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GENERAL MEDICINE CLINICS

Medical House Staff Training Program in Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine - Columbia University Medical Center

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[ Orientation | Users’ Guide to Clinic | Housestaff Schedules | Clinical Resources | Useful Pt Ed Links ]

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W H A T ’S N E W

Ambulatory Read of the week of May 22^nd, 2013 Short-term vs Conventional Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: JAMA. 2013;():1-9. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.5023 · Thanks to QI Team Benvenuto/Hassid/Poon/Smilowitz for updating the psych resource handout now in English and Spanish · AIM Favorite Rx List has been renamed “ACN Internal Medicine” Rx list. Pneumococcal 13 is now on the common order list. · Check out ACP’s new High Value Medicine Website w links to the High Value Care Curriculum · Pt Ed Video – Entertain and educate your pts while you present 1. HTN and Flu Vaccine- QI Team Turner-lloveras, Camacho, Charles, Narula 2. Aprende a vivir- Latin Soap Opera style pt Ed on diabetes from the AHRQ 3. Patient Ed Video “23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?”

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