- Current Issue
- ACP Hospitalist Weekly
- Supplements
- Blog
- Archives
- Career Connection
- Subscribe
- RSS Feeds
Letter from the Editor
Glucose control in the ICU has become a moving target for hospitals and hospitalists alike. In March, the NICE-SUGAR trial turned current practice on its head, showing that tight glucose control in the ICU hurt patients rather than helped them. The results led to a scramble to modify guidelines to add a bit more wiggle room in acceptable glucose levels, and caused many to speculate on how tight control became accepted practice so quickly in the first place. In our cover story, Stacey Butterfield looks at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Diabetes Association’s new guidelines on glucose and how the new evidence may affect hospitalists’ practice.
In April, the ACP Hospitalist staff was on hand to cover the latest developments at Internal Medicine 2009, ACP’s annual meeting, which offered over 260 sessions to more than 6,000 attendees. In our special coverage from Philadelphia, you’ll find stories on managing pain in hospitalized patients, including tips on starting opioids; fighting hospital-acquired infection, including why one expert recommends against alcohol-based hand gels; dealing with delirium ; and learning why heparin may not always be the best choice for stroke .
Last month also saw the official launch of ACP Hospitalist ’s blog, featuring live coverage from Hospital Medicine 2009 in Chicago. As always, you can reach us via e-mail. Please let us know what you think.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Kearney-Strouse
Editor, ACP Hospitalist
Share
Subscribe online
Are you involved in hospital medicine? Then you should be getting ACP Hospitalist and ACP HospitalistWeekly. Subscribe now.
Hospitalist Archives
Quick Links
ACP Hospitalist Weekly
From the February 1, 2012 edition
- Hospitalist practice models have little effect on job satisfaction, burnout, survey finds
- Hospital stays involving C. diff leveled off between 2008 and 2009
Cartoon Caption Contest
ACP HospitalistWeekly wants readers to create captions for this cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service.
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.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification for Hospitalists
Hospital-based internists have the option of maintaining their certification in either Internal Medicine or Internal Medicine with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine. Learn more about resources from ACP and the Society for Hospital Medicine to complete both MOC programs.
Internal Medicine 2012
Earn Hospitalist CME credits at Internal Medicine 2012. The hospital medicine track and several pre-courses offer a collection of CME courses designed for hospitalists. Register early and reserve your spot today.
Prepare with the Experts: Live Recert Prep Courses from ACP
Upcoming dates and locations include:
|
ACP Launches Depression Care Guide
This evidence-based, free online resource provides concise, practical information and strategies to enable health professionals to reduce the treatment gaps that exist for depression care.
Access the Guide now.