Search results for "Cover Story"
Learning to lead
Hospitalists, with their wide range of experience and knowledge of a hospital's different departments and systems, can be natural choices for leadership positions. And many are now pursuing advanced management training to help them get the background they need to seek these positions—or simply to be more effective in the positions they already have.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/cover-story.htm
15 Jan 2008
Measuring hospitalist workload
In hospital medicine, workload cannot simply be measured by hours on the clock, but must encompass more intangible factors such as the type of work, the acuity of patients, the time of day, etc. Hospitalist programs are taking a hard look at ways to distribute workload fairly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2013
Changing approaches to pain
Treating inpatients' pain is challenging in an opioid addiction epidemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/changing-approaches-to-pain.htm
15 Jan 2017
When the census soars
Creative scheduling and on-call systems prevent surges from spiraling out of control.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/hospital-census.htm
15 Feb 2015
Glutted with guidelines?
When deciding which guidelines to follow, clinicians should look for strong supporting evidence and clear explanations of how the authors arrived at their recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/coverstory.htm
15 May 2013
Making nice
Most hospitalists have both good and bad stories about their interactions with outpatient physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/coverstory.htm
15 Jan 2011
Dealing with drug-seeking behavior
Hospitalists must discern true drug-seeking behavior from a straightforward desire for pain relief.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2014
More than a mentor
Mentors play a crucial role in helping less experienced physicians develop their careers. A good coach can provide needed perspective and guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/mentor.htm
15 Jan 2010
Integrative medicine: Coming to a hospital near you
A growing number of hospitals are incorporating complementary and alternative medicine into their treatment through the use of so-called integrative medicine, which blends conventional and nonconventional tactics rather than using one or the other exclusively. What do hospitalists need to know about these therapies?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/cover.htm
15 Apr 2008
Fighting the battle against PTSD
While the military screens soldiers leaving Iraq and Afghanistan for mental health problems at least twice within six months of returning from combat, PTSD can show up several months or years after a person leaves the battlefield. Internists in community and Veterans Affairs hospitals alike must be able to spot and treat PTSD in patients, even when the disorder isn’t immediately apparent.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/cover.htm
15 Sep 2008