Search results for "Vaccinations"
Overlooking PAD in primary care
Peripheral artery disease is a common, and significant, problem estimated to affect up to 12% of people in the United States.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2011
ACP signs advisory letter urging pertussis vaccination outreach
ACP has joined the American Nurses Association, along with many other nursing, pediatric and physician organizations, to urge clinicians to encourage patients who have any contact with newborns and infants to get vaccinated for pertussis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/19/9.htm
19 Apr 2011
Food allergies are a tough nut to crack
As public awareness of food allergies increases, identification and management into adulthood can be difficult to sort out, carrying the risk of misdiagnosis, according to specialists who are trying to improve physician education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/allergies.htm
1 May 2011
Low health literacy linked to poorer outcomes, use of health services
Patients with low health literacy are less likely to use health services and more likely to have poor health outcomes, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/19/2.htm
19 Jul 2011
Set up your flu clinic now
Setting up an influenza vaccine clinic is a simple way to immunize all patients in a practice. It's easy to achieve that goal if the practice is well organized. Here is a step-by-step guide to running a successful flu vaccine clinic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/tips.htm
1 Sep 2011
ICD-9 diagnosis codes updated for 2011-2012
The latest annual update of the ICD-9 diagnosis codes outlines many new codes that will be common to internal medicine. A comprehensive list outlines what's new.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/coding.htm
1 Nov 2011
ACIP recommends hepatitis B vaccine for diabetics, HPV vaccine for men
Two new recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) outline hepatitis B vaccination for diabetic adults and human papillomavirus vaccination in males ages 9 to 26.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/10/2.htm
10 Jan 2012
Oral HPV infection affects 7% of population, more men than women
The overall prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was nearly 7% among men and women ages 14 to 69 years in the United States, and was higher among men than among women, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/31/4.htm
31 Jan 2012
ACIP expands indications for Tdap, HPV, hepatitis B vaccinations
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) released its sixth annual review of the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/07/2.htm
7 Feb 2012
Conjugate pneumonia vaccines cost-effective for adults, model finds
Vaccinating adults with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) may be more cost-effective than vaccination with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/28/2.htm
28 Feb 2012