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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

This activity is directed to physicians who take care of hospitalized children, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in the emergency room, intensive care unit, or hospital wards.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Review the history of hospitalist medicine.
  • Discuss the current state of Pediatric Hospitalist medicine.
  • Discuss financial support of Pediatric Hospitalist Programs.

There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations for the podcast associated with this training.
A Note From Dr. Tarchichi:
 Welcome to the first in a series of podcasts on pediatric hospital medicine. This series was created to keep the busy physician of today informed and up to date on some of the most important diagnoses and issues we face every day in the care of hospitalized children. With this first podcast, I hope to provide you with a unique and interesting perspective on the origins of pediatric hospital medicine. Please do not forget to log in and get your CME credit. Thank you for listening and enjoy.

Suggested Additional Reading:

  1. Landrigan C, Conway P, Edwards S, Srivastava R. Review Article. Pediatric Hospitalists: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Pediatrics. Vol. 117 No. 5 May 1, 2006 pp. 1736 -1744.
  2. Meltzer D, Manning W, Morrison J, et al. Effects of physician experience on costs and outcomes on an academic general medicine service: results of a trial of hospitalists. Ann Int Med. 3 December 2002, Vol 137, No. 11.
  3. Mussman G, Conway P. Pediatric Hospitalist Systems Versus Traditional Models of Care:Effect on Quality and Cost Outcomes. Journal of Hosp Med. April 2012. Vol 7. No 4.
  4. Wachter RM, Goldman L. The hospitalist movement 5 years later. JAMA. 2002; 287(4):487-494.
  5. Dwight P, MacArthur C, Friedman J, Parkin P. Evaluation of a Staff-Only Hospitalist System in a Tertiary Care, Academic Children's Hospital. Pediatrics. Dec 6, 2004. Vol 114, No 6: 1545-1549.
  6. Spence J.C. The Care of Children in Hospital. British Medical Journal. 1947 Jan 25; 1(4490): 125?130.
  7. Wachter RM, Goldman L. The emerging role of Hospitalists in the American Health Care System. NEJM. Aug 15, 1996; Vol 335, No 7.
  8. Menna V. Inpatient Care: The General Pediatrician?s Future. Pediatrics in Review. vol. 12 no. 6. december 1990.
  9. Gartner J, Zitelli B, Malatack J, Urbach A, McGregor R. Consultative pediatrics: A Role for the Generalist in an academic setting. J. Pediatr. 1988; Vol 112 No 8: 1035-1038.
  10. Vellody K, Zitelli B. Consultative Pediatrics in the New Millenium. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2010;5:E34?E40.

Authors:
Basil Zitelli, MD — Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Chief of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's Diagnostic Referral service
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Sara C. McIntire, MD — Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Advisory Dean of Student Affairs.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Tony R. Tarchichi MD — Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C . Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Group
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.