Search results for "Education"
Register now for live, in-person POCUS courses in Nashville
The Foundational Skills for Internists Course on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) will be held on Nov. 10-11, and the Advanced Skills for Outpatient Practice Course will take place on Nov. 12.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/01/5.htm
1 Aug 2023
Action taken, more work needed on prior authorization
The issue of prior authorization is a legislative priority for ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/action-taken-more-work-needed-on-prior-authorization.htm
1 Mar 2024
Education effort increased thiazide use
MKSAP Quiz: lower-extremity pain and ‘red knots'
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2010
Now trending: Internal medicine podcasts for education
Medical podcasts, videos, and other social media won't replace traditional medical education, yet they have grown to become part of the modern physician's learning toolkit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/now-trending-internal-medicine-podcasts-for-education.htm
1 Oct 2018
Now available: ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2023 highlights video
See just some of the events from ACP's annual meeting earlier this year in San Diego, including the Opening Ceremony, interactive activities from the Clinical Skills Center, Convocation, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/08/5.htm
8 Aug 2023
Doctors-in-training dealing with discrimination
Between 17% and 95% of medical trainees report mistreatment and discrimination. Strategies can be enacted to combat it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/discrimination.htm
1 Apr 2017
RSV vaccines new tool for physicians
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended in June that adults ages 60 years and older may receive a single dose of an RSV vaccine, using shared clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/rsv-vaccines-new-tool-for-physicians.htm
1 Oct 2023
Intervention for opioids appeared to reduce use, with no impact on pain
A trial in the U.K. randomly assigned patients with chronic noncancer pain to receive a group-based educational intervention or usual care and measured effects on opioid use and perceived pain at 12 months.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/30/2.htm
30 May 2023
ACP joins internal medicine organizations in awarding grants to support DEI
A total of $470,000 in grants was awarded to 20 projects promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at medical schools and teaching hospitals across the U.S.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/25/6.htm
25 Jul 2023
Few internal medicine residency programs provide clinical opioid-related training
A 2019 survey of members of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine found that while 82% of programs required some training in safe opioid prescribing and opioid use disorder treatment, few programs required clinical experiences.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/09/5.htm
9 Nov 2021