Continuing Education Company 8th Annual National Hospitalist Conference 2024

Comprehensive Inpatient Medicine & Hospital Care Update

Overview

The Continuing Education Company 8th Annual National Hospitalist Conference 2024 delivers a comprehensive review of modern hospital medicine, providing clinicians with evidence-based strategies for diagnosing, evaluating, and managing conditions commonly encountered in hospitalized patients.

Designed specifically for hospitalists and inpatient care providers, this conference focuses on practical clinical decision-making, guideline-directed management, patient safety, risk reduction, and quality improvement initiatives that directly impact outcomes in hospital settings.

Through expert-led lectures, case-based discussions, and current guideline reviews, participants gain valuable insights into contemporary inpatient medicine while learning practical approaches that can be immediately implemented in daily clinical practice.

A special focus of the conference is the growing role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) as an essential bedside diagnostic tool for hospital-based clinicians.

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Package Includes

Format

• 4 Video Lectures
• 4 Subtitle Files (VTT)
• 27 PDF Presentations

Total Size

39.81 GB

Educational Level

Intermediate to Advanced

Specialty

Hospital Medicine & Internal Medicine

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Perform accurate diagnostic assessments for hospitalized patients.
• Apply current evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Utilize effective treatment strategies for common inpatient conditions.
• Improve clinical decision-making in complex hospital cases.
• Reduce preventable inpatient complications.
• Enhance patient safety and quality of care.
• Integrate guideline-directed care into daily practice.
• Utilize Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to support bedside diagnosis.
• Implement strategies that improve hospital outcomes and reduce readmissions.

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Core Topics Covered

Hospital Medicine Essentials

Topics Include

• Inpatient Clinical Assessment
• Diagnostic Reasoning
• Evidence-Based Management
• Hospital-Based Patient Care
• Clinical Decision-Making
• Quality Improvement

Participants develop practical skills necessary for managing hospitalized patients efficiently and safely.

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Current Clinical Guidelines

Topics Include

• Updated Treatment Recommendations
• Guideline-Directed Care
• Best Practice Standards
• Inpatient Protocols
• Outcome Improvement Strategies
• Patient Safety Initiatives

Focus on translating current evidence into everyday hospital practice.

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Common Inpatient Disorders

Topics Include

• Acute Medical Conditions
• Complex Hospital Presentations
• Diagnostic Challenges
• Therapeutic Decision-Making
• Multidisciplinary Care
• Management of High-Risk Patients

Review of conditions frequently encountered by hospitalists and inpatient clinicians.

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Topics Include

• Bedside Ultrasound Applications
• Rapid Diagnostic Assessment
• Clinical Integration of Ultrasound
• Workflow Optimization
• Hospital-Based Imaging Techniques
• Practical POCUS Interpretation

One of the major highlights of the conference.

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Diagnostic Decision-Making

Topics Include

• Differential Diagnosis
• Risk Stratification
• Clinical Problem Solving
• Evidence-Based Evaluation
• Avoiding Diagnostic Errors

Emphasis on improving diagnostic accuracy in hospitalized patients.

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Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

Topics Include

• Reducing Hospital Complications
• Improving Care Transitions
• Preventing Readmissions
• Healthcare Quality Metrics
• Systems-Based Practice

Review of practical strategies that improve patient outcomes.

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Case-Based Learning

Topics Include

• Challenging Inpatient Cases
• Clinical Pearls
• Guideline Application
• Treatment Optimization
• Real-World Scenarios

Interactive discussions designed to reinforce practical learning.

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Educational Highlights

Evidence-Based Hospital Medicine

Current guidelines and practice-changing evidence are integrated throughout the curriculum.

Expert Faculty

Learn from experienced hospitalists and internal medicine educators.

Practical Clinical Focus

Content emphasizes immediate application to inpatient care.

POCUS Integration

Dedicated education on bedside ultrasound for modern hospital medicine.

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Target Audience

Physicians

• Hospitalists
• Internal Medicine Physicians
• Family Medicine Physicians
• Primary Care Physicians
• Academic Clinicians

Advanced Practice Providers

• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants

Trainees

• Residents
• Fellows

Allied Health Professionals

• Healthcare Professionals involved in inpatient medicine

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Why This Course Stands Out

✔ Dedicated hospital medicine curriculum

✔ Strong focus on evidence-based inpatient care

✔ Current clinical guideline updates

✔ Practical management of hospitalized patients

✔ Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education

✔ Case-based learning approach

✔ Patient safety and quality improvement focus

✔ Relevant for physicians and advanced practice providers

✔ Immediate clinical applicability

✔ Comprehensive inpatient medicine review

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*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

• Day 1 Monday, Nov. 18, 2024
• Day 2 Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024
• Day 3 Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
• Day 4 Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

 

* Detail:

MONDAY, November 18, 2024

• 7:50 am – 8:00 am Welcome Statements W. Ejnes, CHCP
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Everybody Hates Hyponatremia: An Approach & Updates S. Farouk, MD
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am A Grab Bag of Inpatient Nephrology Consults: Hepatorenal Syndrome & More S. Farouk, MD
• 10:00 am BREAK
• 10:15 am – 11:15 am Sepsis Essentials: The Art of Diagnosis and Effective Management N. Jayaprakash, MD
• 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Advanced Sepsis Care at the Bedside: A Case-Based Discussion N. Jayaprakash, MD

TUESDAY, November 19, 2024

• 7:50 am – 8:00 am Conference Announcements W. Ejnes, CHCP
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Inpatient Diabetes Management F. Pasquel, MD
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Diabetes Technology in the Hospital F. Pasquel, MD
• 10:00 am BREAK
• 10:15 am – 11:15 am Update In Hospital Medicine R. Ganatra, MD
• 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Inpatient Management of Acute Pancreatitis R. Ganatra, MD Afternoon Workshops (Additional Fee Applies)
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm OPTION 1: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop (Separate Registration Required)
• 4:15 pm – 7:15 pm OPTION 2: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop (Separate Registration Required)

WEDNESDAY, November 20, 2024

• 7:50 am – 8:00 am Conference Announcements W. Ejnes, CHC
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Favorite Clinical Topics for Hospitalists A. Urban, MD
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am ID Topics for Hospitalists: Cases in Bacteremia A. Urban, MD
• 10:00 am BREAK
• 10:15 am – 11:15 am ACC Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Management for Noncardiac Surgery: What’s New? S. Cohn, MD
• 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Perioperative Management of Antiplatelet & Anticoagulant Medications S. Cohn, MD

THURSDAY, November 21, 2024

• 7:50 am – 8:00 am Conference Announcements W. Ejnes, CHCP
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Management of Heart Failure: Updates and Future Directions N. Desai, MD
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am The Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Timely Identification, Optimal Management, and Lingering Questions N. Desai, MD
• 10:00 am BREAK
• 10:15 am – 12:15 am Challenging Anticoagulation Scenarios S. Deitelzweig, MD