Search results for "Medical Education"
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for Officer and Regent positions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/officers.htm
1 Nov 2016
American Medical Women's Association promotes video series for disease prevention
To promote disease prevention, the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Preventive Medicine Task Force has partnered with Mission Critical Health (MCH), a nonprofit education initiative that produces evidence-based public health and medical education programs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/8.htm
17 Mar 2015
Overcoming care barriers for transgender patients
Negative experiences for transgender patients can be avoided through gender-affirming care by physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/overcoming-care-barriers-for-transgender-patients.htm
1 Jan 2023
Supporting grieving patients after a loss
There are ways to talk to patients after the death of a loved one, recognize tips for diagnosing and managing prolonged grief disorder, and access grief counselors for referral.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/supporting-grieving-patients-after-a-loss.htm
1 Jan 2023
Safe prescribing can lessen overdose risk
In what one commentator called an “appalling” finding, 90% of patients in a recent study admitted to a hospital with a prescription opioid overdose eventually received another opioid prescription##mdash;often from the same clinician. Efforts to improve safe prescribing hope to fix the problem.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/overdose.htm
1 Oct 2016
Patient Priorities Care curriculum considers older patients' care goals
This approach can reduce unwanted and unhelpful treatment and may improve outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/29/5.htm
29 Oct 2019
ACP Advance Physician-Led Coaching Service showcased in Nov. 6 webinar
The 30-minute webinar will provide an overview of the new coaching service, as well as how the program can help participants achieve needs and quality goals.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/29/6.htm
29 Oct 2019
Advocacy in the time of COVID-19
Since the pandemic, ACP has advocated for policies to support and sustain internal medicine physicians and their practices, to support public health, to ensure patient access to testing and treatment, and to ensure that there are enough internists to meet demand.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/advocacy-in-the-time-of-covid-19.htm
1 Sep 2020
Latest Core IM podcast episode features “Casablanca Strategy” of diagnosis
The Casablanca Strategy involves reflexively ordering a stereotyped battery of lab tests, and even experienced physicians use it in real-world practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/22/6.htm
22 Oct 2019
Health equity: The finish line
Repairing multiple layers within systems is fundamental in changing policy and involves advocacy at the individual level and at the professional society level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/health-equity-the-finish-line.htm
1 Apr 2023