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What's your malpractice risk? Depends on your specialty
A research letter uncovers how often physicians face malpractice claims, and builds a case for policy reform that ensures fair compensation for patients who are harmed and less time spent on cases that are eventually dismissed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/malpractice.htm
1 Oct 2012
Prepping IM residents for primary care
Although most patient visits and more than 60% of procedures now occur in the outpatient setting, most of the focus on residency training is on critically ill patients in the hospital.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/education.htm
1 May 2017
Combating conflicting information on prescription drug labels
A Consumer Reports check found that five chain drugstores in the New York area provided different warnings for the same warfarin prescription. A College Fellow who is the magazine's chief medical advisor explains how primary care physicians can help their patients stay abreast of their prescriptions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/drugs.htm
1 Feb 2012
Pressing forward with primary prevention for CVD
This issue includes stories on managing cardiovascular disease, prescribing benzodiazepines, and diagnosing depression in the elderly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/pressing-forward-with-primary-prevention-for-cvd.htm
1 Feb 2022
Virtual meeting offers education, connection
Internal Medicine Meeting 2021: Virtual Experience featured educational sessions on dealing with multimorbidity in older adults, understanding obesity, and more, as well as three plenary speakers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/virtual-meeting-offers-education-connection.htm
1 Jun 2021
There is a doctor in the ‘House’ (and she's an ACP Member)
From television news producer to internist to columnist to advisor to one of the most popular medical dramas, Lisa Sanders, ACP Member, explains how a career spent considering the stories behind every diagnosis has led her to become one of the real physicians behind House, M.D.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/house.htm
1 Mar 2010
‘Discontinued’ medications a problem when using EHRs
Physicians who wonder why a patient is still taking a discontinued medication might look to their EHRs for the answer. Unlike with new prescriptions, a doctor's orders to stop a drug usually aren't automatically transmitted to pharmacies. This widespread problem requires an old-fashioned solution: talking to patients to ensure they know what medications they are meant to be taking.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/prescribing.htm
1 Apr 2013
Learn how to plan a medical volunteering trip overseas
If your idea of a stimulating vacation involves unsafe destinations, bribing foreign officials for a medical license and practicing resource-limited hospitals, then there's an organization willing to set it all up for you. (You also get to meet kings and see beautiful scenery.).
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/volunteering.htm
1 Apr 2012
New cardiovascular indication approved for diabetes drug
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/new-cardiovascular-indication-approved-for-diabetes-drug.htm
1 Apr 2022
Pneumococcal vaccine recommendations can be unclear
While most physicians surveyed about current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations responded that they found them to be very clear or somewhat clear, when tested with questions about the recommendations and several case scenarios, many of the survey respondents answered incorrectly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/pneumococcal-vaccine-recommendations-can-be-unclear.htm
1 Apr 2018