Search results for "Teamwork"
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
Team up to treat opioid addiction
Hospitalists can improve care even without the expertise of an addiction medicine consult service.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/team-up-to-treat-opioid-addiction.htm
15 Sep 2021
Frozen hospitals powered through
When Uri hit Texas, hospitalists had to overcome novel challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/frozen-hospitals-powered-through.htm
15 Sep 2021
Opioids and extreme weather, but also good news
This issue describes how hospitalists teamed up to treat opioid use disorder and the Texas freeze, as well advancements in virtual rounds and point-of-care ultrasound.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Sep 2021
Part-time hospitalists tied to patient mortality?
Two experts offer their thoughts on the implications of a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/qa-part-time-hospitalists-tied-to-patient-mortality.htm
15 Nov 2021
Ward-based program for elderly inpatients associated with improved delirium, but no improvement in other outcomes
A pragmatic cluster randomized trial at four Australian hospitals found that “Eat Walk Engage” did not reduce length of stay or overall hospital-associated complications compared to usual inpatient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/ward-based-program-for-elderly-inpatients-associated-with-improved-delirium.htm
19 Jan 2022
Ease up on antipsychotics
Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022
Effects of interdisciplinary teams on readmissions may vary by team structure
Interdisciplinary teams may function better if they have a dedicated time and space for meetings, have a specific social worker or case manager assigned, and use structured tools to support discussions, a recent study suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/24/effects-of-interdisciplinary-teams-on-readmissions-may-vary-by-team-structure.htm
24 Aug 2022
Teams that don't burn out
Supporting consistent hospital medicine teams may be a key to preventing burnout, according to a researcher studying physician and nurse perspectives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/teams-that-dont-burn-out.htm
28 Sep 2022
Keeping first-year residents with same medicine nurses improved teamwork
When residents spent all 16 weeks of their general medicine inpatient time on one medical nursing floor, their teams were more likely to negotiate with the patient, support each other, and communicate as a team on simulation scenarios, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/keeping-first-year-residents-with-same-medicine-nurses-improved-teamwork-study-finds.htm
12 Oct 2022