Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida who has written about medical topics from nasty infections to ethical dilemmas, runaway tumors to tornado-chasing doctors. He travels the globe gathering conference health news and lives in West Palm Beach.
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San Diego Hospitalist Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, Offers Suggestions on Things to Do at HM16
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- Thomas R. Collins
Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, associate clinical professor at the University of California at San Diego, has a concern: If people attending HM16 don’t...
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Expands, Offers ‘Something for Everyone’
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- Thomas R. Collins
If you can’t find anything that interests you at HM16, check your caffeine level.
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Returns to San Diego
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- Thomas R. Collins
More than 3,000 hospitalists, nurses, administrators, medical residents, and students will ensconce themselves in Spanish Revival architecture,...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources Often Lacking in Hospitalists' Routines
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- Thomas R. Collins
The best antibiotic stewardship programs weave improvements into the routines of hospitalists. But at the end of the day, developing and...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Launches Antimicrobial Stewardship Campaign
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- Thomas R. Collins
In 2006, infectious disease specialists and pharmacists at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore took a look at the pharmacy budget...
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Listen Now: Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Hospital Medicine
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- Thomas R. Collins
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Use of Medical Scribes Spurs Debate About Costs, Difficulties of Electronic Health Records
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- Thomas R. Collins
[caption id="attachment_11554" align="alignright" width="295"] Image Credit: ILLUSTRATION/PAUL JUESTRICH; PHOTOs shutterstock.com[/caption] The...
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Commonly Prescribed, Not Always Necessary
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- Thomas R. Collins
Gastroenterologists say better indicators needed before prescribing PPIs for inpatients with non-cardiac chest pain
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11 Things Gastroenterologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
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- Thomas R. Collins
[caption id="attachment_10268" align="alignright" width="275"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] So many symptoms that are staples of...
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LISTEN NOW: Gastroenterologist, Robert Coben, MD, on GI Bleeds, Colon Cancer
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- Thomas R. Collins
ROBERT COBEN, MD, Program director of the gastroenterology fellowship program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, discusses...
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LISTEN NOW: Gastroenterologist, John Pandolfino, MD, on Best Practices for Colonoscopies, Treating C. diff Infections
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- Thomas R. Collins
John Pandolfino, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, talks about...
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LISTEN NOW: Jeffrey Greenwald, MD provides tips on treating endocrine disorders
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- Thomas R. Collins
Jeffrey Greenwald, MD, a hospitalist at Massacusetts General Hospital with 15 years of experience in hospital medicine, discusses his view of the...
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Nine Things Hospitalists Need to Know about Treating Patients with Endocrine Disorders
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- Thomas R. Collins
Diabetes is as prevalent in hospitals today as lab coats and heart monitors. More than 8% of the population—almost 26 million people—and nearly 27...
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LISTEN NOW: David Pressel, MD, PHD, FHM, discusses violence in hospitals
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- Thomas R. Collins
DAVID PRESSEL, MD, PHD, FHM, medical director of inpatient services at Nemours Children’s Health System, talks about the nature of violence in...
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Hospital Violence Hits Home
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- Thomas R. Collins
Hospitalists could hardly be faulted for wondering: Am I safe?