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Expansion And Conversion Of Family Medicine And Neurohospitalist Services Into Covid-19 Services, Zachary Klock, Md, Aimee Mcmullin, Md, Jesse Edwards, Md, Christopher Haines, Md May 2020

Expansion And Conversion Of Family Medicine And Neurohospitalist Services Into Covid-19 Services, Zachary Klock, Md, Aimee Mcmullin, Md, Jesse Edwards, Md, Christopher Haines, Md

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)

What's the Problem?

  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an anticipated increase in the number of patients admitted with COVID-19.
  • To meet the increased number of admitted patients, additional providers and teams were needed to care for hospitalized patients during the pandemic.
  • Pre-existing teams needed to find ways to expand (in the case of the Family Medicine service) and repurpose (in the case of the Neurohospitalist service) in order to care for an increased number of patients.


Covid: Decoded - A Website, Blog, And Social Media Page With Resources And Information For The Public, Jessica Smith, Taylor Jones, Madeline Norris, Benjamin Meyers, Christopher Haines, Md May 2020

Covid: Decoded - A Website, Blog, And Social Media Page With Resources And Information For The Public, Jessica Smith, Taylor Jones, Madeline Norris, Benjamin Meyers, Christopher Haines, Md

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)

What's the Problem?

Information about COVID19 in the news and on social media platforms is overwhelming, confusing, riddled with jargon and sometimes straight up wrong. Makig it easy for the public to misinterpret facts or simply accept headlines and infographics at facevalue without checking with primary and/or reputable sources.

The nature of social media also allows for a perpetuation of this misinformation without recourse. Recall the one article floating around Facebook reporting that gargling salt/vinegar water could help prevent COVID19. We needede a source of simplified, reliable information about the pandemic for people outside of the health professions.

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Improving Blood Pressure Control Through Blood Pressure Measurement In An Ambulatory Urban Family Medicine Clinic, Sara Ancona, Md, Zachary Klock, Md, Aimee Mcmullin, Md, Zeynep Uzumcu, Md, Olivia Seecof, Md, Graham Stratton, Md, Alexa Waters, Md, Caitlyn Haines, Md, Brittany Hozick, Md, Jose Medina, Md, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd May 2020

Improving Blood Pressure Control Through Blood Pressure Measurement In An Ambulatory Urban Family Medicine Clinic, Sara Ancona, Md, Zachary Klock, Md, Aimee Mcmullin, Md, Zeynep Uzumcu, Md, Olivia Seecof, Md, Graham Stratton, Md, Alexa Waters, Md, Caitlyn Haines, Md, Brittany Hozick, Md, Jose Medina, Md, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2020-)

Aim Statement: To increase the percentage of patients over the age of 18 with BP controlled to a goal of <140/90 from a baseline of 58% to 68% by April 2020.