Search results for "Geriatrics"
Incontinence in women a neglected but treatable problem
Incontinence affects one in four pre-menopausal women and nearly half of post-menopausal women. But it's treatable at any age, and treatment is associated with far less morbidity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/incontinence.htm
1 Jun 2010
Candidates announced for Board of Governors Chair-elect
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/14/9.htm
14 Sep 2010
Candidates announced for Board of Governors Chair-elect
Michael C. Sha, FACP, and Thomas G. Tape, FACP, are seeking election as Chair-elect of the Board of Governors. The College's Governors have been casting ballots online, with the winner to be announced October 2010. The winner will begin his term at the conclusion of Internal Medicine 2011 and take office as Chair in April 2012.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/21/10.htm
21 Sep 2010
House calls becoming a viable practice model
Think of it as the patient-centered medical home's ultimate evolution##mdash;care inside the patient's own home. More doctors are making house calls, either to patients who don't travel easily, or to improve the quality of care they could deliver in an office.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/house.htm
1 Oct 2010
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
ACP announces the nominations for candidates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/nominations.htm
1 Nov 2010
Fall prevention and urinary incontinence care improved by intervention
Updated guidelines suggest caution with chemo-induced anemia
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/02/5.htm
2 Nov 2010
Study details comprehensive models to decrease care fragmentation in older adults
Grassroots initiative helps promote primary care
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/09/5.htm
9 Nov 2010
DHA doesn't slow decline in mild to moderate Alzheimer's
Commercial drivers should stay off the road for a year after TIA or stroke
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/09/4.htm
9 Nov 2010
Influencing the details of health reform so internists get paid
It is often said that people don't see the forest for the trees, obsessing on the details instead of the big picture.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/washington.htm
1 Jan 2011
Updated guidelines issued for fall prevention in the elderly
Behavioral therapy reduces incontinence after radical prostatectomy
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/25/4.htm
25 Jan 2011