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August 2008

Cover Feature

Delivery (of a shock) in two minutes or less

Assessing and improving cardiac arrest response times

Delivery (of a shock) in two minutes or less Recent research has found that hospitalized patients with ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia don't always receive defibrillation within the recommended window, and that the delay has a detrimental effect on outcomes and survival. Cardiologists and other experts trying to improve these times say that hospitalists are in the perfect spot to take charge of the problem and lead improvement efforts.

Letter from the Editor

Write to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Deciding about CPR: Readers respond

In the News

Quality of health care affected by race and geography

Coding Corner

Billing in the ED and transitional care unitsBilling in the ED and transitional care units

 

 

 

Patient Safety

Wiping out fallsWiping out falls
Systemic interventions help reduce patient risk

 

 

Your Career

The hospitalist teacher
Bedside rounding combines medical education and patient care

Perspectives

Khat use in the U.S.
A public health perspective

Q&A

Researcher aims to assess beta-blocker use in patients with pacemakersResearcher aims to assess beta-blocker use in patients with pacemakers

 

 

 

Conference Coverage

Brazil’s first hospital medicine congress offers promise, challengesBrazil’s first hospital medicine congress offers promise, challenges

 

 

 

FDA Update

FDA UpdateWarnings on antipsychotics, becaplermin

 

 

 

Clinical Medicine

Expert analysis: Lewy body dementia

Test yourself: Sepsis

Research News

Journal watch

Recent studies of note

Hospitalist Archives
Quick Links

ACP Hospitalist Weekly

From the September 1, 2010 edition

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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

Looking for a new hospitalist position?

ACP Career Connection can help you find your next job in hospital medicine. Search hospitalist positions nationwide that suit your criteria and preferences. Jobs are posted about two weeks before print publication of Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP Internist, and ACP Hospitalist. Exclusive “Online Direct” opportunities are updated weekly. Check us out online.

Register Now For Your ACP Fall Chapter Meeting

Register Now For Your ACP Fall Chapter Meeting

Attend your fall chapter meeting, earn CME credit, and find out what your local ACP Chapter has to offer! See the Chapter calendar or find out more, including the answers to frequently asked questions about ACP Chapters and regions.

Test Your Medical Knowledge on Your Mobile Device with ACP’s Doctor's Dilemma™ Game!

Test Your Medical Knowledge on Your Mobile Device with ACP’s Doctor's Dilemma™ Game!

This new online game is based on the popular ACP Doctor's Dilemma™ Competition from ACP’s annual Internal Medicine meetings. The game is simple to play but challenging to master. Start now!