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Rural experience, global perspective for health care reform
In the midst of an economic recession and escalating health care costs, the College develops directions and solutions for health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2009
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
Report on nurses' scope of practice requires clarification
An Institute of Medicine report comes at a transformational time for health care in America. How this report changes scope of practice issues and nurses' interactions with physicians will affect the team-based approach sought from new health care models.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2011
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/2023/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2023
Seeking common ground on CKD screening
ACP's 2013 guideline on screening, monitoring, and treatment of stage 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) raised an immediate response from leaders of the American Society of Nephrology, which felt the College missed the big picture of CKD prevention when developing the guideline. Learn where the two organizations agree and disagree about screening for CKD.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/ckdscreening.htm
1 Jul 2014
Making a difference in internists' daily work, patients' health
ACP seeks to understand how internists perceive its advocacy and how to best show them more clearly its relevance to their daily lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/making-a-difference-in-internists-daily-work-patients-health.htm
1 Jun 2018
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2015
Special election held for ACP President-elect position
Jack Ende, MD, MACP, begins as President-elect immediately, and he will serve as the College's President beginning in April 2017.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/14/2.htm
14 Jun 2016
Inclusivity that compels: He for she
Gender inequity in our society is not exclusive to medicine, and we have a long history of it in the U.S.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/inclusivity-that-compels-he-for-she.htm
1 Jun 2021
Fixing the system to fight burnout
Leaders of medical societies, including ACP, and other stakeholders in the health care industry are looking at broad changes in the health care system to help doctors.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/burnout.htm
1 Nov 2016