Aziz Ansari, DO, SFHM, FAAHPM, FACP

Kicking off #SHMConverge2026 Looking forward to seeing old friends and learning! Come join me in learning the Two Step in Denial Despair and before you leave an early morning chat on palliation in patients with advanced dementia and late stage kidney disease

Best @SocietyHospMed moments happen after hours. Grateful for conversations with Jack & longtime friend/mentor @Azizansari2000 Excited to celebrate Aziz presenting Updates in Hospital Medicine at #SHMConverge2027. Glad I could help support his nomination. #HowWeHospitalist

@ASK_HM17 @SocietyHospMed Thank you Amith. You are always an inspiration for us !

Just finished a robust physician advisor special interest forum meeting. Packed room with amazing talent and robust discussion. Looking forward to an exciting year of engagement and learning!

Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues #SHMConverge25 Excited to partner with @BMcGillenMD on Thursday on Winning Against the Mirage of LOS reduction and with @KenceeMD on Friday on Updates on Primary Pal Med for Hospitalists!

Many doctors on this platform talk about #insurance denials. I post almost weekly about this. My nurse’s mother fell & has #rehab potential & is being denied. @aboutKP I thought you were better but not so. Insurance is actually killing people in this country. #MedTwitter

@BMcGillenMD @dharmini7 @SoniaBharel @RachelSalasMD Amazing Brian! Fabulous work!

@buckeye_sanjay @ABIMcert @SocietyHospMed @Mud_Fud I switched over in January to hospital medicine. Much more practical. I was getting hammered in the outpatient question last year so I do recommend switching over. I’m old…2024 makes it 20 years being a hospitalist…

Hoping the bill passes! It will be a great step in ensuring our patients are protected and doctors can advocate what is best for our patients!

This is the aim: Ban prior auth Ban step therapy Require rate review Bank junk insurance plans

Excited for our press conference with our Governor @GovPritzker and @LoyolaMedMD on the Illinois Healthcare Protection Act. With our amazing team!

@DoctorVig @marishaburden @BeckersHR @KenistonAngela @EHarryMD @gopiastik @ADAuerbachMD @LeykumLuci @VipsMDMEd @thevorch @CUDivHospMed @medpedshosp @ETSshow @lladymcbeth @kevinjolearymd @andrewolsonmd @JHospMedicine @jabarocas @SocietyHospMed @Bob_Wachter @MKamalahmadi @MattSakumoto @SamirShahMD Yes. Unfortunately still discussed. Takes steady leadership and data to counter the continued urban myth that we are like a hotel…

@marishaburden @BeckersHR @KenistonAngela @EHarryMD @gopiastik @ADAuerbachMD @LeykumLuci @VipsMDMEd @thevorch @CUDivHospMed @medpedshosp @ETSshow @lladymcbeth @kevinjolearymd @andrewolsonmd @JHospMedicine @jabarocas @SocietyHospMed @Bob_Wachter @MKamalahmadi @MattSakumoto @SamirShahMD I mean, so many systems still talk about discharge before noon and some even include it as a bonus -related metric so I'm going to say no. We still have a long ways to go..

In the clinical work environment, we have an abundance of #evidence-based practices (guidelines, literature). How about when it comes to #WorkDesign? Does your team use #EvidenceBasedWorkDesign? (e.g., panel size, workloads) If so, what are your best practices? @GrittyWork

@BMcGillenMD @SocietyHospMed So very true! A very successful conference!

Hats off to our awesome SHM Physician Advisor SIG Executive Council Team. Missing many others from the leadership team in this pic! Looking forward to another year of robust learning and engagement!

Being in San Diego and surfing pal med….how could we not slow mo into the room with @KenceeMD to Top Gun theme song. Thanks to @Top_Gundersen for awesome video skills!

@Top_Gundersen @KenceeMD @EricGoodlev @Annie_Massart_ @SocietyHospMed Likewise! It was wonderful catching up with everyone! Wish I could have stayed longer to attend the mini track! And now Back home in Chicago!

Feeling blessed as I leave #Converge24! I got to present in the #palliative care mini-track along with superstars @Azizansari2000 @KenceeMD & @EricGoodlev, AND I got cookies from everyone’s favorite carb-ologist @Annie_Massart_! @SocietyHospMed

@Top_Gundersen @KenceeMD Was awesome riding the wave of palliaitve medicine with @KenceeMD !!

Surf’s up! @KenceeMD & @Azizansari2000 present the latest in caring for patients with serious illness. You can still catch the #palliative care wave in room 33ABC. #Converge24 #hapc

Last day of #SHMConverge24 - start it off with @Azizansari2000 and me surfing through the #palliativecare literature at 8:30 in 33ABC. There might be puns. We will definitely talk about nausea, opioids, and goals of care. #surfsup

@KenceeMD Yes comedy will be provided!

Awesome meeting of the minds at our Physician Advisor SIF! Great turnout and dialogue!