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ACP offers guidance on ethical use of genetic testing, precision medicine

The College notes that genetic testing should be guided by the best interests of the patient, scientific evidence, and ethical standards and that testing must be clinically indicated, among other positions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/02/5.htm
2 Aug 2022

ACP/Annals forum addresses adult vaccinations

Patient hesitation and physician uncertainty are two barriers to achieving optimal vaccination rates, according to expert panelists.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/acpannals-forum-addresses-adult-vaccinations.htm
1 Apr 2024

Benefits of clearly defining value in patient care

Physicians have always been charged as agents to advocate for patients' best interests. Simultaneously, however, they are tasked with considering using resources wisely. These commitments can sometimes conflict and create tradeoffs in clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/policy.htm
1 Nov 2015

Guideline for Ménière's disease offers 16 key action statements for diagnosis, treatment

An updated guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery cautions that due to the variety of clinical presentations in patients with definite and probable Ménière's disease, a full and accurate diagnosis may take months to attain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/14/4.htm
14 Apr 2020

NKF-ASN task force issues final report on use of race in diagnosing kidney disease

Effective immediately in the U.S., estimated glomerular filtration rate should be calculated with an updated equation that does not include a race modifier for Black patients, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/28/2.htm
28 Sep 2021

EHR alerts may help boost guideline-directed therapy for heart failure

An industry-funded cluster-randomized trial found that clinician alerts were associated with an over 40% increase in prescription of four recommended drug classes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/12/1.htm
12 Apr 2022

ACIP releases updated vaccination schedule with several changes

Updated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) affect vaccinations for influenza and human papillomavirus, among others.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/04/1.htm
4 Feb 2020

ACP, Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine produce case-based resource to improve diagnosis

Cases were designed to encourage thinking around diagnostic decision-making, identify problems that may occur in the diagnostic process, and demonstrate how diagnostic errors may affect both patients and the daily practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/5.htm
17 Oct 2017

Decision aid did not help surrogates, clinicians agree on treatment goals for critically ill patients

Nearly all surrogates chose a more aggressive treatment goal for patients on life support than was suggested by a decision aid, despite the aid being based on surrogates' reports of patients' values.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/29/5.htm
29 Jan 2019

Testing CRP level safely reduced antibiotic use in patients with COPD exacerbation

In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) level decreased antibiotic use without affecting clinical outcomes, a randomized controlled trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/16/1.htm
16 Jul 2019

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