The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine are a result of the contributions of 64 hospitalists and content experts, under the guidance and leadership of the Society of Hospital Medicine.The editors are: Michael J. Pistoria, DO, FACP, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Program Medical Director, Hospitalist Services, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA; Assistant Professor of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PAAlpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, FACP, Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Quality, Department of Medicine, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Medicine Clerkship Director, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CADaniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, Director, Hospital Medicine Services, Emory University Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GASylvia C. W. McKean, MD, Medical Director, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitalist Service, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MATina L. Budnitz, MPH, Senior Advisor for New Initiatives, Society of Hospital Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

• Acknowledgement. Editors and Contributors.Introduction.Section 1: Clinical Conditions.1.1 Acute Coronary Syndrome.1.2 Acute Renal Failure.1.3 Alcohol and Drug Withdrawal.1.4 Asthma.1.5 Cardiac Arrhythmia.1.6 Cellulitis.1.7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.1.8 Community-Acquired Pneumonia.1.9 Congestive Heart Failure Syndrome.1.10 Delirium and Dementia.1.11 Diabetes Mellitus.1.12 Gastrointestinal Bleed.1.13 Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.1.14 Pain Management.1.15 Perioperative Medicine.1.16 Sepsis Syndrome.1.17 Stroke.1.18 Urinary Tract Infection.1.19 Venous Thromboembolism.Section 2: Procedures.2.1 Arthrocentesis.2.2 Chest Radiograph Interpretation.2.3 Electrocardiogram Interpretation.2.4 Emergency Procedures.2.5 Lumbar Puncture.2.6 Paracentesis.2.7 Thoracentesis.2.8 Vascular Access.Section 3: Healthcare Systems.3.1 Care of the Elderly Patient.3.2 Care Of Vulnerable Populations.3.3 Communication.3.4 Diagnostic Decision Making.3.5 Drug Safety, Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology.3.6 Equitable Allocation of Resources.3.7 Evidence Based Medicine.3.8 Hospitalist as Consultant.3.9 Hospitalist as Teacher.3.10 Information Management.3.11 Leadership.3.12 Management Practices.3.13 Nutrition and the hospitalized patient.3.14 Palliative Care.3.15 Patient Education.3.16 Patient Handoff.3.17 Patient Safety.3.18 Practice Based Learning And Improvement.3.19 Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance.3.20 Professionalism and Medical Ethics.3.21 Quality Improvement.3.22 Risk Management.3.23 Team Approach and Multidisciplinary Care.3.24 Transitions of Care.Appendices.I. Abbreviations.II Organizations Cited in Text.III Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine: Development and methodology (Daniel D. Dressler, Michael J. Pistoria, Tina L. Budnitz, Sylvia C. W. McKean, Alpesh N. Amin).IV How to Use the Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine: A Framework for Curriculum Development (Sylvia C. W. McKean, Tina L. Budnitz, Daniel D. Dressler, Alpesh N. Amin, Michael J. Pistoria).