The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine 2024

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to apply the following:

• Best practices for management of common problems in hospital medicine
• Seminal studies and updates in the literature
• Recent guideline changes and recommendations
• Expert opinions where the data are lacking
• Pearls for interpreting common diagnostic studies

Target Audience

Hospitalists, internists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians caring for hospitalized patients.

Hospital Management of PE and DVT – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD

Can’t-Miss Radiology Diagnoses – Jennifer W. Uyeda, MD

Trauma Informed Care Strategies for Patients with Larger Bodies – Chioma Ngumezi Tomlinson, PA-C

Care of the Hospitalized Patient with HIV – Paul E. Sax, MD

Antibiotics – A Rapid Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part I – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

Antibiotics – A Rapid Update and Pearls for the Hospitalist – Part II – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients – Michael Klompas, MD

Bloodstream Infections – Michael Klompas, MD

Anemia for the Hospitalist – Alfred Lee, MD, PhD

Case-Based ECG Review – Sanjay Divakaran, MD

Recent Advances in Heart Failure Management – Anju Nohria, MD

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine – The Resident Expert That Never Sleeps – Agustina Saenz, MD, MPH

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome – A Case-Based Approach for the Hospitalist – Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PharmD

Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Inpatient Setting – Lisa W. Vercollone, MD, PharmD

Evidence-Based Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH

A Review of Common Clinical Scenarios in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation – Yee-Ping Sun, MD

Improving the Evaluation and Management of Syncope – Kapil Kumar, MD

Cirrhosis for the Hospitalist – Anna E. Rutherford, MD, MPH

Inpatient Management of GI Bleeding – Tyler M. Berzin, MD, MS

Practical Approaches to Pancreatobiliary Disease Management – Linda S. Lee, MD

Common Dermatology Consults for the Hospitalist – Alexandra P. Charrow, MD

Common Consult Questions for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Adam D. Lipworth, MD

Ischemic Stroke in Hospital Medicine – Alexis T. Roy, MD

Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of C. diff – John J. Ross, MD, CM, FIDSA

Do I Really Need Meropenem? Common ID Curbsides – Hayden S. Andrews, MD

Managing Patients in the Transition Between Floor and ICU – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Craig P. Hersh, MD

Allergy 101 – Drug Allergies and Other Common Consults for Hospitalists – Paige G. Wickner, MD, MPH

Racial Inequities in the Hospital – Case Studies in Antiracism Research and Action – Michelle Morse, MD, MPH and Bram Wispelwey, MD, MS, MPH

Evidence-Based Approaches to Inpatient Hyperglycemia – Nadine E. Palermo, DO

Best Practices for Inpatient Management of Patients with Psychiatric Disease – Sejal B. Shah, MD

Geriatric Medicine for the Hospitalist – Delirium – Shoshana Streiter, MD

Current and Emerging Concepts for Preoperative Evaluation – Adam C. Schaffer, MD

Rapid-Fire Electrolyte Cases for the Hospitalist – HyperCa and HypoNa – David A. Krakow, MD

Rapid-Fire Lab Interpretation for the Hospitalist – David A. Krakow, MD

Hypercoagulable States – Jean M. Connors, MD

Pregnancy – What a Hospitalist Needs to Know – Meghan L. Rudder, MD

Goals of Care Conversations in Hospital Medicine – Andrew J. Lawton, MD

Update in Acute Kidney Injury – Emily S. Robinson, MD, MPH

CKD and ESRD Management for the Hospitalist – Ankit Patel, MD, PhD

Adrenal and Thyroid Topics in Hospital Medicine – J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH

Urinary Tract Infections for Hospital Medicine – Current Strategies and Common Questions in the Management – Sigal Yawetz, MD