This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of the in's and out's of hospital medicine. The speaker will provide a history of the evolution of hospitalist medicine; how to approach admissions and determining which form of care - inpatient vs. outpatient care is best; how to efficiently review medical data to determine diagnosis and underlying conditions; and how to approach discharge planning. In addition, the speaker will discuss what information primary care physician's really need and what primary care physician's really need
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Statement of Accreditation
The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates is program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy
All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.