Springtime is often annual conference season for medical professional societies. Over the past several weeks, members and trainees in the department have been traveling to share the results of their scholarly work with others in their disciplines. Two such meetings included the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) conference on April 8-11, 2018 in Orlando, Florida and the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) conference on April 11-14, 2018 in Denver, Colorado.

Three members of the Division of Hospital Medicine presented at SHM 2018. Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, associate professor and head of the division, delivered a talk entitled “I Want to Be 'Part of Your [Inpatient] World': Perspectives and Solutions for the Elimination of Observation Care.” Sean O'Neill, MD, clinical assistant professor, presented a poster entitled "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Resident Quality Improvement in the Inpatient Clinical Microsystem." An honorable mention award was presented to Casey Ray, RN, NP, nurse practitioner and advanced practice provider supervisor, for a poster she presented entitled, "The Healthcare Hug: Utilizing the Readmission Review Team While Expanding the Continuum of Care."

Meanwhile, over in the Rocky Mountains, internal medicine residents presented their work at SGIM 2018. Trainees who presented their work included second-year residents Will Bringgold, MD, MS; Brittany Galusha, MD; Andrew Lang, MD; Kristina Little, MD; and Rachna Unnithan, MD, and chief resident Peter Kleinschmidt, MD. A list of titles and authors is below.

Mentors were beaming with pride, including Joan Addington-White, MD, clinical professor and Internal Medicine residency program associate program director and primary care track director. "I was so proud of all of our residents! They did a great job,” said Dr. Addington-White.

Several other faculty members from the Division of General Internal Medicine also attended and presented at SGIM 2018, including Jeremy Smith, MD, associate professor (CHS), who presented a talk entitled, "Wait, You Mean I Have to Leave the Conference Room?!?! Teaching with the Patient Present.”

Society of Hospital Medicine 2018 presentations:

• Sheehy, A, I Want to Be 'Part of Your [Inpatient] World': Perspectives and Solutions for the Elimination of Observation Care (oral presentation). SHM. Orlando, FL. April 2018.
• O'Neill, S, Yang Y, Hall M, Haun N, Larson D. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Resident Quality Improvement in the Inpatient Clinical Microsystem. SHM. Orlando, FL. April 2018.
• Ray C, Leahy KM. The Healthcare Hug: Utilizing the Readmission Review Team While Expanding the Continuum of Care. SHM. Orlando, FL. April 2018.

Society of General Internal Medicine 2018 presentations:

• Berg K, Kasten S, Jorenby D. Helping Women Veterans Quit Smoking: Back to Basics. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Bringgold WR, Berg KM, Smith SS, Piper ME, Jorenby DE. Does dual use of electronic cigarettes and conventional cigarettes confer a pulmonary health advantage? A baseline cohort analysis. Poster presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Galusha B, Addington-White J, Kleinschmidt P, Manwell LB, Feldstein D. Beyond bronze diabetes: A case of hereditary hemochromatosis. Poster presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Lang A, Sosman JM, Ciske B. When is less more? Asymptomatic EKG findings in an elderly male. Poster presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Little K, Kleinschmidt P, Addington-White J, Feldstein D, Baier L. Importance of assuring contraception and accessing health literacy in a newly diagnosed SLE patient. Oral presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Mehta N, Feldstein D, Shiffler T. Pedagogy and PowerPoint: Toward More Learner-centered Presentations. Workshop Presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Miller K, Feldstein D, Baier L, Rabago D, Multi-Disciplinary Clinic for Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A novel approach to a chronic medical condition. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Miller KA, Galusha B, Manwell LB, Micek M. Management of knee and hip osteoarthritis in primary care. Poster presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Tischendorf J, MacDonald M, Johnson S. Blended Learning in a Resident as Educator Curriculum. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018.
• Unnithan R, Kleinschmidt P, Addington-White J, Feldstein D, Manwell LB. Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after bacterial meningitis and its impact in an amish patient. Poster presentation. SGIM. Denver, CO. April 2018