow designations across membership levels, including physicians, practice administrators, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists. For more information and how you can become a Fellow in Hospital Medicine: www.hospitalmedicine.org/fellows

Have you participated in our survey? Patient Safety Challenges During COVID-19 In collaboration with the Patient Safety research group at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, SHM is looking to learn more about the nationwide impact of COVID-19 on patient safety. *Responses to this survey will remain anonymous. ... Don't miss out: 2 weeks left to share your stories (Open until 2/19)

Save the date! National Hospitalist Day is March 4, 2021 We can't wait to celebrate our SHM community (you) and the entire hospital medicine care team 1 month from today! Who will you be celebrating with? ... #HowWeHospitalist Journal of Hospital Medicine, Explore The Space, Infectious Diseases Society of America, CDC, World Health Organization (WHO)

Happy #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay! Today is a celebration of the progress & achievements of #WomenInMedicine across the country and around the world. This day is held in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell's birthday, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.... To our SHM community and the women in medicine who continue to push boundaries in the field every day, we're thinking of you! #NWPD #HowWeHospitalist

SHM Announces Opposition to Proposed Changes to J-1 Visa Structure SHM Sends Letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SHM is strongly opposed to a recent proposal by the DHS to eliminate the duration of status standard associated with the J-1 visa and replace it with a fixed time period. Outlined in the letter, immigrant hospitalists are an essential part of the hospital medicine workforce who provide lifesaving medical care to hospitalized patients around the... country. We urge a modification to the rule to explicitly exclude foreign national physicians and trainees who participate in the Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Program in J-1 Visa status. SHM’s comment letter in its entirety can be found here: https://fal.cn/3bb2x Please share this post with your peers who may be interested in learning more about this proposal:

Don't miss out! SHM Board of Director nominations close this week: October 31, 2020 SHM members, there's still time for you to submit your nominations for SHM's 2021 Board of Directors. Nominate yourself or a colleague to help shape the goals of SHM and make an impact on the rapidly growing field of hospital medicine. #HowWeHospitalist

#ICYMI Lessons from the Pandemic: Building COVID-19 Centers of Excellence In response to the madness beginning in March 2020, Dell Medical School - UT Austin (DMS) and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (DSMC) applied principles of quality science, patient safety, and complex systems redesign to build a care delivery model for COVID-19: a COVID-19 Center of Excellence. Bookmark it! This blog is a part of a series, COVID-19 Centers of Excellence Series, where members of DMS will explore the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and outline an approach for creating COVID-19 Centers of Excellence.

Upcoming SHM webinars you won't want to miss Join us next week! Tuesday, October 27: Maintaining a Safe Workplace during COVID-19 Join two healthcare leaders, Adia Ross, MD, MHA and Joshua Case, MD, as they discuss the key areas to consider as your organization continues to refine their approach to maintaining a safe workplace. Details & registration: https://fal.cn/3b9Cp... Wednesday, October 28: Med-Peds Hospitalist Job Searching in 2020 A panel aimed at Med Peds residents applying for Med Peds Hospitalist jobs. Details & registration: https://fal.cn/3b9Cp We hope you'll tune in!

Get involved with SHM Upcoming fall opportunities and deadlines: 1 Fellows Class of 2021: Stand out as a leader in hospital medicine and apply to join SHM's next class of Fellows & Senior Fellows! *Application deadline: November 20, 2020... 2 SHM Committees: Collaborate with your hospital medicine colleagues to further the vision and objectives of SHM by volunteering on a committee. *Application deadline: November 15, 2020 3 Chapter Leadership Elections: Chapter leaders help to manage local initiatives and represent the constituents to the national Society. *Application deadline: November 30, 2020

"Powerful piece in The Hospitalist, Mihir Patel has been a top notch frontline physician leader for Ballad Health in #COVID19 pandemic and before. It’s about time we take care of our brave immigrant caregivers." - Amit Vashist (@amitvashist06, Twitter) #S3599 #RuralHealth

There's still time! SHM Board of Directors nominations are open until October 31, 2020 SHM members, nominate yourself or a colleague to help shape the goals of SHM and make an impact on the rapidly growing field of hospital medicine! Get started:

Upcoming SIG Webinar: October 21, 2020 NP/PA Onboarding: Transition to Care Next Wednesday, we'll be joined by Jennifer Barnett, PA-C who will present on the topic of NP/PA onboarding and specifically within the context of Transition to Care. Her presentation will be followed by an interactive Q&A session.... We hope you'll join us! Additional details below:

Get involved with SHM Now accepting nominations for chapter leadership positions Advocate on behalf of your local hospital medicine community by nominating yourself or a colleague to serve on your local chapter’s leadership team today. Submit your nomination by November 30, 2020.

Attacks on Osteopathic Medicine Are Attacks on All Physicians Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPh, SFHM & Bradley Flansbaum, DO, MPH, MHM, members of SHM's Public Policy Committee, reflected on recent commentary about osteopathic medicine: "It was distressing to hear and read recent and ongoing disparaging comments about osteopathic medicine, attacking one of our own." SHM supports our DO hospitalist members and is proud to have them as a valuable part of the hospital medicine comm...unity at large. Read more from our co-authors below:

NEW from The Hospital Leader Exactly Why Is It That We Need More Black Hospitalists and HMG Leaders? In a recent blog post from Leslie Flores, she reflects on a discussion with her peer and co-blogger, Brad Flansbaum: "Tell me more about why you think proportionality is important. Read more from Leslie Flores, MHA, SFHM, and why she thinks it’s important to support the increased presence of people of color in medicine and in HM leadership:

From SHM's Public Policy Committee Hospital medicine, it's time to vote The candidates elected will shape our health care system for the future, directly impacting hospitalists and their patients. "We, the SHM Public Policy Committee, urge all of our colleagues, regardless of political sway, to make your voice heard this and every election henceforth."... #HowWeHospitalist #MakeAPlanToVote -- "I am proud to have been a small part of bringing this article into the world in a short time frame. It’s time to VOTE. Physicians vote at lower rates than the general US population we can change that, now." - Jennifer Cowart, MD, FHM (via @doctivist on Twitter)

Heads up! Our next #JHMChat, Exploring the Benefits of Virtual Medical Communities, with the Journal of Hospital Medicine is coming up next week, 10/19 at 9 PM ET. On Monday night, we'll be discussing the JHM article below with guest experts Daniel J Minter, MD, Saman Nematollahi, MD and Reza Manesh, MD. We hope to see you there!... Don't forget: Follow our hashtag #JHMChat on Twitter to join the conversation next week. See more

Are you looking for a new opportunity to get involved with at SHM? Our 2021-2022 Committee applications are now open! Joining a committee allows you to play a bigger role in SHM’s major initiatives, from building resources for the specialty to ensuring that SHM remains at the forefront of hospital medicine. We are currently accepting applications for the following Commitees:... Academic Committee Annual Conference Committee Digital Learning Commitee And more! Learn more about SHM Committees, member expectations and more: