Search results for "Patient-physician relationship"
New ethics case study on Medscape CME
A new case study in the ACP professionalism case study series, “Patient/Physician/Family Caregiver Relationships: When the Family Caregiver is a Physician,” is now available on Medscape for CME credit. The study looks at the challenges physicians face when they become caregivers for their own family members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/15/12.htm
15 Feb 2011
ACP disagrees with Florida court decision preventing physicians from asking about guns
ACP strongly disagrees with the July 25 Florida court decision upholding a state law that bars doctors from asking patients about gun ownership, according to a press release.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/7.htm
5 Aug 2014
Retail clinics increasingly popular option
This issue covers topics such as retail clinics, management of heart failure, and optimizing human papillomavirus vaccination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/editors.htm
1 Feb 2016
Successful bariatric surgery requires planning, prep
This issue covers topics such as bariatric surgery, care for patients in an urban environment, and screening options for hepatitis C.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2016
Rethinking the value of the annual exam
Patients expect it and internists won't let it go. But does the evidence support the need for the periodic health exam? Experts weigh in on the value of regularly seeing a patient on a preventive basis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/annual.htm
1 Jan 2010
Searching for signs of eating disorders
Internists are often the first clinicians to see signs of an eating disorder, with the rapid or extreme changes in weight apparent both in person and from the history recorded in a patient's chart. But primary care clinicians may sometimes be afraid to ask about it because they are unsure how to handle what they might learn.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/eating.htm
1 Feb 2013
Expressive writing could help erase irritable bowel syndrome
A pilot study may have found a new use for an established treatment. Expressive writing, used for other illnesses with a known psychological component, is now being studied to control the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/expressive.htm
1 Oct 2010
Defining value and creating quality in the patient encounter
Critical questions will arise about defining and measuring value in the patient encounter when the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act goes into action.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/washington.htm
1 Apr 2016
8 health organizations, American Bar Association call for gun policies
A call for policies to help mitigate the rate of firearm injuries and deaths in the U.S. was announced by the American College of Physicians, 7 other national health professional organizations, and the American Bar Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2015
Opinions can vary on exchanging gifts with patients
Doctors' opinions vary on whether it's a good idea for physicians to give gifts to patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/opinions-can-vary-on-exchanging-gifts-with-patients.htm
1 Oct 2018