Link to Affidavit of Surrogate Health Care Decision Maker Form in Capacity & ACP Navigator An Affidavit of Surrogate Health Care Decision Maker is required in Maryland when a Health Care Agent has not been designated for a patient who lacks capacity and a surrogate other than a primary family member will be making decisions.(...)
JHOME Receives Funding to Expand
Posted by | Patient CareJohns Hopkins Home-Based Medicine, or JHOME for short, provides interdisciplinary geriatrics-focused primary care, urgent care, palliative care, behavioral health and case management in the home for older adults who can no longer travel to receive outpatient medical care due to chronic medical conditions. JHOME is a collaboration between the Division of Geriatrics, Johns Hopkins Community(...)
One Month of Rifapentine plus Isoniazid to Prevent HIV-Related Tuberculosis
Posted by | Article of the WeekFrom Bench to Bedside: Animal Model Leads to Novel, 1-month TB Preventive Therapy Identification and treatment of individuals with latent tuberculosis (TB) infection to prevent development of active disease is an essential pillar of the World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy (https://www.who.int/tb/strategy/end-tb/en/). The most widely used regimen to treat latent TB infection currently is a(...)
Herzke Named Associate Chief Medical Officer for JHH
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipCarrie Herzke, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and associate vice chair for inpatient operations, was named the associate chief medical officer for The Johns Hopkins Hospital. In this part-time role, she will provide the vision for and oversight of the MCIC-sponsored and other patient safety programs at JHH.
Sharma Elected to ACC/AHA Guideline Writing Committee
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareGarima Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was elected to the committee for writing the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association's Guidelines for Revascularization in Coronary Artery Disease. These guidelines are slated for March 2021 release and are an update from 2011.
Match Day 2019
Posted by | EducationWe are proud to present the 2019 intern class of the Department of Medicine. These individuals come from top medical schools around the world and have already shown great potential in their fields. We are honored they chose to continue their medical education in our programs, and excited to see what the next academic year(...)
Epic Tip of the Week
Posted by | Patient CareInpatient - Create a Copy Feature for Discharge Medication Ordering When a provider creates multiple versions of a discharge medication order such as ordering a taper or other series of "daisy chained" prescriptions with overlapping start and end dates, use the Create a Copy Right-click on the medication order and select Create a Copy in(...)
Patient Safety Outcomes Under Flexible and Standard Resident Duty-Hour Rules
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Patient Safety Outcomes under Flexible and Standard Resident Duty-Hour Rules AUTHORS: Jeffrey H. Silber, Lisa M. Bellini, Judy A. Shea, Sanjay V. Desai, David F. Dinges, Mathias Basner, Orit Even-Shoshan, Alexander S. Hill, Lauren L. Hochman, Joel T. Katz, Richard N. Ross, David M. Shade, Dylan S. Small, Alice L. Sternberg, James Tonascia, Kevin G. Volpp, and David A. Asch for the iCOMPARE Research Group JOURNAL:(...)
Members of Congress Visit Bayview Comprehensive Care Practice
Posted by | Patient CareLast week, U.S. Reps Dave Trone of Maryland’s 6th District and Susan Wild of Pennsylvania’s 7th District toured the Johns Hopkins Bayview Comprehensive Care Practice and Emergency Department with Michael Fingerhood, associate professor in the Division of Chemical Dependence. They met with providers, peer recovery coaches and Health Leads volunteers. Congressman Trone is one of(...)
Clinical Research Scholars KL2 Awards
Posted by | ResearchThe Clinical Research Scholars Program is seeking applications for the 2019 KL2 Mentored Career Development Awards. Awards begin July 1, 2019. The KL2 award supports the development of individuals dedicated to a career in clinical investigation. Support is provided for two years, with an additional year supported by the nominating department/division. Applicants must be junior faculty(...)