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The Southern #HospitalMedicine team was excited to see sooooo many Emory hospitalists joining us at the conference yesterday including many fantastic talks from folks like Dr. Nave, Dr. DeCaro, Dr. Hwang, and others. A great turn out!
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September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Southern #HospitalMedicine team was excited to see sooooo many Emory hospitalists joining us at the conference yesterday including many fantastic talks from folks like Dr. Nave, Dr. DeCaro, Dr. Hwang, and others. A great turn out!
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Day 2 at Southern #HospitalMedicine is off to a great start! After starting the day w/ updates in acute stroke management, attendees are now hearing about vital updates in HM literature from conference director and legendary EUH hospitalist, Dr. Dan Dressler!
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September 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Day 2 at Southern #HospitalMedicine is off to a great start! After starting the day w/ updates in acute stroke management, attendees are now hearing about vital updates in HM literature from conference director and legendary EUH hospitalist, Dr. Dan Dressler!
#WeAreEHM
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We are excited to kick off our annual Southern #HospitalMedicine Conference with Dr. Dustin Smith sharing recent updates in ACS guidelines. Looking forward to a morning packed with great content, including #TWDFNR with Dr. Monee Amin & Dr. Meredith Trubitt from @thecurbsiders.bsky.social !
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September 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We are excited to kick off our annual Southern #HospitalMedicine Conference with Dr. Dustin Smith sharing recent updates in ACS guidelines. Looking forward to a morning packed with great content, including #TWDFNR with Dr. Monee Amin & Dr. Meredith Trubitt from @thecurbsiders.bsky.social !
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Want to attend a #HospitalMedicine conference that is packed with high yield content and hosted in beautiful Atlanta? Please join us this September at Southern Hospital Medicine's annual conference. Regardless of practice setting, we've got something for you!
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July 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Want to attend a #HospitalMedicine conference that is packed with high yield content and hosted in beautiful Atlanta? Please join us this September at Southern Hospital Medicine's annual conference. Regardless of practice setting, we've got something for you!
southernhospitalmedicine.org
#WeAreEHM
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4/4
#SHMConverge25 was a fantastic meeting and showcased many of our teammates. We are already looking forward to seeing y’all at SHM2026 in Nashville!
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#SHMConverge25 was a fantastic meeting and showcased many of our teammates. We are already looking forward to seeing y’all at SHM2026 in Nashville!
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May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
4/4
#SHMConverge25 was a fantastic meeting and showcased many of our teammates. We are already looking forward to seeing y’all at SHM2026 in Nashville!
#WeAreEDHM
#SHMConverge25 was a fantastic meeting and showcased many of our teammates. We are already looking forward to seeing y’all at SHM2026 in Nashville!
#WeAreEDHM
3/4
#SHMConverge25 was also an incredible opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Division and across all of #HospitalMedicine!
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#SHMConverge25 was also an incredible opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Division and across all of #HospitalMedicine!
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May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
3/4
#SHMConverge25 was also an incredible opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Division and across all of #HospitalMedicine!
#WeAreEDHM
#SHMConverge25 was also an incredible opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Division and across all of #HospitalMedicine!
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2/4
Shout out to Dr. Bonsall & Dr. Smith for their national awards & a superb Updates in Hospital Medicine presentation! Dr. Moussa was recognized for his great work with the ATL @societyhospmed.bsky.social chapter! Dr. Coleman & Dr. Saklawi excelled in the teaching competition!
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Shout out to Dr. Bonsall & Dr. Smith for their national awards & a superb Updates in Hospital Medicine presentation! Dr. Moussa was recognized for his great work with the ATL @societyhospmed.bsky.social chapter! Dr. Coleman & Dr. Saklawi excelled in the teaching competition!
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May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
2/4
Shout out to Dr. Bonsall & Dr. Smith for their national awards & a superb Updates in Hospital Medicine presentation! Dr. Moussa was recognized for his great work with the ATL @societyhospmed.bsky.social chapter! Dr. Coleman & Dr. Saklawi excelled in the teaching competition!
#WeAreEDHM
Shout out to Dr. Bonsall & Dr. Smith for their national awards & a superb Updates in Hospital Medicine presentation! Dr. Moussa was recognized for his great work with the ATL @societyhospmed.bsky.social chapter! Dr. Coleman & Dr. Saklawi excelled in the teaching competition!
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1/4
On #ThrowbackThursday, we are celebrating the incredible showing by our team last week at #SHMConverge25! Many of our faculty presented clinical cases and research posters.
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On #ThrowbackThursday, we are celebrating the incredible showing by our team last week at #SHMConverge25! Many of our faculty presented clinical cases and research posters.
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May 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
1/4
On #ThrowbackThursday, we are celebrating the incredible showing by our team last week at #SHMConverge25! Many of our faculty presented clinical cases and research posters.
#WeAreEDHM
@emorydeptofmed.bsky.social
On #ThrowbackThursday, we are celebrating the incredible showing by our team last week at #SHMConverge25! Many of our faculty presented clinical cases and research posters.
#WeAreEDHM
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Happy Wednesday, y’all! Please join us this Friday when our very own Dr. Nave will present at our #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds. She will share the talk she is presenting at the @societyhospmed.bsky.social annual meeting so please join us for this sneak peek!
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March 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Happy Wednesday, y’all! Please join us this Friday when our very own Dr. Nave will present at our #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds. She will share the talk she is presenting at the @societyhospmed.bsky.social annual meeting so please join us for this sneak peek!
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We are so excited for tonight's #HospitalMedicine Teaching Competition! We can't wait to see our colleagues from across the Division show off their skills in this bite-sized teaching event! We hope to see y'all there!
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March 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We are so excited for tonight's #HospitalMedicine Teaching Competition! We can't wait to see our colleagues from across the Division show off their skills in this bite-sized teaching event! We hope to see y'all there!
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Happy #NationalHospitalistDay from our EUH and EUHM teams!
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March 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy #NationalHospitalistDay from our EUH and EUHM teams!
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We're looking forward to a great rest of our week w/ our Annual Awards Celebration tomorrow night & #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds on Friday w/ Dr. Steven Chen presenting high-yield derm cases for hospitalists! We hope to see y'all there.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're looking forward to a great rest of our week w/ our Annual Awards Celebration tomorrow night & #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds on Friday w/ Dr. Steven Chen presenting high-yield derm cases for hospitalists! We hope to see y'all there.
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We hope y’all are staying safe and warm despite the falling snow! Please join us for our #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds today featuring our very own Dr. Mike Jones as he shares insights on how to manage inflight emergencies. We hope to see you there!
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January 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We hope y’all are staying safe and warm despite the falling snow! Please join us for our #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds today featuring our very own Dr. Mike Jones as he shares insights on how to manage inflight emergencies. We hope to see you there!
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Happy Wednesday, y'all! We are so excited for our next #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds this Friday featuring the dynamic educator duo of Dr. Kapuria and Dr. Vettese sharing their talk Updates in Palliative Care!
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December 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Happy Wednesday, y'all! We are so excited for our next #HospitalMedicine Grand Rounds this Friday featuring the dynamic educator duo of Dr. Kapuria and Dr. Vettese sharing their talk Updates in Palliative Care!
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How aggressively should we diurese patients admitted for CHF? Dr. Smith shares this piece which suggests we should be aggressive! Robust diuresis in the first 48 hours is associated with:
⬇️ dyspnea
⬇️ creatinine (up to ~3.5L)
⬇️ odds of 60‐day rehospitalization or death
#SoHM23
⬇️ dyspnea
⬇️ creatinine (up to ~3.5L)
⬇️ odds of 60‐day rehospitalization or death
#SoHM23
December 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
How aggressively should we diurese patients admitted for CHF? Dr. Smith shares this piece which suggests we should be aggressive! Robust diuresis in the first 48 hours is associated with:
⬇️ dyspnea
⬇️ creatinine (up to ~3.5L)
⬇️ odds of 60‐day rehospitalization or death
#SoHM23
⬇️ dyspnea
⬇️ creatinine (up to ~3.5L)
⬇️ odds of 60‐day rehospitalization or death
#SoHM23
Being NPO is hard. (Particularly timely to discuss right before lunch!) Dr. Smith discusses the recent article in @JHospMedicine looking at ways to ⬇️ NPO past MN orders.
🔵 Being intentional about who really needs to be NPO can reduce unnecessary NPO status for many!
#SoHM23
🔵 Being intentional about who really needs to be NPO can reduce unnecessary NPO status for many!
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December 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Being NPO is hard. (Particularly timely to discuss right before lunch!) Dr. Smith discusses the recent article in @JHospMedicine looking at ways to ⬇️ NPO past MN orders.
🔵 Being intentional about who really needs to be NPO can reduce unnecessary NPO status for many!
#SoHM23
🔵 Being intentional about who really needs to be NPO can reduce unnecessary NPO status for many!
#SoHM23
First up, Dr. Smith shares this recent study comparing IV hydromorphone vs IV acetaminophen for acute pain tx.
🔵Both medications helped reduce pain!
🔵Hydromorphone was slightly better.
🔵Fewer adverse effects with acetaminophen.
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🔵Both medications helped reduce pain!
🔵Hydromorphone was slightly better.
🔵Fewer adverse effects with acetaminophen.
#SoHM23
December 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
First up, Dr. Smith shares this recent study comparing IV hydromorphone vs IV acetaminophen for acute pain tx.
🔵Both medications helped reduce pain!
🔵Hydromorphone was slightly better.
🔵Fewer adverse effects with acetaminophen.
#SoHM23
🔵Both medications helped reduce pain!
🔵Hydromorphone was slightly better.
🔵Fewer adverse effects with acetaminophen.
#SoHM23
Updates in #HospitalMedicine is always one of the highlights of our conference. Dr. Dustin Smith kicks off our 2nd version of that for this year now!
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December 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Updates in #HospitalMedicine is always one of the highlights of our conference. Dr. Dustin Smith kicks off our 2nd version of that for this year now!
#SoHM23
#SoHM23
We're wrapping up our plethora of pulmonary problems with recent updates in the GINA Guidelines for the management of asthma!
🔥🔥🔥 Patients w/asthma should NOT receive only prn albuterol! Replace prn albuterol w/ prn ICS-formoterol!🔥🔥🔥
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🔥🔥🔥 Patients w/asthma should NOT receive only prn albuterol! Replace prn albuterol w/ prn ICS-formoterol!🔥🔥🔥
#SoHM23
December 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
We're wrapping up our plethora of pulmonary problems with recent updates in the GINA Guidelines for the management of asthma!
🔥🔥🔥 Patients w/asthma should NOT receive only prn albuterol! Replace prn albuterol w/ prn ICS-formoterol!🔥🔥🔥
#SoHM23
🔥🔥🔥 Patients w/asthma should NOT receive only prn albuterol! Replace prn albuterol w/ prn ICS-formoterol!🔥🔥🔥
#SoHM23
Dr. Bonsall wraps up our discussion on PNA with recommendations about treatment duration and discharge ABX options.
🔵General CAP tx is 5 days!
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🔵General CAP tx is 5 days!
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December 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Dr. Bonsall wraps up our discussion on PNA with recommendations about treatment duration and discharge ABX options.
🔵General CAP tx is 5 days!
#SoHM23
🔵General CAP tx is 5 days!
#SoHM23
Are you on team procal? Dr. Bonsall shares data w/ key recommendations:
🔵Possible use in pts when you may need a prolonged ABX course
🔵Possible use in helping w/ decision to NOT use ABX in pts with less-severe COVID-19
🔵Possible use in ABX stewardship efforts
#SoHM23
🔵Possible use in pts when you may need a prolonged ABX course
🔵Possible use in helping w/ decision to NOT use ABX in pts with less-severe COVID-19
🔵Possible use in ABX stewardship efforts
#SoHM23
December 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Are you on team procal? Dr. Bonsall shares data w/ key recommendations:
🔵Possible use in pts when you may need a prolonged ABX course
🔵Possible use in helping w/ decision to NOT use ABX in pts with less-severe COVID-19
🔵Possible use in ABX stewardship efforts
#SoHM23
🔵Possible use in pts when you may need a prolonged ABX course
🔵Possible use in helping w/ decision to NOT use ABX in pts with less-severe COVID-19
🔵Possible use in ABX stewardship efforts
#SoHM23
Grady #HospitalMedicine Director Dr. Joanna Bonsall shares 2019 IDSA/ATS guidelines on diagnostic testing for patients admitted w/ CAP. Questions to consider:
Risk of MRSA or GNR? ➡️ sputum cx, blood cx, MRSA swab
Do they have severe CAP? Add Legionella & pneumococcal UAT
#SoHM23
Risk of MRSA or GNR? ➡️ sputum cx, blood cx, MRSA swab
Do they have severe CAP? Add Legionella & pneumococcal UAT
#SoHM23
December 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Grady #HospitalMedicine Director Dr. Joanna Bonsall shares 2019 IDSA/ATS guidelines on diagnostic testing for patients admitted w/ CAP. Questions to consider:
Risk of MRSA or GNR? ➡️ sputum cx, blood cx, MRSA swab
Do they have severe CAP? Add Legionella & pneumococcal UAT
#SoHM23
Risk of MRSA or GNR? ➡️ sputum cx, blood cx, MRSA swab
Do they have severe CAP? Add Legionella & pneumococcal UAT
#SoHM23
Dr. Dressler wraps up our COPD discussion with data on NIPPV.
🔵 For patients with pH <7.35 and PCO2 45, NIPPV is recommended!
🔵Improves mortality, NNT 12
🔵Reduces Intubations, NNT 5
🔵Reduces Hospital LOS, >3 days on average
#SoHM23
🔵 For patients with pH <7.35 and PCO2 45, NIPPV is recommended!
🔵Improves mortality, NNT 12
🔵Reduces Intubations, NNT 5
🔵Reduces Hospital LOS, >3 days on average
#SoHM23
December 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Dr. Dressler wraps up our COPD discussion with data on NIPPV.
🔵 For patients with pH <7.35 and PCO2 45, NIPPV is recommended!
🔵Improves mortality, NNT 12
🔵Reduces Intubations, NNT 5
🔵Reduces Hospital LOS, >3 days on average
#SoHM23
🔵 For patients with pH <7.35 and PCO2 45, NIPPV is recommended!
🔵Improves mortality, NNT 12
🔵Reduces Intubations, NNT 5
🔵Reduces Hospital LOS, >3 days on average
#SoHM23