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SHM Boston Chapter Meeting

Wednesday, Dec 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST

Legal Seafood, 55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, United States

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Wednesday, Dec 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST

Legal Seafood, 55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467, United States.

Connect, learn, and unwind with fellow hospitalists at an engaging evening hosted by the SHM Boston Chapter on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET at Legal Seafood in Chestnut Hill, MA.

Enjoy lively conversation, networking opportunities with colleagues, and an interactive educational presentation titled, “Bridging the Gap in Inpatient Heart Failure Care,” developed by Drs. Lily Ackermann and Ebrahim Barkoudah. This session will be presented by Dr. Barkoudah.

The core objectives of the case-based presentation and discussion include:

  1. The Case for Change: Improving Care for Acutely Ill Patients with Heart Failure
  2. Assessing Heart Failure Patients at the Bedside
  3. Optimizing Guideline Directed Medical Therapy: An Inpatient Framework
  4. Enhancing Transitions of Care

This meeting was supported by funding from Bayer. All content was independently developed by Drs. Ackermann and Barkoudah. Bayer had no influence over the content, its development, attendee selection, faculty selection, or agenda planning.

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If you can no longer attend the chapter event, please cancel your ticket at least 72 hours prior to the event date.

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This event is being organized by the Society of Hospital Medicine Boston Chapter. Please contact chapters@hospitalmedicine.org for questions related to this event. Industry Partners: Interested in attending the chapter event to build connections with local hospitalists? Contact SHM at chapters@hospitalmedicine.org to learn if an exhibitor display opportunity is available.

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Speakers

Dr. Barkoudah is currently the inaugural division chief of hospital medicine at UT Southwestern in Dallas and was previously the System Chief at Baystate UMass, and the Regional Chief Medical Officer/Chief Quality Officer at Baystate Health. Dr. Barkoudah has held leadership roles previously at Brigham Health, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School. 

Dr. Barkoudah's research interests center on clinical research outcomes, with a focus on quality improvement and clinical innovation. He serves on multiple clinical innovation committees at national and international levels, bringing expertise in operational efficiency and healthcare economics to both hospital systems and not-for-profit boards. As a dedicated academic educator, Dr. Barkoudah focuses on developing the next generation of clinicians while advancing strategies for more cost-effective healthcare delivery.

Dr. Barkoudah is a graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health, Damascus University, and St. Hugh's College at the University of Oxford, along with admin training at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Global Management Program at Yale, and the completion of the Executive Management Track at Harvard Business School and the Business School at the University of Oxford. 

 

In addition to his extensive professional experience, Dr. Barkoudah has volunteered to serve on numerous community boards to help ensure access to care for vulnerable populations. 

About Ebrahim Barkoudah, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., S.F.H.M
Chief of Hospital Medicine
UT Southwestern
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