Search results for "Diversity"
Physician training increased shared decision making at subsequent visits in elderly patients
A U.S. trial found that elderly patients whose physicians had taken a two-hour online course in communication skills were more likely to have had screening discussions focused on shared decision making during a primary care visit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/16/5.htm
16 Aug 2022
Governance Committee seeks Regent candidates for 2023
Regent nominees must be either an FACP or MACP. All candidates for Regent must declare their intent to become a candidate by Aug. 1.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/26/5.htm
26 Jul 2022
ACP joins internal medicine organizations in grants to support diversity, equity, and inclusion
ACP, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, and the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation awarded a total of $400,000 in grants.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/19/5.htm
19 Jul 2022
Governance Committee seeks Regent candidates for 2023
Regent nominees must be either an FACP or MACP. All candidates for Regent must declare their intent to become a candidate by Aug. 1.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/12/6.htm
12 Jul 2022
Promoting diversity in medicine
An expert addressed medicine's limited diversity as the “health care crisis of our times” and offered potential solutions at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/promoting-diversity-in-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2022
Diversity in leadership begins with sponsorship
ACP's President reflects on sponsoring diversity at the chapter level to promote future national governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/diversity-in-leadership-begins-with-sponsorship.htm
1 Jul 2022
A farewell perspective after 4 decades of advocacy
ACP's Special Advisor to the Chief Advocacy Officer and SVP Emeritus reflects on forty years of pursuing social justice and equity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/a-farewell-perspective-after-4-decades-of-advocacy.htm
1 Jul 2022
ACP convenes, in person and virtually, for Internal Medicine Meeting 2022
This month's issue considers coverage of Internal Medicine Meeting 2022, Leadership Day in Washington, D.C., and ACP's ninth COVID-19 forum.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/acp-convenes-in-person-and-virtually-for-internal-medicine-meeting-2022.htm
1 Jul 2022
Contraceptive counseling, provision increases use, reduces unintended pregnancy
A review and meta-analysis looked at 38 randomized controlled trials that compared interventions providing enhanced contraceptive counseling, contraceptives, or both versus usual care or an active control.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/24/1.htm
24 May 2022
ACP announces Internal Medicine Meeting 2022 speakers
This year's meeting features keynote speaker Quinn Capers, MD, on Thursday, April 28, and plenary speakers Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, and Tammy L. Lin, MD, MPH, FACP, on Saturday, April 30.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/12/5.htm
12 Apr 2022