Brendon Shank joined the Society of Hospital Medicine in February 2011 and serves as Associate Vice President of Communications. He is responsible for maintaining a dialogue between SHM and its many audiences, including members, media and others in healthcare.
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2016: Celebrating 20 Years of Hospital Medicine and Looking Toward a Bright Future
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- Brendon Shank
For hospitalists who were practicing medicine in 1996, it may seem like just a few years ago; however, that was when the term “hospitalist” was...
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Start Planning for Hospital Medicine 2016
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- Brendon Shank
At the end of the year, many hospitalists still have funds left in their CME stipends.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Opens Enrollment for Practice Administrators' Mentor Program
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- Brendon Shank
SHM’s Practice Administrators Committee piloted a mentor/mentee program in January 2014 as a way to assist those who were new to practice...
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Hospitalists Can Earn CME Credits for Acute Coronary Syndrome Performance Improvement
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- Brendon Shank
Approximately 1.7 million patients are hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and 600,000 die of an acute myocardial infarction. Although...
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Hospitalists Get Prep Tool for ABIM’s Hospital Medicine MOC Exam
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- Brendon Shank
SHM's SPARK tool helps hospitalists brush up on skills, knowledge needed to pass
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Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant Winners Blog About Patient Safety
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- Brendon Shank
In 2015, three medical students received the first SHM Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant to complete scholarly work related to patient safety in...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Events, Online Tools, Programs for Hospitalists
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- Brendon Shank
Schedule includes HM16, leadership conferences, new Podcast, quality improvement Webinars, continuing medical education modules
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Society of Hospital Medicine Membership Ambassador Program Benefits Hospitalists
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- Brendon Shank
SHM members earn dues credits, recognition for recruiting new physicians, PAs, NPs, pharmacists or affiliate members
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How Hospitalists Can Support the Hospital Medicine Movement
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- Brendon Shank
There are all kinds of ways to show your support for the hospital medicine movement, including the following opportunities: Visit and share the...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Engagement Benchmarking Service Available
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- Brendon Shank
SHM’s new Engagement Benchmarking Service helps hospital medicine groups (HMGs) better understand how to engage their physicians for increased...
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Hospital Medicine Exchange Posts Top Topics Among Hospitalists
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- Brendon Shank
More than 7,000 hospitalists have logged in to HMX to ask questions and share successes.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Programs Help Improve Your Hospital
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- Brendon Shank
New Patient Experience Community and Resources SHM’s new Patient Experience Committee has begun convening resources and people to help...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Events for Hospitalists in 2015
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- Brendon Shank
Pediatric Hospital Medicine July 23-26, San Antonio There’s still time to register for one of the fastest growing conferences within hospital...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Learning Portal Adds Programs
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- Brendon Shank
Free CME is available to all SHM members, and new modules are added all the time. Here’s a sampling of the most recent online modules:...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Welcomes New Fellows Class
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- Brendon Shank
[caption id="attachment_9221" align="alignright" width="295"] Outgoing SHM President Burke Kealey (center) awards SHM CEO Larry Wellikson (left)...