The University of Kentucky Division of Hospital Medicine will be hosting the annual Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference (HHMC) this fall. This is a regional conference of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and will feature presenters from around the region. Hospitalists are the largest subspecialty of Internal Medicine and are front-line providers for care delivery of hospitalized patients with a broad array of diagnoses. The vast majority of hospitals in the United States rely on hospitalists for clinical care delivery, and hospitalists are increasingly responsible for advancing evidence-based medicine for patients who may lack sufficient access to primary care physicians and subspecialists. Staying updated with current medical literature is a continual challenge for hospitalists. To meet this need, the HHMC will deliver pertinent updates in clinical evidence as well as innovative practice patterns to help participants deliver the best, most high-value, most efficient care possible.

Kentucky has a large and growing number of hospitalists; the surrounding states have hundreds more. The HHMC provides a single, centrally-located event for hospitalists from around the heartland region to gather, network, and learn from regional experts about all the latest developments in Hospital Medicine. The course directors are Drs. Sarah Vick and Joseph Sweigart. Dr. Vick is a teaching attending at the University of Kentucky and is an expert clinician educator with leadership roles in medical student, resident, and faculty education. Dr. Sweigart is a direct care hospitalist at the University of Kentucky and is heavily involved with SHM at the regional and national levels. The HHMC will also feature an abstract and poster session hosted in collaboration with the Kentucky Chapter of SHM.

The SHM Kentucky Chapter conducts its annual poster session at the Heartland Hospital Medicine Conference, which will take place on August 22, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The deadline for submission to the competition is July 29, 2024 and acceptance notifications will be sent on August 6, 2024. The highest-scoring poster overall will receive automatic acceptance to the National Scientific Abstract Competition at Converge, April 22-25, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. The abstract must be submitted to the national online submission website before the deadline to qualify.

In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This live activity is designated for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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