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October 2007
Cover Story
Balancing act: How ACGME work-hour limits are changing hospital medicine
When the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education decided in 2003 to limit residents' work to 80 hours per week, opponents said that the change would be a disaster for hospital medicine. But while the ruling has presented staffing challenges, patients have not suffered and hospitalists are in higher demand than ever on the job market.
October '07
Transitions of care
Dialogue: Improving communication at discharge
Lee W. Roof, ACP Member, a primary care internist, and Dawn Brezina, ACP Member, a hospitalist, offer their perspectives on how hospitalists and PCPs can improve communication during handoffs at discharge.
October '07
Technology
Smart surfing: Tips on finding the best medical Web sites
One expert offers tips on sorting the good from the bad
October '07
End-of-Life Care
Better communication at the end of life
Form ensures dying patients' wishes are carried out as medical orders
October '07
For Residents
Shorter hours, fewer nights: Life as a British resident
Elisabeth Paice, FRCP, describes efforts to improve training in the U.K.
October '07
Clinical Issues
Applying best evidence to perioperative assessment
Knowing what to look for is one key to determining risk
October '07
Hospital-acquired pneumonia in the elderly
October '07
Test yourself: Preoperative evaluation
From ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14)
October '07
Hospitalist Archives
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ACP Hospitalist Weekly
From the September 1, 2010 edition
- Statin prescriptions at discharge increasing in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
- Black and low-income patients more likely to leave hospital against medical advice, be readmitted
Cartoon Caption Contest
This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by Patricia J. Peterson, FACP, in practice in Longview, Wash., who will receive a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service. Thanks to all who voted!
"Did you say you were a little horse? Or a little hoarse?"
ACP Career Connection
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