University of Colorado Division of Hospital Medicine

🚨 Calling all aspiring healthcare innovators! 🚨 Are you ready to lead transformative change in American healthcare? The Health Innovations Scholar Program (HISP) at CU Anschutz is a 4-week, immersive summer experience that empowers medical students to master skills in human-centered design, LEAN principles, and change management while solving real-world healthcare challenges. 📅 2025 Program Dates: July 7 – August 1 💰 Stipend: $3,000 for all participants 🏥 Location: CU Anschutz Medical Campus 🗓️ Open to medical students at any stage 📌 Applications are competitive - apply by January 15th! ℹ️: https://bit.ly/3GA81pH

Sarah Stella, MD, hospitalist at Denver Health, co-authored an analysis in the American Journal of Public Health on the health impacts of criminalizing homelessness. 💡 The piece examines the implications of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a Supreme Court decision allowing cities to penalize unhoused individuals for sleeping in public, even when shelters lack capacity. 🌍 Dr. Stella highlights the devastating health consequences of such policies, emphasizing that encampment sweeps and forced displacement fail to improve public health or safety. 🏥 As 2025 unfolds, Denver Health remains committed to addressing emerging health care challenges and advocating for vulnerable populations like the unhoused. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gDkj8fjv Public Health Institute at Denver Health #publichealth #healthpolicy #homelessnessawareness

🎉 January is #NationalMentoringMonth! New research highlights how mentoring shapes professional identity and boosts career success for #hospitalists. Despite its benefits, barriers like time and access to mentors remain. Let’s prioritize mentoring to drive growth and retention in hospital medicine! 🔗: https://bit.ly/3DIR52s Society of Hospital Medicine | Journal of Hospital Medicine | University of Colorado Department of Medicine

It's time to bridge the knowledge gap of the strong evidence that alcohol use is linked causally with the development of several cancers. Read the complex reactions #hospitalist Eden Bernstein, MD explains in the article below.

Check out our new article. We interviewed hospitalized patients with severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) to understand why they were interested in injectable naltrexone over oral medications for AUD. Many felt it was a life jacket and an opportunity to improve their health. All medications for AUD should be offered in the hospital to best support people in their recovery.

To my clinician colleagues out there: if you're wondering when naltrexone is contraindicated, there is only one clear clinical scenario -> when a patient is on chronic opioid therapy for pain management. Data are lacking on the safety of naltrexone use in patients with Child-Pugh C cirrhosis or acute alcoholic hepatitis, so consider acamprosate in these patients. Check out our article for more details.

Access to quality healthcare, no matter the hour or location! The University of Colorado Division of Hospital Medicine and UCHealth Virtual Health Center are improving care through a virtual hospitalist service. Patients in remote hospitals receive real-time overnight care, reducing transfers and ensuring family proximity. This initiative also supports provider wellness and hospital capacity. Learn how this program is reshaping rural healthcare access and timing. 🌟 https://bit.ly/4gFb4hh. #CUAnschutz #VirtualHealth #HospitalMedicine #Medicine

Sarah Scarpato, MD, shares insights into the role of oncology hospitalists and the Oncology Hospitalist Group, a collaboration of the University of Colorado Department of Medicine’s divisions of Hospital Medicine and Medical Oncology. "Our Oncology Hospitalist Group is one of the largest and oldest groups in the country. Many of the big academic cancer centers across the country are switching to this kind of model, but it hasn’t caught on totally yet," says Scarpato, who is also the inpatient oncology unit’s medical director and an assistant professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Check out this Q&A with Scarpato here: https://lnkd.in/gtUMadyR #Oncology #Medicine #Healthcare #Hospital

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💫 Wishing you a bright and healthy 2025! 💫 Reflecting on 2024, we’re proud of the strides we’ve made in patient care, education, and research. We’re ready to carry that momentum into the new year and continue making a difference. Thank you for being part of our journey! 🎉