With thousands of articles published annually in hospital medicine, it is an almost impossible task to sort through and read everything necessary to stay current. And there's the daunting task to even identify all the key clinical developments that are reported on in the numerous journals.

The physician-editors with Practical Reviews in Hospital Medicine sort through dozens of publications, find the most relevant studies, summarize them, and suggest ways to apply this information in practice. Most of the reviews are available to you in convenient audio format — allowing you to download this material to your laptop, MP3 player or almost any portable device.

The traditional format of Practical Reviews allows you instant access to a database of hospital medicine issues, CME quizzes, and reviews where you can comment and share ideas with colleagues. Choose whether to receive your issues online, or mailed to you each month on an audio CD with the Audio/Online option.

With the all-new Practical Reviews On-Demand option, you can search for information across more than 30 specialties and create customized monthly issues. You'll be able to earn unlimited CE Credits in hospital medicine and subspecialty topics.

Subscribe today and keep learning with Practical Reviews! 

• Earn a maximum of 56 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ with your 14-issue (one year) subscription.
• Receive up to 22 hospital medicine articles summarized and reviewed per issue, including 10-12 in convenient audio format.
• Access hospital medicine reviews and summaries online. Download to any portable audio device for convenient learning. And complete online quizzes and receive instant pass/fail notification.

Jeffrey J. Glasheen, MD
Coordinating Editor
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Hospital Medicine Program
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO

Jennifer Best, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Mel L. Anderson, MD

Chief, Hospital Medicine Section

Associate Professor of Medicine

Denver VA Medical Center

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Denver, CO

Alexander R. Carbo, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Havard Medical School
Hospital Medicine Program
Boston, MA

Michael J Pistoria, DO, FACP, SFHM
Associate Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA 

Bradley A. Sharpe, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Michelle Mourad, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCSF Department of Medicine
San Francisco, CA

Anneliese M. Schleyer, MD
Director, Hospital Medicine Service
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA

David Likosky, MD, SFHM
Director, Stroke Program, Hospitalist, Neurohospitalist Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
Clinical Faculty, University of Washington
Evergreen Hospital
Kirkland, WA

Melissa L. P. Mattison, MD, SFHM, FACP
Associate Director of Hospital Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Anthony Breu, MD
Instructor in Medicine; Hospitalist
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA    

American Heart Journal
American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
American Journal of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Annals of Internal Medicine
Annals of Surgery
Archives of General Psychiatry
Archives of Internal Medicine  
British Medical Journal
CHEST
Circulation
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Critical Care Medicine
Gastroenterology
Gut

As is commendable by the ACCME criteria, CME is integrated into the process for improving professional practice with educational strategies implemented to remove, overcome or address barriers to physician change. Physicians are unable to consistently integrate new information into their practices because of the ways new medical knowledge is structured and disseminated, and the time it takes to completely scan for new information. Practical Reviews™ selects and translates peer-reviewed literature for practical use, therefore diminishing the barrier of time.

Intended Audience: Hospitalists and others interested in education about the practice of hospital medicine.

Special Prerequisites for Participants: There are no prerequisites for participants.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Interpret the current medical literature as it relates to hospital medicine.
• Identify key patient safety issues.
• Identify key ethical issues facing Hospitalists.
• Apply the concepts surrounding a key clinical topic in practice.
• Manage hospital length of stay.

Credit Designation Per Issue for Practical Reviews: Oakstone Medical Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is also eligible for 4 credit hours in Category 2-B of the Continuing Medical Education Program of the American Osteopathic Association, provided it is completed in its entirety.

Estimated time to complete each issue: 4 hours.

Disclosure: It is the policy of Oakstone Medical Publishing that the faculty and provider disclose real or apparent conflict of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Oakstone Medical Publishing has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosures will be made in the course handouts.

Disclaimer: The opinions and recommendations expressed by the faculty and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own. This enduring material is produced for educational purposes only. Use of Oakstone Medical Publishing name implies review of educational format design and approach. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

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