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Leadership, Leadership Day, and ‘purple’ as a guide
ACP's Chief Advocacy Officer issues a challenge to members of the College to be more “purple” in their outlook in order to achieve goals as a team, even when they disagree.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/leadership-leadership-day-and-purple-as-a-guide.htm
1 Jul 2023
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2021
Intimate partner violence: An epidemic hiding in plain sight
Despite a recommendation to screen for intimate partner violence and the many tools available to physicians, barriers to implementation remain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-hiding-in-plain-sight.htm
1 Nov 2022
A farewell perspective after 4 decades of advocacy
ACP's Special Advisor to the Chief Advocacy Officer and SVP Emeritus reflects on forty years of pursuing social justice and equity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/a-farewell-perspective-after-4-decades-of-advocacy.htm
1 Jul 2022
Large spikes in handgun acquisitions seen in aftermath of mass shootings
The number of handguns acquired in California increased sharply in the first 12 weeks following the Newtown and San Bernardino mass shootings, especially among women, whites and Hispanics, and first-time buyers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/02/1.htm
2 May 2017
Improving the well-being of physicians and patients
Because more than 50% of the U.S. population will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetimes, more action is needed to support greater access to behavioral and mental health services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/improving-the-well-being-of-physicians-and-patients.htm
1 May 2023
Mixing and matching can work for back pain
This issue details management of back pain, a forum on monkeypox, and pearls about diagnosing delirium.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/mixing-and-matching-can-work-for-back-pain.htm
1 Nov 2022
Chapter advocacy key to advancing ACP's priorities
ACP's legislative staff are following four key court cases on affirmative action, gun violence, climate change, and women's reproductive health care rights.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/chapter-advocacy-key-to-advancing-acps-priorities.htm
1 Jun 2022
Increasing rates of chronic pain found among those who die by suicide
Among suicide decedents included in the study, 8.8% had evidence of chronic pain, and the percentage increased from 7.4% in 2003 to 10.2% in 2014.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/11/1.htm
11 Sep 2018
On gun violence, ACP advocates moving from crisis to action
The recent incidents of gun violence in San Bernardino, Calif., and Colorado Springs, Colo., and the 6-month anniversary of the shootings at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., reinforce the need for change and reform on several fronts.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2015