From the Director
Hi everyone! Thanks for getting us to the magic > 70% rate on the ACGME survey! Much appreciated. There's still time if you haven't filled it out yet - it's open until April 28th. Also, if you didn't hear
Dr Neelon's grand rounds on burnout (and how to avoid it!), listen to it on medhub. Really well done.
Lots of compliments came my way this week - from the DOC to
Eric Chu, Armando Bedoya, Lindsay Boole and Nick Rohrhoff for helping colleagues and great patient care. To
Tom Holland for keeping it fun on gen med and supporting America and the wardrobe of his team - nice shirts
JoeBro and Jason Rose. Also to
Zach Healy for gold star worthy patient care and to
Krishn Sharma for teaching while on cards consults.
We had our first how to be a JAR session, with help from the chiefs, as well as current Jars
Lindsay Boole, Carter Davis, Armando Bedoya, Tim Mercer and Kevin Shah. Also thanks to
Rob Harrison and Cory Miller for running the code simulation. Also thanks to
Susanna Naggie, Tom Owens and the
Smith Society for hosting a meet the professor on Wednesday. Great attendance for what was an excellent conversation.
Get ready for the
Stead Tread next week!
Dr Klotman is making a donation in the name of the Stead Society with the most participants .... Another great reason to support a fantastic event. Don't pull a hammie on the 5k bc we've got the housestaff - faculty bball game coming up as well!
Have a great week
Aimee
Pubmed for this week goes to Marianna Papademetriou!
Biliary sarcoidosis: early diagnosis minimizes the need for surgery. Buxbaum J, Papademetriou M, Klipfel N, Selby R, Fong TL, Sharma O. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Mar 1;187(5):556-9.
Have a great week
Aimee
QI Corner (submitted by Jon Bae, MD)
Please join us for our next Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Noon Conference
- When: Wednesday, April 24, NOON
- Who: Melissa King as well as George and Ryan w/QI Updates!
- What: Safety Reporting Systems!
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What Did I Read This Week
(submitted by Sarah Rivelli, MD)
In-facility delirium prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. Reston, JT; Schoelles KM., Ann Intern Med 2013;158:375-380.
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Background: Delirium is a common occurrence among hospitalized patients with negative impact on morbidity and mortality even after adjusting for things like clinical severity and age. It is associated with longer LOS, both functional and cognitive decline, and higher short and long-term health care costs. In fact, delirium was the discharge diagnosis for about 25% of all discharges from 8100 and 8300 over a three year period. As many of you know, once delirium occurs, we struggle to find reversible causes that might improve the clinical course. Moreover, there is certainly no pharmacologic panacea to treat delirium. This article reviews multicomponent prevention strategies that target multiple known modifiable risk factors for delirium.
Methods: The authors performed a systematic review of multicomponent interventions for delirium prevention and found 19 studies that carefully evaluated the incidence of delirium and compared it with a control group, 17 were in the hospital setting. Because of variability across studies in their design, including different interventions, a meta-analysis was not performed. One study was in a nursing home and one was in a palliative care setting.
Intervention: The common components of the multicomponent interventions are based on known risk factors. The interventions studied tended to include some or all of the following:
- Anesthesia protocols
- Assessment of bowel/bladder functions
- Early mobilization
- Extra nutrition
- Geriatric consultation
- Hydration
- Medication review
- Pain management
- Prevention and treatment of medical complications
- Sleep enhancement
- Staff education
- Supplemental oxygen
- Therapeutic cognitive activities/orientation
- Vision and hearing protocols
All of the interventions were comprised of multidisciplinary teamwork that included members such as physicians, nurses, physical and/or recreational therapists. Studies often described in fairly general terms the training required for staff members. Less common was evidence of monitoring for adherence to the intervention, the impact of such adherence and ongoing efforts to maintain compliance to the intervention. Finally, the most substantial threat to validity was the risk of bias present in most studies due to lack of randomization and blinding.
Comment: Multicomponent interventions to prevent the onset of delirium in the hospital appear to be effective, though the risk of bias in these studies is at least moderate given the lack of randomization and blinding. Staff might tend to rate patients participating in the trial as less delirious given their belief that their intervention is effective, leading to false positive results. moreover, the heterogeneity across studies limits conclusions - we don’t yet know which components lead to the most benefit. More direct comparison of the elements of the interventions and how to implement them might lead to a more standardized approach to delirium prevention in the hospital.
From the Chief Residents
Grand Rounds
Date Speaker Topic
April 26, 2013 Dr. Pisetsky SLE Serology
Noon Conference
| Day |
Date |
Topic |
Lecturer |
Vendor |
| Monday |
4/22 |
Head & Neck Cancer |
Dr. Ready |
Jersey Mike's |
| Tuesday |
4/23 |
Inflammatory myopathies |
Irene Whitt |
Moe's |
| Wednesday |
4/24 |
QI/Patient Safety Conference |
Jon Bae |
Saladelia |
| Thursday |
4/25 |
SAR talks |
Philip Lehman |
Bullock's BBQ |
| Friday |
4/26 |
Medicine Research Conference |
Chiefs |
Panera |
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From the Residency Office
ACGME Resident Survey
This is the last week to complete the survey. This anonymous survey is used by the ACGME to evaluate our program, and program leadership use the survey data as one tool in making program improvements.
The links and instruction can be found on the following attachment:
ACGME Resident Survey
Maestro Training and Retirement of E-Bowser Scheduled
All Internal Medicine Residents who need Maestro Inpatient Training have been scheduled for it in Wave 4 – For most, this will mean two 4-hour sessions (IP MC 400 & 500). Your schedule in Amion has been updated to show when your training will be. PLEASE ALSO USE THE LINK BELOW (YOU SIGN IN USING YOUR DUKE NET ID AND NET ID PASSWORD) TO DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR TRAINING DATE, START TIME AND LOCATION!
https://vmwlmsweb.duhs.duke.edu/SabaLogin
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Jen Averitt in the MedRes office 919-681-4510”
The plans for retiring legacy systems, including E-Browser, have also been announced. Please refer to the following attachment for the details:
Retirement of Ebrowser Begins
Ronald McDonald House Dinner
- When: Thursday, April 25
- Where: Ronald McDonald house on Alexander Avenue 2 minutes from the hospital (see directions below)
- What: We will begin preparing food there at 4pm in order to serve the dinner at 6pm, but we would love to have your participation at any time during the afternoon or evening. The menu will be Tacos (so we’ll need to do lots of vegetable chopping), salad, and Dr. Lyles’ fabulous poundcake. Anyone who helps out is absolutely entitled partake of this tasty dinner as well.
Directions to Ronald McDonald House from Duke North. Head east on Erwin Rd (toward 9
th street) for 0.7 miles. Then turn right onto Alexander Ave. The House is on your right 0.3 miles down. Thanks!
If you are interested in participating, please contact Steve Crowley at
steven.d.crowley@duke.edu.
Stead Tread 2012
Time to taper - this is the week !
- - Stead Tread 2013 website for information, registration, and donations: http://www.steadtread.org/
- - Race date/time: Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 2PM
- - Race location: Al Beuhler Trail, Washington Duke Inn and Golf Course (same as last year)
- - Race beneficiary: Lincoln Community Health Center
- - As always, your registration fee includes an official Stead Tread 2013 T-shirt
VOICES IN MEDICINE!! Our program's annual Humanities in Medicine event for the year
We invite you to participate in a Voices of Medicine program for the Talk Story narrative variety show, featuring the stories, poetry, music and other artistic outlets of physicians and housestaff in the
Department of Medicine. Come join in a unique and fun opportunity to share your outlets of creativity and see who each other are outside of medicine!
- Date: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
- Time: Doors open at 7:00pm, Event Starts at 7:30pm
- Location: Casbah, 1007 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
Please email Erin Payne at
erin.payne@duke.edu if you are interested in participating by Friday, April 26
th. For questions, feel free to contact Jason Webb, Juliessa Pavon, Anton Zuiker, or Erin Payne.
Please note: Jeff Polish from the Monti organization will be providing professional storytelling coaching for those who are interested in sharing a story. Jeff has a PhD in genetics from Washington University in St. Louis. This is a great opportunity to help bring your story to life!
SAR Board Review Schedule
Board Review Sessions will be held in the MedRes Library, Duke North, 8th Floor. Please contact Megan Diehl or Jeff Clarke if you would like to attend. The schedule is as follows:
| Date |
Topic |
Faculty |
| Tuesday April 23 |
Hem/Onc |
Drs. Riedel and Diehl |
| Tuesday April 30 |
Pulmonary |
Dr. Govert |
| Wednesday May 8 |
Gastroenterology |
Drs. Choi and Desai |
| Tuesday May 14 |
Endocrine |
Dr. Matt Crowley |
| Wednesday May 22 |
Renal |
Dr. Butterly |
| Tuesday May 28 |
Neurology |
Dr. Skeen |
| Wednesday June 5 |
Dermatology/Rheumatology |
Dr. Criscione |
| Tuesday June 11 |
Mixed Bag (Medical ethics, Palliative Medicine, Psych) |
Dr. Zaas, Chiefs |
Contact Information/Opportunities
Upcoming Dates and Events
- April 25: Ronald McDonald House Dinner (Warren Society)
- April 28: 2nd Annual Stead Tread
- May 1: Annual Resident/Faculty BB Game
- May 14/15: Conflict Management Workshop Register for the morning session, 7-9 am Register for the afternoon session, 4-6 pm
- May 15: Voices of Medicine / Humanities in Medicine
- May 24: Chief Grand Rounds - Jason Webb, MD
- May 31: Chief Grand Rounds - George Cheely, MD
- June 4: Resident Research Conference, Searle Center
- June 7: Chief Grand Rounds - Nicole Greyshock, MD
- June 8: SAR Dinner, Hope Valley Country Club
- June 14: Chief Grand Rounds - Ryan Schulteis, MD
- June 21: Chief Grand Rounds - Jeffrey Clarke, MD
Useful links
