Lecture schedule for July and beyond

Calendar will be updated with the lectures.  Until then, please refer to this post for the Lectures: 20-Jul Ventilator Orientation – SimCenter Dr.Ouellette Dr.Ouellette 27-Jul Hyperpyrexia Syndromes in the ICU Dr.Dudar Dr.Swiderek Reading a Sleep Study: for the Pulmonologist Dr. A.K.Uduman Dr.Bazan 3-Aug Updates on ILD: Path to earlier diagnosis Dr.Lederer ILD Symposium Dr.Turfe, Dr.Hadid, […]

Fellow ATS Presentations with dates and times

Fellow Date Title Location Time Hadid 22-May A6007 – Vasopressin Use in Septic Shock and Effect on Mortality  Room 31 A-C (Upper Level) 2:15 PM to 4:15 PM Hadid 23-May A6770 – Mitochondrial Myopathy Presenting in Late Adulthood: A Rare Occurrence Area G (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) 11:15 AM to 1PM Abu sayf 22-May A5013 […]

Central venous line removal with SecurAcath clamp

We have recently seen the use of a central line securement device called SecurAcath in patients who were transferred to us from an outside hospital. The key information that needs to be distributed to staff is that these lines have special removal instructions. Staff need to be aware of these removal instructions as they differ […]

Easy way to order sleep studies on pulmonary patients

With the long waiting times to get patients into Sleep Clinic, Luisa has provided some tips you can do on your clinic visit to expedite this.  There are only 3 very easy steps you need to do. Step one: in your note use this dot phrase: .sleeprequirements This info in your clinic note will be […]

Updates to hfhpulm and programs on the Pulm server

This is a partial log of changes made to hfhpulm and related systems on the server. Technical, administrative or esoteric changes are excluded: This will be posted periodically as changes are made. ILD Mar-2018 med list – newest now listed first. Mar-2018 Updated pft tab so correct (and active) medications are listed in the default […]

Nebulizer machine for Medicare patients

If providers are ordering nebs for a patient with Medicare in clinic, our recommendation is that they send the order to discharge pharmacy (NOT LOBBY). The order needs to be the appropriate package size for the directions and be associated with the correct diagnostic code (chart to be posted soon). In the ‘notes to pharmacy […]

How to put in a service request

Starting March 8, the Henry Ford Hospital Campus will transition to a new system for Central Distribution Center (CDC), Environmental Services (EVS) and Plant Operations/Facilities (Plant Ops) requests. Non-emergency requests can be ordered through the iNeedIt icon (Green Man) located on your computer, which will be available after 9 a.m. tomorrow. This tool can be […]

Writing Resources for Journal Publications

Here are some nice research-related resources 1.  Writing a Manuscripts 1992 paper but still relevant. 2. Get Started Writing the Research Plan – word document with a nice overview. Comes from NIH.gov In addition, HFH is offering a Writing Resources for Journal Publications Workshop in April in the Simulation Center.  If you are interested you should  RSVP as soon as […]