Conference Highlights: IAS 2021
New research was presented at IAS 2021, the virtual 11th International AIDS Society Conference on...
Hospital-Based Medicine
CME/CE: The Benefits of Non-Invasive Home Ventilation for Patients With COPD-CRF
This course discusses a study that investigated the association of non-invasive ventilation at...
Mixed Results With Plan to Cut Antimicrobial Use in Advanced Dementia
Nursing home-based intervention failed to meet statistical significance but still had pluses A multi-pronged antimicrobial stewardship intervention failed to show statistically significant benefits in nursing home residents with...
#PWChat Recap: The Complexities of Dementia Care
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around trends in continuing medical...
CME/CE: Assessing Prescription Opioid Medical Use & Misuse in Parents & Offspring
This course discusses a study that examined associations between parental and adolescent...
Should Case Presentations Occur at the Patient’s Bedside?
Bedside presentations were shorter but led to patient confusion, and sensitive topics went undiscussed Performing case presentations at the patient’s bedside was shorter and did not impact patients’ knowledge of...
The Impact of Telepharmacy on Medication Reconciliation Discrepancies
“Most medication errors that occur at hospital admission originate in medication histories,” says...
Intravenous Smart Pumps: Safety & Usability During Secondary Medication Administration
“Large-volume IV smart pumps are probably one of the most ubiquitous devices in acute care in the...
Comparing Revascularization Outcomes by Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
With evidence indicating that a large area of myocardium is jeopardized by left main coronary...
CME/CE: A Closer Look at the Association of Alcohol Intake With Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes
This course discusses a study that explored the relationship between various levels of alcohol...
SEP-1 Failed to Reduce Sepsis Mortality in Real-World Study
Findings raise questions about value of CMS program, researchers say Implementation of the federally mandated sepsis management bundle SEP-1 was associated with substantial changes in sepsis resuscitation care but no significant...
The Surprise Question May Help Facilitate Advance Care Planning for COPD
“COPD is projected to rise to the third leading cause of mortality by 2030,” says Dana Tripp, BA,...
