Search results for "Conference Coverage"
Top 10 afib pearls manage cardiology's ‘bread and butter’
Atrial fibrillation has been called “the bread and butter” of cardiology, and a condition that impacts all aspects of internal medicine practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/06/afib.htm
1 Jun 2015
Problems and potential with probiotics
Probiotics are becoming more prevalent in both consumer and health care settings, but the excitement is tempered by problems, including how to define what is and what isn't one.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/problems-and-potential-with-probiotics.htm
1 Jan 2018
Changes coming for colon cancer screening
Colonoscopies are an obvious target in the current push to decrease health care costs, given their expense and utilization, said experts at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago in May.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/colonoscopy.htm
1 Jul 2014
Major shift in thinking about cognitive impairment
Because neurocognitive decline can have a variety of etiologies, a new definition by the DSM-5 defined mild cognitive impairment as a syndrome, and then drilled down to its etiology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/major-shift-in-thinking-about-cognitive-impairment.htm
1 Jul 2019
Uptake of CRC screening leaves room for improvement
This issue also covers IMGs and immigration policy, along with conference coverage on gastroenterology and the art of diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/uptake-of-crc-screening-leaves-room-for-improvement.htm
1 Jan 2019
‘Right-to-try’ laws spark debate
This issue covers the ethics of right-to-try laws in the United States, the potential of ransomware to disrupt a physician's office, and conference coverage from infectious disease and cardiology sessions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/right-to-try-laws-spark-debate.htm
1 Jan 2018
Cut costs without cutting corners to keep the office efficient
Today's health care environment demands that physicians wring every last drop of efficiency from their practices. Here's five easy ways to accomplish that.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/MGMA.htm
1 Feb 2011
Anticoagulant choice for stroke won't be easy for some time
New agents improve upon warfarin, but they are expensive and lack antidotes for urgent reversal. There is no clear winner among the current options, and more are on the way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/10/shm.htm
1 Oct 2013
Internal Medicine Meeting 2017 offers new, rapid-fire session
At Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, expect to hear recent research findings, clinical pearls and pitfalls, and maybe the sound of a gong.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/preview.htm
1 Feb 2017
Urgent update on acute diarrhea
Unlike many of the conditions an internist treats, most doctors have had personal experience with diarrhea.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/diarrhea.htm
1 Jul 2009