Search results for "Communication Skills"
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 in Washington, D.C.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2016
Address Maintenance of Certification at Internal Medicine 2012
Three new online Maintenance of Certification modules associated with this year's annual meeting will allow attendees to focus their learning on the most needed areas, with immediate feedback available.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/internal-medicine.htm
1 Mar 2012
Put patients in the driver's seat to steer toward better health
Engaging patients in managing their own chronic diseases can be the key to helping them achieve their goals and improve outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/education.htm
1 Feb 2008
Are internists ready to respond, or asleep at the concert?
ACP's president argues the importance of ensuring the graduation of lifelong learners and internists who are prepared for the profession not only in knowledge and skill, but also in wisdom.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2014
Maintaining the sanity of maintenance of certification
ACP seeks ways to make maintenance of certification more educational, professionally fulfilling, and relevant to the practice of internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2014
Interacting with the computer screen instead of the patient
Computer screen can be barrier between doctor and patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/computer.htm
1 Feb 2008
Letter to the Editor
A reader disagrees with an article that stated it is unacceptable to ever dismiss a patient who does not comply with medical advice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/letter.htm
1 May 2014
Learning to learn: Simulators are easy, inexpensive to make
There's no need to spend hundreds of dollars on learning simulators when they can be made with supplies that cost pocket change and a few hours of time. Examples from the Herbert S. Waxman Clinical Skills Center provide step-by-step instructions for learning to drain an abscess.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/waxman.htm
1 Oct 2010
Use your hands, not just your mind, at Internal Medicine 2010
Preview upcoming attractions and sessions of the College's annual meeting, being held this year in Toronto. Find events occurring at the meeting, or for those not going, find out how to follow news as it happens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/internal.htm
1 Mar 2010
Learning to learn: Ophthalmoscopic skills taught by simulation
Creating an ophthalmoscopic examination simulation model is easy, inexpensive and goes a long way toward improving this basic clinical skill set. Acquaint yourself with abnormalities seen in the office, as well as the motor skills involved with proper use of the instruments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/waxman.htm
1 Apr 2011