Samir S. Shah
@samirshahmd.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief, @JHospMedicine.bsky.social | Infectious Diseases & Hospital Medicine Physician | Leadership Coach | I write about leadership & mentorship he/him
As we grow as leaders we may encourage #PsychologicalSafety. But power dynamics are still a thing - how do we lead with humility and encourage unfiltered feedback and information? Check out the latest from our EIC! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4t3ofhb ✍️ @samirshahmd.bsky.social 🖼️ Iuliia Kovalenko, MD
Check out the @jhospmedicine.bsky.social 2025 top articles published as #JHMWrapped‼️ shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#JHMWrapped 2025
The Journal of Hospital Medicine Digital Media Team celebrates 20 years of publishing with this perspective, highlighting some of the most popular and impactful articles from 2025. Themes for the yea...
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Who decides if you're ready? How do you let people know? Time to knock on the door of what's next, or to be more assertive? Welcome to April! Check out this #FromTheEIC and reflect on whether you're "ready enough!" 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dwsQoi ✍️ @samirshahmd.bsky.social 🖼️ Tina Sanjar, MD MBA
Updated pediatric pneumonia guidelines—first in 15 years—highlight a shift toward less aggressive care for many children, driven by clinical research. Cincinnati Children’s Dr. Samir S. Shah helped shape the recommendations. Read his insights: @pidsociety.bsky.social @samirshahmd.bsky.social
Pediatric pneumonia guidelines get first update in 15 years
For most children with complicated pneumonia, a less aggressive treatment approach is favored for those with small or moderate pleural effusions, according to updated guidance. The Infectious Diseases...
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Important but underutilized component of inpatient care➡️ Behavioral #emergency response teams in the hospital setting: A scoping review @jhospmedicine shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Behavioral emergency response teams in the hospital setting: A scoping review
Background Healthcare workers face workplace violence (WPV) at rates nearly five times higher than other industries. Traditional hospital responses to WPV, such as security involvement or zero-toler...
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Welcome to March! "People aren't finished products." 🥇What drives a physician to success? 👥 How can systemic reflection create stronger teams? Check out the latest #FromTheEIC and read about the 7 P's of Potential! 📝: @samirshahmd.bsky.social 🖼️: Tina Sanjar, MD MBA 🔗: https://bit.ly/4u4jxBF
Sponsorship ≠ Mentorship 🌟 Mentors share expertise. Sponsors leverage their influence & authority to create opportunities & advocate when you're not in the room. @samirshahmd.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13517 #AcademicMedicine #Leadership #Sponsorship #MoreThanAJournal
Thrilled to see Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 3rd edition, out now. Many thanks to the nearly 400 contributors #PHM #HospitalMedicine
#KidVengers have made good progress, don’t count us (or any other team) out of #HCWvsHunger yet! @samirshahmd.bsky.social @drdrmaya.bsky.social @drgoatfarmer.bsky.social @drgruralmd.bsky.social @neotecan.bsky.social @allisonbartlettmd.bsky.social @drhietanen.bsky.social @cjrussellmd.bsky.social
Umm, #KidVengers 🦄, of course. ❤️ #HCWvsHunger2025
Shematologist, MD@shematologist.medsky.social · 8mo agoKidvengers won #HCWvsHunger 2024 thanks to @drjenchen4kids.medsky.social @robyncohenmd.bsky.social @brownam130.bsky.social @alokpatelmd.bsky.social @pedshemedoc.bsky.social @drpanmd.bsky.social & many more. But they’ve won multiple years now.. Who will win the crystal apple this year?!
🧂Great study that challenges what had been conventional practice for decades. Prescribed in‐hospital sodium intake for decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta‐analysis @jhospmedicine.bsky.social shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Prescribed in‐hospital sodium intake for decompensated heart failure: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
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Vancomycin / Nafcillin / Ceftaroline
David Hedrick@drhedrick.bsky.social · 10mo agoRed Blood Cells / White Blood Cells / Platelets
🌳 How do we as leaders continue to grow? I discuss this question in my latest leadership lesson @jhospmedicine.bsky.social #Leadership @societyhospmed.bsky.social shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
👋 from AAP in Denver! We're sharing our new app with pediatric clinicians! #SanfordGuidePediatric
If you’ve never seen aspiration on a radiologic study, check out this @jhospmedicine.bsky.social #VisualVignette 🎞️Aspiration pneumonia highlighted on a barium swallow Video accessible 👉🏽 shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #HospitalMedicine
"In two days, this committee further undermined Americans’ confidence in life-saving vaccines and did so absent any new research or information necessitating their reexamination." PIDS has released the linked statement regarding the September ACIP meeting. pids.org/2025/09/19/p...
PIDS Statement on the September ACIP Meeting Recommendations – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
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Minnesota has achieved so much in the last six years (Michigan, too). We need to keep this reminder of what's possible alive. Organizing is at the core of sustainable progress. We can remake America.
The Minnesota Miracle Playbook - Short Version (5 minutes)
YouTube video by Movement Voter Project
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Dear parents/caretakers: If getting a #Flushot, or some other #immunization, pls never, ever put the decision to an eligible child all of a sudden-It all but GUARANTEES the outcome. If we must discuss it, that is fine. We can make time. Otherwise it amounts to a set up. Love, The Pediatricians
1/ On Thurs and Fri, ACIP—the external body that sets vaccine policy—will hold a special session. The MMRV vaccine will be discussed and we’re expecting a few falsehoods to start making the rounds about the vaccine and febrile seizures. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you should know👇
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents. It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually. This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
🤖 AI may be the most revolutionary innovation in decades. JHM’s Editor-in-Chief @samirshahmd.bsky.social introduces our special issue on AI in hospital medicine—covering diagnosis, education, ethics, and safety. Hospitalists must lead the way. #MoreThanAJournal 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13506
Authors noted: 🟢 ⬆️Ab titres supports the hypothesis of ⬆️susceptible population of young children building up during the pandemic infection pause 🟢 subsequent ⬆️Ab in population-level immunity after NPIs lifted 🟢⬆️Ab likely reflects ⬆️viral circulation after NPIs lifted➡️virus re-emergence
This study confirms what we all saw - a surge in endemic respiratory viruses after COVID precautions lifted, and demonstrates the utility of immunoepidemiological surveillance… #IDSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Dynamics of endemic virus re-emergence in children in the USA following the COVID-19 pandemic (2022–23): a prospective, multicentre, longitudinal, immunoepidemiological surveillance study
In this study, we captured immunological evidence of endemic virus re-emergence in children following lifting of pandemic NPIs, which revealed high rates of exposure to endemic respiratory pathogens i...
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👶🏽🩺 #SanfordGuidePediatric update ➕ New topic added: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome ✅ Got to cite the work of 💫colleagues💫@cincyresearch.bsky.social on an auricular percutaneous nerve stimulation as a potential therapy that was published earlier this month @sanfordguide.bsky.social
