Burnout. It’s an all-too-familiar term for those in healthcare and other service fields. Often the onus is on the burned-out person to recognize and mitigate their burnout and activities such as   yoga and deep breathing are offered as quick fixes. For our March #JHMChat, we turned to Dr. Rachel Thienprayoon’s article, “Beyond Burnout: Collective suffering [...] The post #JHMChat – Beyond Burnout: Collective Suffering and Organizational Compassion appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

Ableism is a common yet misunderstood “–ism”. Yet the common thread that ties ableism and other –isms/ forms of discrimination like racism, sexism, and homophobia, is the belief that one group or identity is “less than” others. Specifically, ableism is discrimination of and prejudice against people with disabilities and is rooted in the belief that [...] The post Walk A Mile in My Shoes: Dismantling Preconceptions of Ableism and Chronic Illness appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

My family and I recently embarked on a Disney Cruise for our annual vacation. Excitement filled my 4-year-old daughter, Layla, because of the opportunity to meet with the princesses. Her suitcase stuffed with all the ballgowns she could carry; she wore a different dress every evening as she hoped to meet every princess on board [...] The post Safe and Inclusive Spaces for UiM Colleagues Is an Imperative appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

If you were designing the perfect hospitalist job description, what would be the optimal workload to achieve high productivity? This was the crux of the discussion during September’s JHMChat. The conversation featured Drs. Marisha Burden, Moksha Patel, Mark Kissler, and Elizabeth Harry as well as researcher Angela Keniston, coauthors of “Measuring and driving hospitalist value: [...] The post #JHMChat: Capturing Your Value Beyond RVUs appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

Preparing to go on parental leave? For most of us, planning involved casual conversations with colleagues who had recently entered parenthood and learning from their experiences. Some more proactive parents-to-be may have specifically met with their leadership to formulate plans for coverage for clinical, research, and other administrative work. But this isn’t the norm in [...] The post #JHMChat: Supporting Colleagues Before and After Parental Leave appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

Could being on Twitter make you a better note-writer? We certainly think so! That was one of the many hot takes from February’s #JHMChat, with special guests Drs. Blair Golden, Robert Centor, and Andrew Olson. We explored the most fundamental question in the electronic health record (EHR): what makes a good note? Honest question, has [...] The post #JHMChat Recap: EHR Documentation–What Makes a Good Note? appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

Despite the scheduling snafu during the College Football Championship, so many rock star hospitalists, medical students, residents, and guests helped make the first #JHMChat of 2022 incredible! Whether you were lurking (ahem, we see you, Dr. Lauren Mazzurco) or a top tweeter (most of you averaged 9 tweets/person!), it was great to “see” so many [...] The post #JHMChat Recap: Mastering the Art of Building Trust appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is currently celebrated in June each year to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a turning point for LGBTQ+ rights activism in the United States. The LGBTQ+ community is comprised of over 11 million Americans, or 4.5% of the U.S. population with all ages, races, [...] The post Providing Inclusive Care for Vulnerable Populations In Conjunction With LGBTQ+ Pride Month appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

I noticed it on my first few days as a medical student on the wards. I presented a patient next to the taller, male medical student, and the patient looked to him rather than to me. On top of the usual nerves of a new rotation and presenting in front of a clinical team, I [...] The post #JHMChat: A Candid Conversation About Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more

Last week’s #JHMChat saw an all-star guest lineup including Drs. Adam Rodman, Zahir Kanjee, Laura McNamara, and Shane Warnock of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center debating the value of the routine daily physical exam – is it worthwhile or a waste of time? This question was recently debated in our Point: Counterpoint series and got [...] The post The Routine Daily Physical Exam: Worthwhile or Waste of Time? appeared first on The Hospital Leader - The Official Blog of the Society of Hospital Medicine ..read more