ACP Internal Medicine 2009 News for 4-25-09
Welcome to the April 25 issue of ACP Internal Medicine 2009 News, an update reporting breaking news and events live each day from Internal Medicine 2009 and the American College of Physicians.
Click here to view longer summaries of the stories listed below, or click on the links at the end of each story.
Scientific Sessions Highlights
- Debunking the gospel of heparin for strokes
- Glucose targets are the least of your worries
- Dealing with delirium in older hospitalized adults
Breaking News from Internal Medicine 2009
- >ACP names Christine Laine, FACP, as editor of Annals of Internal Medicine
- Check out our blog for frequent meeting updates
For Attendees
- High-impact studies reviewed for general internal medicine
- Update in Hospital Medicine looks to change practice
- The physician’s dilemma: Patient advocate vs. health care steward
Cartoon Caption Contest
- And the winner is …
Scientific Sessions Highlights
Debunking the gospel of heparin for strokes
The thinking goes that it's better to treat every stroke patient with heparin in the absence of contraindications, because doctors cannot predict progression or re-embolization, and the risks of heparin are low, said Scott Kasner, MD. But that approach hasn't been supported by evidence. More …
Glucose targets are the least of your worries
Should glucose targets for hospitalized patients be 110 mg/dL or something higher, such as 140? It’s an important and unresolved question, but one that distracts from the many other problems with current inpatient glucose management, said presenter Gregory A. Maynard, FACP. More …
Dealing with delirium in older hospitalized adults
Physicians, nurses and researchers have lots of quasi-official names for delirium: acute confusional state, altered mental status, even “subacute befuddlement." Whatever the term, delirium is common in hospitalized adults and can have several negative short- and long-term effects, said Edward Marcantonio, ACP Member. More …
Breaking News From Internal Medicine 2009
ACP names Christine Laine, FACP, as editor of Annals of Internal Medicine
Christine Laine, FACP, has been named editor of Annals of Internal Medicine. A former vice president and senior deputy editor of Annals, Dr. Laine succeeds Harold C. Sox, MACP, who will retire in July. More …
Check out our blog for frequent meeting updates
Neurology is one of those specialties that always has case studies interesting to the layman, and yesterday's "update" was no exception. Martin A. Samuels, MACP, told the story of a woman whose primary progressive aphasia caused her to become a great painter. Go to ACP Internist's blog to find out how the story ends, and read staff reports from each day's sessions at Internal Medicine 2009. More …
For Attendees: Today at Internal Medicine 2009
High-impact studies reviewed for general internal medicine
Find out how high-impact studies will change the way internists practice in an era of health care reform and personalized medicine at today's Update in General Internal Medicine. More …
Update in Hospital Medicine looks to change practice
New research on heart failure and perioperative medicine, among other topics, will be the focus of today's Update in Hospital Medicine. More …
Physician’s dilemma: Patient advocate vs. health care steward
How do physicians meet their first duty to their patient (be client-centered), while at the same time meet their duty as a steward of finite healthcare resources? A panel will examine this issue from practice, healthcare policy and ethical perspectives at 8:15 in room 201 C. More …
Cartoon Caption Contest
And the Winner is …
ACP InternistWeekly has compiled the results from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption. More …
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