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We would like to take a moment to highlight the outstanding accomplishments and published work our Division of Hospital Medicine faculty achieve throughout the year. We've collected publications, including research from Denver Health and the VA Medical Center, from the past month. Please take a look at the links below!

Kate Jennings, MD

Carlson, E. S., Shah, N., Denny, J., Schroll, A., Mahoney, D., Schear, S., Jennings, K., Uzuegbu, C., Harris, D., Chekuri, B., Sorensen, C., Bull, J., & Jones, C. (2026). The Role of Hospice and Palliative Care in Addressing Climate Change. The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 10499091261477656. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091261477656
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42598977/

Erin Vipler, MD
DePew, R., Dussault, N., Quirk, K., Vipler, E., Borris, J., DiScala, S., Scheel, T., Nickels, K., Robbins-Welty, G., & Ho, J. (2026). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know when Caring for Seriously Ill Patients with Stimulant Use Disorders. Journal of palliative medicine, 10966218261478398. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10966218261478398
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42596541/

Coyle, D. T., Vipler, E., Akerman, A., Roosevelt, G., Neumeier, A., & Rustici, M. (2026). Improving Learner Confidence in Managing Patients With Opioid Use: A Standardized Patient Curriculum for Medical and Physician Assistant Students. Substance use : research and treatment, 20, 29768357261474394. https://doi.org/10.1177/29768357261474394
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42630373/

Eden Bernstein, MD
Shuey, B., & Bernstein, E. Y. (2026). Coding Errors in Study of Alcohol Use and Obesity. JAMA internal medicine, 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3788. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3788
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42574008/

Susan Calcaterra, MD, MPH, MS
Ross, J. M., Ellingson, J. M., Panchal, Z., Legget, K. T., Friedman, N. P., Schuster, R. M., Duffy, A., Olsavsky, A. K., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S. K., Calcaterra, S. L., Wang, G. S., Hewitt, J. K., & Hopfer, C. J. (2026). A preliminary exploration in the associations between cannabis use frequency and appetite, eating behavior, and anthropometrics. Drug and alcohol dependence, 287, 113315. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113315
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42617215/

Durney PA, McLaughlin N, Calcaterra SL. Improving healthcare value: Optimizing billing and documentation for inpatient addiction consultation services. J Hosp Med. 2026; 1-5. doi:10.1002/jhm.70461

Christine Welles, MD; Khoosh Dayton, MD
Murray-Bainer, S., Shyu, M., Peterson, R. et al. Reimagining Hospital Medicine for Long-Term Sustainability. J GEN INTERN MED (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10692-0
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-026-10692-0#citeas

Marisha Burden, MD, MBA
Camacho, J., Andani, S., Welsh, C. et al. Electronic Clinical Pathway for Enhanced Diagnosis and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Among Hospitalized Patients. J GEN INTERN MED (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-026-10750-7
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-026-10750-7#citeas

Cat Callister, MD
Callister C, Cohen ME, Martin SK. Beyond teaching rotation length-A call to consider educational workforce design. J Hosp Med. 2026 Sep 6. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70456. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42703064.

Cohen ME, Callister C, Martin SK. Defining the Director of Education in hospital medicine: A cross-sectional descriptive study. J Hosp Med. 2026 Sep 6. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70440. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42703058.

Eden Bernstein, MD; Vineet Chopra, MD
Annal of Internal Medicine Publication: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-26-01312

Annal of Internal Medicine Video: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-26-03183-VS?utm_source=cmpnr&utm_campaign=lfa_260908_1&utm_content=1&cmp=1&utm_medium=email