The GI Hospitalist and the Future of Inpatient Gastroenterology

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Video Summary

The video provides an introduction to the concept of a GI hospitalist program and offers guidance on how to assess and evaluate the inpatient GI service at an institution. It emphasizes understanding the current environment and needs of the institution and community to create a successful program. The video also discusses the challenges faced by GI hospitalists in providing care to inpatients and highlights the importance of identifying areas of inefficiency and improving patient care. It recommends considering realistic expectations and resources when creating a GI hospitalist position, including workload and staffing needs. The video also emphasizes the need for flexibility and building relationships with consulting physicians. It suggests that a GI hospitalist position can potentially have an academic impact by exposing trainees to different attendings and specialties. The video concludes by recommending the ASGE GI Hospitalist Special Interest Group as a valuable resource in this field. No specific credits are mentioned in the summaries.

Keywords

GI hospitalist program

assessing inpatient GI service

evaluating inpatient GI service

institutional needs

community needs

successful program

challenges faced by GI hospitalists

inefficiency in patient care

realistic expectations

staffing needs

flexibility in GI hospitalist position

building relationships