ACP Internal Medicine 2009 News for 4-23-09
Welcome to the April 23 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.
Highlights
- Expert urges rethinking first-line treatment for hypertension
- Governors tackle reimbursement, advocacy and post-grad education
- Regents act to boost public view of primary care
- Harold Sox to retire as editor of Annals of Internal Medicine
Breaking news from Internal Medicine 2009
- Check out our blog for frequent meeting updates
- Tweet the meet: Twittering from Internal Medicine 2009
For attendees
- Update in Cardiology weighs in on current controversies
- Ripped from the headlines: Update in Women's Health
Highlights
.Expert urges rethinking first-line treatment for hypertension
Recent research findings on cholesterol and blood pressure suggest changing first-line treatments for hypertension and hyperlipidemia, said a presenter at Internal Medicine 2009. More…
Governors tackle reimbursement, advocacy and post-grad education
The Board of Governors voted Wednesday issues ranging from reimbursement to plant-based diets to prisoner abuse. More…
Regents act to boost public view of primary care
The Board of Regents voted on measures to enhance public and political perception of primary care and/or general internal medicine and to improve the FDA's regulation of prescription drugs. More…
.Harold Sox to retire as editor of Annals of Internal Medicine
Harold C. Sox, MACP, noted internist, author, teacher, and nationally renowned expert on medical decision making, will retire in July as editor of Annals of Internal Medicine. More…
Breaking News From Internal Medicine 2009
.Check out our blog for frequent meeting updates
Go to ACP Internist's blog to read staff reports from each day's sessions at Internal Medicine 2009, including tips on monitoring in diabetes and a new online drug use screening tool. More…
Tweet the meet: Twittering from Internal Medicine 2009
ACP will Twitter from Internal Medicine 2009. Join us at twitter.com/ACPinternists. Vineet Arora, FACP, will use her Twitter feed to digest events from ACP's annual meeting. More…
For Attendees: Today at Internal Medicine 2009
Update in Cardiology: Moderators Weigh in on Current Controversies
The latest in heart failure, prevention, imaging, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and interventional cardiology—issues of particular interest to the internist. More…
Ripped from the Headlines: Update in Women's Health
Vitamin D levels, HPV testing and folic acid supplementation, and other hot questions in medicine for women. More…
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