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Register by April 8 for ACP's new virtual POCUS mentorship training program
The live virtual course provides internists the opportunity to continue their learning and hone skills in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with personalized, longitudinal training starting in May.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/30/5.htm
30 Mar 2021
ACP launches new pain management learning hub
The series consists of seven core evidence-based and patient-centered modules and two sets of case studies. Up to 23 hours of CME/MOC credit are available, free to ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/13/4.htm
13 Apr 2021
Announcing ACP's virtual POCUS mentorship training program
Beginning in May 2021, this live, virtual course, eligible for CME credit and MOC points, provides physicians who want to improve their point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skills with ongoing live instruction and mentored scanning sessions over the course of six months.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/02/5.htm
2 Mar 2021
ACP goes to Boston to tackle topics new and old
ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2024 will kick off with a look at artificial intelligence and its impact on medicine, as well as developments in new technology throughout the field.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/acp-goes-to-boston-to-tackle-topics-new-and-old.htm
1 Mar 2024
Clinician education, feedback led to fewer inappropriate antibiotics for respiratory tract infections
A stepped-wedge cluster randomized study in 31 primary care practices found that the proportion of visits with an antibiotic prescription decreased from 35.2% to 23.0% after an intervention involving clinician education and monthly peer comparison feedback.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/13/5.htm
13 Jul 2021
Promoting second quit attempts right after relapse may improve rates of smoking abstinence
A randomized trial found that patients who wanted to quit smoking but relapsed after a first attempt were more likely to succeed if their primary care physicians encouraged them to try quitting again immediately.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/02/06/1.htm
6 Feb 2024
Deadline for diversity, equity, and inclusion training grant proposals is Dec. 10
ACP and other sponsors are seeking proposals that address the relationship between trust and issues of bias and diversity at the patient/physician, team, and health system levels.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/08/6.htm
8 Dec 2020
Q&A: DEA requires addiction training for all prescribers
The Drug Enforcement Administration is requiring eight hours of training related to substance use disorder treatment, sending clinicians scurrying to their continuing education providers for help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/dea-requires-addiction-training-for-all-prescribers.htm
1 May 2023
New 'weighs' to treat obesity
Even as the data on weight loss drugs mount, physicians need to help patients navigate potentially prohibitive costs and a continuing need for lifestyle change.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/new-weighs-to-treat-obesity.htm
1 Mar 2024
HHS provides weekly online learning opportunity in telemedicine
The peer-to-peer learning community aims to accelerate telemedicine implementation by ambulatory clinicians.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/04/2.htm
4 Aug 2020