Meet Division of Hospital Medicine clinician-educator Kari Esbensen, MD. Esbensen is the mother of two daughters, an internist, a bioethicist, and a hospice and palliative medicine physician. She completed her MD, PhD (philosophy and bioethics), and…
The Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED) project is an interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative that focuses on using education, “geriatricized” medication order sets, and other clinical tools to reduce medication-related…
The Global Health Residency Scholars Program (GHRSP), (co-sponsored by the Emory University School of Health and Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health), was established in 2012 and includes a year-long curriculum (consisting of monthly lectures, seminars, and…
Last week, Emory University Department of Medicine members met for the third annual quality research symposium to discuss and learn more about the breadth of quality, effectiveness, and value-based research activities at Emory University. Top…
Please join us in congratulating our 2016 Department of Medicine Faculty Award nominees. Winners will be announced at Celebratory Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 21 at noon in the Emory University Hospital auditorium (2E). Academy…
In honor of National Doctors’ Day, the Emory Medicine Recognitions Committee of the School of Medicine sent out a call for nominations to recognize School of Medicine doctors who go above and beyond. More than…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for another great SHM Atlanta chapter meeting. Our own Bruce Mitchell gave a riveting talk on the legal risks we face as hospitalists last week at the Fish Market…
National Doctors’ Day is Wednesday, March 30. The Emory Medicine Recognitions Committee is creating a special acknowledgement to honor the Emory doctors who were nominated by internal faculty and/or staff for their dedication to improving the…
Atlanta VA Medical Center Scott Steinbach, MD At the Atlanta VAMC, inpatient quality improvement (QI) really came into existence with the birth of the VA Hospital Medicine (VA HM) Section back in 2008. Before that…
Emory is proud to launch a new clinical trials website, which includes easy-to-access information on nearly 1,000 clinical trials that are seeking volunteers. At clinicaltrials.emory.edu, potential participants can easily search for trials related to specific health conditions;…