Weekly Announcements

Academic Half Day - Seniors - when your schedule allows, we would LOVE to have your leadership and wisdom as preceptors at AHD. Click here to sign up!

Book Club - We are kicking off our residency book club! Thanks to all who submitted amazing book recommendations. The list has been narrowed to four books. If interested, please place your vote here.

VA Access - The VA is working hard to fix some of our access issues. Please remember to remotely log on to CPRS once per month. This resets the clock, keeping your CPRS access active! There are instructions on the silver fridge and if you need a card reader, we can get you one!

Medical Complexity - Alex has been working on a new section in the night float guide on the silver fridge that reviews adults with medical complexity - Make sure to check it out!

VA work room access - Resident work rooms on 6th and 9th floors now have secured access, you can either use the PIN - 52020# or resident badges should work for entry (students will likely have to use PIN #). If badges aren't working, please contact Nicole Lindsey (nicole.lindsey@va.gov).

Educational Takeaway Q’s

Tuesday: What is the most effective and preferred way to get in touch with the Ortho Consult Team?

Thursday: What are possible complications that can arise from pneumonia?

Friday: What is your diagnostic schema for hyponatremia?

Bonus Question: How much potassium is in an inch of banana?

Try your best to answer the questions above without looking anything up. If you’re having trouble, see the answers at the bottom of the scoop.

Resident Photos

Upcoming Education

Monday: MedED Pathway in 2351

Tuesday: Intern Boot Camp in 2351

Wednesday: MGR

Thursday: Weesner/Academic Half Day!

Friday: Code Sim in 2351

Education Takeaway A’s

Tuesday: Page them! Often times, our orthopedic colleagues are in the OR and are unable to look at EPIC messages. Paging 0801 is the best way to reach their service!

Thursday: Parapneumonic effusion, empyema and lung abscess are all possible complications that can arise from pneumonia.

Friday: Check out the awesome hyponatremia schema from clinical problem solvers below!

Shout Outs!

To Jackson Walker, Brea Postma and Mara Nickel who have excelled all expectations on the CVICU B rotations. Accomplishments include trialysis line insertion, arterial line insertions, assistance with swan insertion, bedside ECHOs. They put the FUN in B team.

To the VA seniors for running 3 simultaneous rapids AT THE SAME TIME and dividing the patients quickly and efficiently.

To Christina Lehn for staying over on long call so her co resident could see his wife for 10 minutes on their anniversary!

To Jackson Hearn for helping Sarah & Chris bring in lunch on a very busy Thursday.

To Verda, Drake and Ally for precepting academic half day this week!! AHD wouldn’t be possible without our amazing residents!

To Drake and Zach Smith for helping set up lunch this week. You. are. appreciated.

To Mara for voluntarily covering a long call for a colleague!

To Suzette, the custodian at the VA who is constantly keeping the workroom and chief office pristine!

Lunch Calendar

Official Resident’s Guide to Cincy Food and Drink is here!