Search results for "Ethics"
New ACP toolkit offers resources on delivering patient-centered end-of-life care
The toolkit is exclusive to ACP members and requires a login for access.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/18/5.htm
18 Jun 2019
“Sharing Our Stories” spotlights internists' careers, lives, and advice
Highlights include a series of videos featuring Faith T. Fitzgerald, MD, MACP, who has been honored and recognized for her diagnostic, patient care, and teaching skills.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/13/6.htm
13 Jun 2017
Editor's Note: Zeroing in on SIBO
This issue also covers ethics, decisions aids, and dosing and response to common drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/editors-note-zeroing-in-on-sibo.htm
1 May 2019
Behind the scenes at ACP, policy can improve patient care
By carefully crafting evidence-based policies, ACP can influence regulatory agencies and advocate for better patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2016
Sustained change a challenge for health
Health-linked incentives have become increasingly common, particularly by employers. But researchers are still trying to sort out what type and design of incentives are most effective and whether they hold significant potential to achieve both short- and long-term behavioral changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/05/lifestyle.htm
1 May 2016
Distribution plans, data on vaccines; NIH cautious on latest antibody treatment
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices chose clinicians and long-term care residents for priority vaccination, while ACP offered additional input on the topic. The NIH said that casirivimab plus imdevimab should not be standard of care, and the CDC offered recommendations on shortening quarantine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 2020
Narrative medicine seeks the story behind the illness
Narrative medicine puts the humanities and the arts in the service of health care not just to cure patients, but to make sure they are not all alone in their illness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/narrative-medicine-seeks-the-story-behind-the-illness.htm
1 Oct 2020
ACP partners with Core IM podcast to provide continuing education to ACP members
The podcast features four categories of episodes with topics ranging from knowledge translation and clinical reasoning to critical thinking and humanities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/16/4.htm
16 Jul 2019
ACP partners with Core IM podcast to offer CME-accredited podcast series
The first in the series, “Coronary CTA: 5 Pearls,” will be available July 10 on the ACP podcast landing page.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/25/6.htm
25 Jun 2019
Spring planting for a new harvest
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken half a million American lives. Amid this loss, the new year offers new political leadership, new insights, and new plans for the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/spring-planting-for-a-new-harvest.htm
1 Mar 2021