Hospital Medicine January 2013 - Hospital Medicine Alert

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for hospitalists, intensivists and acute care clinicians.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Listing:

Physician Editor
Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD
Professor of Medicine
Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Washington

Executive Editor
Russ Underwood

Managing Editor
Jill Drachenberg

Authors
Richard R. Watkins, MD, MS, FACP
Division of Infectious Diseases
Akron General Medical Center
Akron, OH;
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, OH

Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP
Dean
Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Michael H. Crawford, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Clinical Cardiology
University of California, San Francisco

Leslie A. Hoffman, RN, PhD
Department of Acute/Tertiary Care
School of Nursing
University of Pittsburgh

Matthew E. Fink, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Neurologist-in-Chief
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Linda L. Chlan, RN, PhD
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota

Subjects:

Successful Decrease in Therapy Duration for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
The Positive Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Pediatrics
NSAIDS Post Myocardial Infarction
Psychological Distress Decreased When Families Completed Daily ICU Diary
Cancer May Be a Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke
Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias May Occur During First 72 Hours After Stroke
Can We Predict Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in Survivors of Critical Illness?

Objectives:

discuss pertinent safety, infection control and quality improvement practices
explain diagnosis and treatment of acute illness in the hospital setting; and
discuss current data on diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for common inpatient problems.

Financial Disclosure:

Hospital Medicine Alert's physician editor, Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD, executive editor Russ Underwood, associate managing editor Jill Drachenberg, and authors Richard R. Watkins, MD, MS, FACP, Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Michael H. Crawford, MD, and Leslie A. Hoffman, RN, PhD have no relevant financial relationship related to the material presented in this issue.

Author Matthew E. Fink, MD, is a retained consultant for MAQUET.

Author Linda L. Chlan, RN, PhD, reports that she receives grant/research support from the National Institutes of Health.

Hospital Medicine January 2013 - Hospital Medicine Alert - Jan 01, 2013