Search results for "Geriatrics"
So you want to be an academic hospitalist
For hospitalists contemplating a career in academic medicine, it may not always be easy to arrive at the right mix of clinical practice, teaching and research. Learn what to look for.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/academic.htm
15 Dec 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about warfarin use in elderly AF patients, ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel in ACS patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2009
It takes a community
The Camden Coalition in New Jersey and other health care systems are addressing the problem of hospital readmissions by bringing people together at the local level.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/readmissions.htm
15 May 2010
Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, was named in the ...
facilities. In addition, the city has three dedicated pediatric facilities with acombined 520 beds; a 100-bed geriatric hospital, which offers long-term acutecare, psychiatric care, rehabilitation therapy, and medical acute
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/07/acph-201007-pulseonatlanta.pdf
17 Jun 2010
Stickers, candy help reduce drug errors
Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand reduced medication errors due to inaccurate recording of patients' medications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/07/success.htm
15 Jul 2010
New score helps assess risk of adverse drug reactions in elderly patients
Albumin-creatinine ratio in morning urine most predictive
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/21/3.htm
21 Jul 2010
Top Docs
Meet our 2010 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/top.htm
15 Nov 2010
Patient safety vs. physician frustration: Finding a balance for medication alerts
Warnings in a computerized provider order entry system help alert prescribers to risky drugs for the elderly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/qa.htm
15 Nov 2010
Collaboration and experimentation reduce C. difficile infections
Rates drop by 73% on pilot wards at English hospital Salford Royal.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/success.htm
15 Dec 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Oral low-dose steroids for COPD exacerbations, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2011