RT Book, Section
A1 Cohn, Steven L.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Scheurer, Danielle B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137607992
T1 Role of the Medical Consultant
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843133
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137607992
RD 2020/07/03
AB Medical  consultation  has  become  an  important  component  of  Hospital  Medicine.  These  consultations  include  preoperative  evaluation,  perioperative  management,  and  medical  care  of  patients  on  various  nonmedical  services.  Previous  surveys  found  that  many  primary  care  physicians  and  hospitalists  felt  inadequately  trained  in  perioperative  medicine,  and  as  a  result,  this  area  received  additional  emphasis  as  part  of  the  core  competencies  for  Hospital  Medicine.  With  the  growth  of  the  hospitalist  movement,  the  role  of  the  consultant  has  evolved  from  providing  evaluation  and  advice  to  include  comanagement  of  the  patient  in  certain  settings.  The  goal  of  this  chapter  is  to  review  the  role  and  responsibilities  of  the  medical  consultant,  focusing  on  the  principles  of  consultation  and  techniques  to  improve  effectiveness.