Choosing Wisely Recommendations by American College of Emergency Physicians

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Medical General, medical procedures, Nephrology, Respiratory diseases, Traumatology
More Tags – back pain, CT scans, HPC updates, nephrolithiasis, pulmonary embolus, sinusitis, syncope
Choosing Wisely is an initiative by the American Board of Internal Medicine that solicits evidence-based recommendations by other specialty associations to identify tests or procedures in their field which are unnecessary.  The following are a set of five recommendations that…
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Las Vegas Conference 2017

Hospital Procedure Consultants
More Articles – Events, Gastrointestinal diseases, Hospital Procedures, Medical General, Travel
More Tags – Bellagio, conference, hospitalist, HPC, Las Vegas, Miracle Mile Shops, Planet Hollywood, travel blog
Landed in Las Vegas for Our Conference at the Amazing Planet Hollywood Resort and Hotel. It was great to see all the familiar faces and many new ones from across the country. Enjoyed walking along the trendy shops and playing the…
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Physicians Attire Can Contribute to the Unintentional Spread of Bacteria

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Featured Procedure, Medical General, medical procedures
More Tags – HPC updates, infection control, stethoscopes
Physicians and healthcare workers have long known that certain articles of clothing can act as fomites with the potential of spreading infection.  The best studied articles of clothing and equipment that can contribute to this spread include neckties, scarfs, stethoscopes,…
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