Search results for "Health literacy"
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/2018/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 2018
ADA updates nutrition guidelines to address varied eating patterns
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently released new recommendations on nutrition therapy for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/22/4.htm
22 Oct 2013
Include everyone in health and support their physicians
Eleven words sum up what ACP hopes to achieve: Include everyone in health and health care and support their physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/include-everyone-in-health-and-support-their-physicians.htm
1 May 2021
Many patients don't understand discharge summaries
A week after hospital discharge, even patients who claim to have understood their discharge summaries often have difficulty describing their diagnosis and follow-up plan, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/27/5.htm
27 Aug 2013
Patients and prayer amid medical practice
It's more important than ever to recognize and understand cultures and spiritual beliefs, including and beyond the end of life.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/prayer.htm
1 Oct 2012
Postdischarge med errors common in heart patients despite pharmacist intervention
Postdischarge medication errors were common in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) or acute decompensated heart failure even with a pharmacist-led intervention, a new study has found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/03/1.htm
3 Jul 2012
Sharing knowledge is part of a modern Hippocratic Oath
Recent scandals challenge physicians' abilities to embrace the incredible volume of information information and translate new research into bedside practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2009
System-wide changes improve diabetes care
To improve metrics of diabetes care, 4 employed primary care practices at a health system in Texas worked to systematically improve HbA1c testing and started a “Saving Toes” campaign.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/success.htm
1 Sep 2016
Economic pressures turn art of medicine into rote practice
While much of a clinician's stature among peers depends on encyclopedic understanding of the scientific literature, his or her effectiveness depends largely on well-honed skills of communication and relationship building. Never have such skills been more critical or more challenging than they are today.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2009
Are your patients health literate?
Determining a patient's health literacy can be a challenge for physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2011