Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Describe current state-of-the-art evidence-based clinical practice for key topics in adult and pediatric hospital medicine
Implement system changes to promote quality and improve patient safety
Address current challenges in academic and educational systems for improving hospital medicine
Discuss new policy, financial, ethical, legal, and management trends impacting inpatient care
Educational Tracks
Take a look at some of the new tracks we added this year!
Beyond Four Walls
Talks exploring less traditional, high-impact roles outside the four hospital walls where hospitalists are key leaders
Communication
(Grand Ole Communication)
Strategies to optimize communication between providers and patients and improve outcomes
Encore
Repeated Sessions
Showtime
Taking medicine to the Limelight
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Academic/Research
Lectures related to those practicing in academic medical centers while
facing unique challenges as well as topics on the significance behind
medical research projects -
Beyond Four Walls
Talks exploring less traditional, high-impact roles outside the four
hospital walls where hospitalists are key leaders -
Clinical: Quick Hits
Brief delivery of relevant & clinically applicable information addressing
common clinical scenarios on the front lines -
Clinical: Updates
Evidence-based updates from the literature in topic areas relevant to
hospitalists -
Communication (Grand Ole Communication)
Strategies to optimize communication between providers and patients and
improve outcomes -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Addressing healthcare disparities and biases and fostering an inclusive and
equitable workplace -
Early-Career Hospitalist
Sessions related to new hospitalists, resident physicians and medical
students interested in pursuing a career in Hospital Medicine and aim to be
a future hospitalist leader -
Encore
Repeated Sessions
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Health Policy
Updates on health policy development and implementation as well as federal
legislative and regulatory program processes that impact hospital medicine -
High Value Care (High Value Hoedown)
Addressing how to avoid diagnostic and therapeutic overuse and how to move
towards the right care for every hospitalized patient -
In Depth: Topics in Hospital Medicine
One-hour sessions with a “deeper dive” into content
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Leadership (Leadership Tones)
Emerging leadership styles and skillsets for today’s workforce
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Medical Education (Athens of the South: Med Ed)
Teaching strategies & skills to make you a better educator
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NP/PA
Best practices in Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants utilization
and collaboration as NP/PAs are critical to hospital medicine care delivery -
Palliative Care
Patients facing serious illness trajectory that require pain and symptom
management while rapid navigation of prognosis and goals of care are high -
Pediatric
Variety of clinical updates and systems-based topics focused on medical care
for infants, children, and adolescents -
Perioperative/Co-Management (Giddy-Op Periop)
Evidence based practices in medical management before and after surgery
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Practice Management
Covers the importance of organizational infrastructure related to the
practice of hospital medicine -
Quality
Addressing the imperatives around development and implementation of
improvement efforts in the hospital -
Showtime
Taking medicine to the Limelight
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Technology (Techno)
Current and future technology that may impact care delivery
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Wellness (Y’all Take Care)
Skills and perspectives to foster resilience in healthcare providers
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Workshops
Extended length sessions held in smaller round-table settings for attendees
to engage in interactive learning
Credit Statements
Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
SHM Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. SHM will update the above statement accordingly in the case that the approved credit total must be adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 14.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. SHM will update the above statement accordingly in the case that the approved credit total must be adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AOA Credit Statement
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) has approved the program of the Society of Hospital Medicine for 19.5 AOA Category 2-A CME credits. SHM will update the above statement accordingly in the case that the approved credit total must be adjusted due to unforeseen circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.