NW Regional Hospital Medicine Conference

Course Syllabus

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Thursday, September 22

General Surgery: Do This, Don't Do That - Mackenzie Cook, MD

Cirrhosis & Liver Function: Do This, Don't Do That - Arnab Mitra, MD

What To Know About High Flow - Matthew Drake, MD

Dementia and Delirium in Geriatrics: Do This, Don't Do That - Kathleen Drago, MD

Oncologic Emergencies: Do This, Don't Do That - Emerson Chen, MD

Goals of Care and Advanced Planning: Do This, Don't Do That - Cara Levin, MD

Breakout sessions 1:

  1. Chest Imaging: Do This, Don't Do That - Anu Brixey, MD
  2. Care of the Hospitalized Patient with Substance Use Disorder: Do This, Don't Do That - Meg DeVoe, MD
  3. Literature Review - Stan Atkin, MD, PhD

Breakout sessions 2:

  1. Inpatient Pain Management for People Who Use Chronic Opiates or Suboxone - Talia Kahn, MD, MPH and James Laidler, MD
  2. Advocacy for the Hospitalist: Do This, Don't Do That - Kelsi Manley, MD and Joel Burnett, MD
  3. Literature Review - Stan Atkin, MD

COVID Therapeutics: Do This, Don't Do That - Ellie Sukerman, MD

A Patient-Centered Approach to "AMA" Discharges - Zachary Jacobs, MD

High Value Care: Things We Do For No Reason - Adam Obley, MD

Friday, September 23

Stroke: Do This, Don't Do That - Parker Miller, MD

Nephrology: Do This, Don't Do That - Raghav Wusirika, MD

Pulmonary Hypertension: Do This, Don't Do That - Jeffrey Robinson, MD

Hospital Medicine Literature Review - Aaron Helminski, MD

Infectious Disease: Do This, Don't Do That - Erin Bonura, MD, MCR

Psychiatry Pearls: Do This, Don't Do That - Jonathan Floriani, MD

Breakout sessions 1:

  1. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Inclusive Teaching Strategies in Healthcare - Margot Chase, MPAS, PA-C, Emily Jacobsen, PA-C and Sarah Drummond-Hayes, PA
  2. Wound Care - Ryan Cummings, FNP
  3. Hyperglycemia - Bethany Klopfenstein, MD

Breakout sessions 2:

  1. Transition to Skilled Nursing Facility: Do This, Don't Do That - Jessica Wright, MPAS, PA-C
  2. Wound Care - Ryan Cummings, FNP
  3. Hyperglycemia - Caleb Schmid, MD

Urology Pearls: Do This, Don't Do That - Ian Metzler, MD, MTM

GI Bleeding: Do This, Don't Do That - Melissa Hershman, MD, BSN

Hospital Medicine Literature Review - James Anstey, MD