Hot Topics in Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Led By
Drs. Jared Kusma, Sagar Shah, Merritt ten Hope
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Recognize how social determinants of health impact hospitalized and readmitted pediatric patients
- Better understand current pediatric residency program practices and curricula with regards to billings, coding and documentation, and demonstrate the need for developing a formalized curriculum
- Demonstrate the role and potential pitfalls of procalcitonin as a biomarker in identifying bacterial infections in febrile infants
