Search results for "Bedside Procedures"
Procedure committee set standards for measuring residents' competence
A recent study described how a procedure competency committee of hospitalists reviewed internal medicine residents' procedure portfolios and assessed their ability to perform various procedures with assistance, with direct supervision, or with indirect supervision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/26/procedure-committee-set-standards-for-measuring-residents-competence.htm
26 Jul 2023
Hospitalist service successfully performed bone marrow aspiration and biopsies
A hospitalist procedure service at a tertiary care center provided 432 bone marrow aspiration and biopsies in 2016 to 2021, only 46 of which were unsuccessful and required referral for CT guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/free/hospitalist-service-successfully-performed-bone-marrow-aspiration-and-biopsies.htm
26 Oct 2022
Preop meds, resuscitation champions, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2021
Review offers four recommendations to improve hospitalists' procedural competency
While no convincing data suggested that bedside procedures performed by procedural specialists have better outcomes than those done by well-trained hospitalists, increased referrals and a lack of standardized training or assessment have led to decreasing procedural competency, a literature review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/24/2.htm
24 Mar 2021
Postoperative function, hip fracture, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2018
Dripping lidocaine from syringe onto skin before injection reduces pain, study finds
Study authors theorized that the cool temperature of the lidocaine was responsible for the pain reduction, since it wouldn't be expected to have a direct anesthetic effect on the skin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/02/4.htm
2 May 2018
SHM issues position statement on ultrasound-guided procedures
The Society of Hospital Medicine calls for written or oral examinations, as well as patient-based assessments with feedback, for credentialing in ultrasound-guided procedures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/24/1.htm
24 Jan 2018
How to launch a bedside procedure service
Hospitalist-led services can increase efficiency and safety.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/bedside-procedure-service.htm
15 Jun 2015
What peers are made of, and why it matters
A resident reflects on the importance of his peers to the learning process##mdash;guiding, helping and supporting one another.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/residency.htm
15 Jan 2013
Top Docs
Our fourth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes leaders and teachers, innovators and mentors, researchers and pioneers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2011